Adobe CS3Clean Script
The Adobe CS3Clean Script will help resolve installation problems
experienced by users of Adobe Creative Suite software. The script will clean
up any beta and pre-release installations. It will also look for and repair
registry permissions and remove obsolete registry entries of older Flash
Player versions, to ensure successful installation of the shipping versions
of Creative Suite 3.
1.. Back-up all data prior to using the CS3Clean Script. This includes
fonts, Version Cue repositories, plugins and any other important files.
2.. Uninstall your beta or pre-release Creative Suite 3 prior to using the
CS3Clean Script.
a.. On Windows XP, uninstall via Add/Remove Programs in the Control
Panel.
b.. On Windows Vista, in the Programs section of the Control Panel,
select Uninstall a Program.
c.. On Macintosh, the uninstaller is in Applications/Utilities/Adobe
Installers.
3.. Download the appropriate file from below.
4.. Unpack the download. The download includes the script as well as
additional system-specific instructions.
5.. Open and follow the instructions for assistance installing the script.
6.. Once the script has successfully completed, continue with your
installation of the shipping version of Creative Suite 3.
Download
It is important you read and carefully follow the instructions included with
the download.
English/Japanese
a.. Download the Adobe CS3Clean Script for Windows (ZIP, 978 KB)
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jim
Bill Gates lives in constant fear that Chuck Norris' PC will crash.
"Linda" <
linda@discussions.microsoft.com>wrote in message
Quote
System restore seems to be what got me into my predicament in the first
place
- it seems to have left a subset of the Adobe files installed files on the
system. Either that or the CS3 install package installed some files before
erroring out when I attempted the reinstall. In any case, Adobe says the
CS3
installer won't work unless the system is free of all Adobe files. So, my
first problem to solve is getting rid of the Adobe files that are on my
system. Is it safe to run the Adobe uninstall script and Windows cleanup
utility in diagnostics mode? I don't have any program listing in CS3 in
the
Control Panel program list any more. Any other suggestions?
Linda
"Linda" wrote:
>After installing Adobe's Creative Suite 3, I lost Control Panel and had
>to do
>a system restore back to a point before the install. I'm now having
>difficulty reinstalling CS3. Adobe tech support tells me I need to remove
>any
>remaining files before trying the reinstall. My problem is that I've
>already
>removed the program using the normal uninstall, run Adobe's uninstall
>scripts
>which also uses the WIndows clean-up utiltiy, tried to remove straglers
>byaltering permissions on file properties. I've been able to remove all
>but
>the following files and folders:
>
>Adobe\
>Adobe\Acrobat 8.0\
>Adobe\Acrobat 8.0\acrotray
>Adobe\Acrobat 8.0\adistres.dll
>Adobe\Acrobat Elements\
>Adobe\Acrobat Elements\ContextMenu.dll
>CommonFiles\Adobe\
>CommonFiles\Adobe\Acrobat\ActiveX\
>CommonFiles\Adobe\Acrobat\ActiveX\AcroIEHelper.dll
>CommonFiles\Adobe\Acrobat\ActiveX\AcroPDF
>CommonFiles\Adobe\Acrobat\ActiveX\pdfshell
>
>I'm guessing these files/folders must be corrupt. The system tells me I
>don't have permission to delete but I have full administrator access on
>some
>of the files and on others I am unable to change the permissions. Does
>anyone
>have any ideas on how I can delete these? I have a fairly new Sony laptop
>with Vista Home Premium and don't really want to take my machine back to
>a
>full recovery. Any advice? Is it worth the cost of calling Microsoft
>support?
>
>Thanks,
>
>Linda
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