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== Installation and Configuration of Adobe CS3 ==
== Installation and Configuration of Adobe CS3 ==


=== CS3 on WinXP ===
=== Creative Suite 3 Design Premium on Win XP ===


By [[User:Daniel K. Schneider|Daniel K. Schneider]]. Hardware was a Dell XPS II with updated XP. It already had an older Dreamweaver 8, 2 Acrobats, Framemaker 7.0 and Framemaker 7.2.
By [[User:Daniel K. Schneider|Daniel K. Schneider]]. Hardware was a Dell XPS II with updated swiss-french XP. It already had an older Dreamweaver 8, 2 Acrobats (5 and 6 I think), Framemaker 7.0 and Framemaker 7.2 and Photoshop Elements.
I disabled AcAfee (Virusscan).
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, except the sort of ludicrous advice like reinstalling windows.
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, except the sort of ludicrous advice like reinstalling windows.


Here is what I tried on Windows XP (step by step, each time waiting between 1 and 2 hours ....)
Here is what I tried on Windows XP (step by step, each time waiting between 1 and 3 hours ....)
* Uninstalled all Adobe software (except Framemake 7.2). In particular, all PDF Distillor/Creator versions. Launched installer again, just selected the Acrobat component.
* 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, ...
* Removed stuff from the Registry, ...
* Uninstalled all "PDF" containing entries with the [http://support.microsoft.com/kb/290301 Windows Installer CleanUp Utility] (download), ....
* Uninstalled all "PDF" containing entries with the [http://support.microsoft.com/kb/290301 Windows Installer CleanUp Utility] (download), ....

Revision as of 19:55, 5 July 2007

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Definition

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

See also: SVG and Microsoft Silverlight

Installation and Configuration of Adobe CS3

Creative Suite 3 Design Premium on Win XP

By Daniel K. Schneider. Hardware was a Dell XPS II with updated swiss-french XP. It already had an older Dreamweaver 8, 2 Acrobats (5 and 6 I think), Framemaker 7.0 and Framemaker 7.2 and Photoshop Elements. 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, except the sort of ludicrous advice like reinstalling windows.

Here is what I tried on Windows XP (step by step, each time waiting between 1 and 3 hours ....)

  • 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 Windows Installer CleanUp Utility (download), ....
  • Removed again CS3 plus all other Adobe software, ....
  • Went again through the registry and windows cleanup.

Conclusion: A bloody disgrace.

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
  • Grover, Chris (2007). Flash CS3: The Missing Manual. ISBN 0596510446 - O'Reilly page, 527 pages. (From reviews on the web, this looks like the most suitable one for starters)
  • 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)