[DM-MUG] Adobe photo

[Matthew W.]

On Aug 31, 2006, at 7:14 PM, Darcy Baston wrote:

> Photoshop Elements would stall indefinitely for me if their online  
> update server was down. By disabling my internet connection, I  
> could get it to launch properly.

Haven't seen that, don't usually work with Elements. Wonder if CS1/2  
is thusly afflicted.
>
> Another indefinite PSE stall issue I had once was caused by  
> upgrading my version of Opera. Adobe uses Opera's rendering engine  
> for its products. Anyway, by deleting Opera and its preferences,  
> Photoshop Elements could start up again. I tried deleting PSE  
> prefs, the software, and then re-installing it. I created a new  
> user account and installed it fresh, and still it wouldn't launch.
>
> The moment I deleted Opera and its prefs, boom, worked on all user  
> accounts.

Cool, thanks!

Mw