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Photoshop CS3 Freezes Fix
- By Eddie Phanichkul
- Published 02/25/2009
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This article is a how-to on how to fix an Adobe Photoshop freeze at start-up. It involves resetting or deleting the Photoshop preferences file.
In the morning, I boot up my PC and start Adobe Photoshop CS3. Today should have been no different than any other day, except that for some reason, the program would not get passed the start-up window. It seemed to get stuck at "Reading preferences," so I started Googling the issue to try and solve my freezing problem. To my surprise, many had also experienced the same "freezing" problem, but had different symptoms. The general consensus from many advanced users, an according to Adobe articles, was to simply delete the preference file.
As it turns out, there's a quick and easy fix in the Adobe knowledge base located:
http://kb.adobe.com/selfservice/viewContent.do?externalId=kb401600&sliceId=1
To re-create the preferences files for Photoshop, start the application while holding down Ctrl+Alt+Shift (Windows) or Command+Option+Shift (Mac OS). Then, click Yes to the message, "Delete the Adobe Photoshop Settings file?"
This is a quick and easy fix that Adobe claims will sometimes fix erratic or strange behavior such as freezes. Until next time, happy Photoshoping!
In the morning, I boot up my PC and start Adobe Photoshop CS3. Today should have been no different than any other day, except that for some reason, the program would not get passed the start-up window. It seemed to get stuck at "Reading preferences," so I started Googling the issue to try and solve my freezing problem. To my surprise, many had also experienced the same "freezing" problem, but had different symptoms. The general consensus from many advanced users, an according to Adobe articles, was to simply delete the preference file.
As it turns out, there's a quick and easy fix in the Adobe knowledge base located:
http://kb.adobe.com/selfservice/viewContent.do?externalId=kb401600&sliceId=1
To re-create the preferences files for Photoshop, start the application while holding down Ctrl+Alt+Shift (Windows) or Command+Option+Shift (Mac OS). Then, click Yes to the message, "Delete the Adobe Photoshop Settings file?"
This is a quick and easy fix that Adobe claims will sometimes fix erratic or strange behavior such as freezes. Until next time, happy Photoshoping!
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14 Responses to "Photoshop CS3 Freezes Fix" 
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said this on 28 May 2009 2:48:48 PM EST
Thanks a million man. Worked like a charm.
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said this on 26 Jun 2009 5:16:22 AM EST
Holding down Ctrl+Alt+Shift you won't be able to start the program at all
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said this on 26 Jun 2009 11:54:39 AM EST
This worked for me! You must be doing something wrong!
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said this on 01 Jul 2009 3:40:07 AM EST
You are right, that's OK now.
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said this on 20 Jul 2009 3:22:25 PM EST
Worked for me! Huge thanks!!!
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said this on 17 Aug 2009 11:06:25 AM EST
you can't start it by double-clicking while holding those keys, but you can still right click and choose "run". Fixed the problem for me.
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said this on 08 Sep 2009 9:46:55 PM EST
thanks for posting! it worked for me.. fortunately i didn't resolve to reinstalling it again
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said this on 16 Sep 2009 12:08:20 PM EST
Was running behind on a deadline when PS/CS3 crashed.
And it refused to open thereafter. Your solution to the rescue. Thanks man! |
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said this on 22 Oct 2009 10:58:22 AM EST
Thanks for this post and thanks to Justin for mentioning the right click + open option. I'll further add to the conversation that I read that what's causing the hang up is Adobe Version Cue. It supposedly allows several people to work on the same file at the same time or some such nonsense. My problems began when I networked my computer and started working on files in different locations. Can't be sure that's what caused the problem, buuuuuut I'm not taking any chances. Once you get Ps running again, go to Edit>Preferences>File Handling and uncheck Enable Version Cue.
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said this on 06 Dec 2009 1:42:31 PM EST
I also had to use the right-click vice double-click while holding down Ctrl-Alt-Shift...worked great though. Thanks!!
Acer Aspire 5810/Windows 7 Home Premium/CS3 Extended |
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said this on 04 Jan 2010 2:59:37 AM EST
Sadly, this did not work for me :/
It came up and i said yes, but still, it froze on Mark Twain's building tools or w/e. Lame. I have to reinstall it which takes FOREVER D: |
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said this on 25 Jan 2010 6:09:23 AM EST
thanks man
you save my world :-) |