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* [[SVG]] and Microsoft Silverlight (new MS attempt to have its own "flash")
* [[SVG]] and Microsoft Silverlight (new MS attempt to have its own "flash")
* [[Adobe Creative Suite 3 Design Premium installation]]
* [[Adobe Creative Suite 3 Design Premium installation]]
== Installation and Configuration of Adobe CS3 ==
=== Creative Suite 3 Design Premium on Win XP ===
By [[User:Daniel K. Schneider|Daniel K. Schneider]].
; Configuration of my machine
* Hardware: a Dell XPS II laptop
* OS: Updated swiss-french XP.
* Other Adobobe stuff installed: It already had an older Dreamweaver 8, 2 Acrobats (5 and 6 I think), Framemaker 7.0 and Framemaker 7.2, Adobe SVG 3 and Photoshop Elements.
* Permission: A user with full administrator rights.
* Other: I disabled AcAfee (Virusscan). I didn't have any beta or trialware of CS 3 installed.
It was quite a nightmare. Adobe is often not compatible with Adobe (went through this also with various versions of Distillor/Creator in combination with Framemaker). With my install, Acrobat 8 Professional would not install giving a totally useless error message. Didn't find any useful help on the Adobe site for a ''simple solution'', except the sort of ludicrous advice like reinstalling windows.
; The usual unreflective try/boot cycle
Here is what I tried on Windows XP (step by step, each time waiting between 1 and 3 hours ....). Lucky I got my Linux system next to it on which I can work and write flames.
* Uninstalled all Adobe software (except Framemaker 7.2). In particular, all PDF Distillor/Creator versions. Launched installer again, just selected the Acrobat component.
* Removed stuff from the Registry uninstalled all "PDF" containing entries with the [http://support.microsoft.com/kb/290301 Windows Installer CleanUp Utility] (download), ....
* Removed again CS3 ''plus'' all other Adobe software, and went again quickly through the registry ''and'' windows cleanup. Still didn't work at this time, but log file got down to only 50MB ;) with less error messages:
Error 1406.Could not write value ThreadingModel to key
\Software\Classes\CLSID\{06849E9F-C8D7-4D59-B87D-784B7D6BE0B3}\InprocServer32.
Verify that you have sufficient access to that key, or contact your support personnel.
Product: Adobe Acrobat 8 Professional -- Error 1406.Could not write value ThreadingModel to key
\Software\Classes\CLSID\{06849E9F-C8D7-4D59-B87D-784B7D6BE0B3}\InprocServer32. 
System error .  Verify that you have sufficient access to that key, or contact your support personnel.
You can see this kind of information either by looking at the Adobe log files (see below) or by looking at the Microsoft evenviewer, i.e. type ''eventvwr'' in a command window.
; Informed installation
Here is what you have to read (like line by line)
; Links
* [http://www.adobe.com/go/kb400615 http://www.adobe.com/go/kb400615]. Troubleshoot installation problems (Adobe Creative Suite 3.x on Windows XP).
* [http://www.adobe.com/go/kb401401 http://www.adobe.com/go/kb401401] Error "Some problems occurred during installation", "Component install failed", or "Shared components failed to install" (Adobe Creative Suite 3)).
* [http://www.adobe.com/go/kb400593 http://www.adobe.com/go/kb400593]. Find and read installation logs for Adobe Creative Suite 3.
** Logs are located in the C:\Program Files\Common Files\Adobe\Installers folder (that's useful information).
* [http://kb.adobe.com/selfservice/viewContent.do?externalId=329137 http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/knowledgebase/index.cfm?id=329137] (Error "1402: Could not open key ..." or "1406: Could not write...to key..." )
** Solutions 1 (the Adobe Fix_1406ACL.exe) and solution 2 (uninstalling all Acrobats) will not work. Changing manually registry permissions might. Good luck !
; Editing registry permissions
* Type ''regedit'' from a command window
* Edit -> Find ''06849E9F-C8D7-4D59-B87D-784B7D6BE0B3'' (the equivalent)
; Conclusion
A bloody disgrace. I don't mind suffering when I have to *compile* some '''free''' software on a Unix system. I just wonder a bit why the average user agrees to cope with this. Maybe he/she will just go an buy a new PC ?
Also, why the hell does a simple Acrobat component re-install take like 2 hours and needs to reinstall other stuff too ?
Whenever you can, use [[SVG]] instead of Flash ! Just put contents on the web instead of  "dreamweavering" front pages.


== Links ==
== Links ==
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* Find [http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=%22Adobe+Flash+CS3%22&search= "Adobe Flash CS3"] on YouTube.
* Find [http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=%22Adobe+Flash+CS3%22&search= "Adobe Flash CS3"] on YouTube.
* [http://www.webworksite.com/flashtutorials.shtml Flash Tutorial at webworksite] (For Flash 5, but still useful).


=== Books ===
=== Books ===

Revision as of 18:20, 12 July 2007

Draft

Definition

Adobe Flash, or simply Flash, refers to both the Adobe Flash Player, and to the Adobe Flash Professional multimedia authoring program. ..

See also:

Links

General

(lots of oudated ones too).

Adobe

(includes some tutorials)

Tutorials

(to sort out, no endorsements here)

Books

(no idea if they are any good)

  • Adobe Creative Team (2007). Adobe Flash CS3 Professional Classroom in a Book. ISBN 0321499824
  • Anderson, Andy (2007). Adobe Flash CS3 Professional On Demand. ISBN 0789736926 592 pages.
  • Finkelstein Ellen and Gurdy Leete (2007). Flash CS3 For Dummies. ISBN 0470121009, 408 pages.
  • Gerantabee, Fred (August ? 2007). Dynamic Learning: Flash CS3 Professional. ISBN 10 0-596-51058-6
  • Veer, E.A. Vander and Chris Grover (2007). Flash CS3: The Missing Manual. ISBN 0596510446 - 527 pages. - O'Reilly page (From reviews on the web, this looks like the most suitable one for starters. The example files can be found on the Missing CD-ROM page.)
  • Morris David (2007). Creating a Web Site with Flash CS3 Professional: Visual QuickProject Guide. ISBN 0321503007
  • Moock, Colin, Essential ActionScript 3.0. ISBN 0-596-52694-6. (From reviews on the web, this seems to be best action script 3.0 book)
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