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Archive for August, 2007
Photoshop CS3
Aug 30th
I thought I’d post this little note about the hassles I’ve had recently with the installation of Photoshop CS3, which my company purchased as an upgrade from Photoshop 7.
I was pretty excited to get the new version since we were 3 versions behind on the latest release. After I got approval to purchase the software, I went through the online ordering process on Adobe’s website. Everything went well with this part of the process, but soon I would end up in the installation hell that is Photoshop CS3 (and apparently the other CS3 products from Adobe).
Once the download was finished, I started the “setup.exe” program and watched as the progress bar went to 100%. Then, nothing. No installer. So, I tried running the installer again. This time I got an error saying that I could only install one Adobe product at a time. So, after searching the Internet for solutions to the problem, I found that I wasn’t the only one having issues with the Adobe software.
I ran through some of the procedures on a test computer which led me to downloading a program called WinCS3Clean that removes Adobe software from the registry as well as from the file system. This program also required having the Microsoft Windows Installer Clean Up utility installed.
To get the Clean program to work, I had to instruct it to remove all Adobe and Macromedia products. Also, you must run it multiple times to make sure to remove everything. Then, finally the installer worked on my test computer.
However, this was not the end of my troubles. I called Adobe’s tech support to find out if there was an easier way to get CS3 installed on my production computer. We walked through pretty much the same steps I had done based on the support documents I found. Eventually, we had to remove all of the Adobe and Macromedia products once again. This time, though, the installer did not run. We had to go one step further and create a fresh local admin account on the computer before the installer would work. Then, I had to reinstall my Adobe and Macromedia products.
Finally, I did get the new version installed on my computer. So, if you want Photoshop CS3, be prepared to remove all of your Adobe and Macromedia software and, in my case, spend about two hours on the phone talking to a technician. When did Adobe’s quality drop to this level? They use to be very reliable. Well, those days seem to be gone.
New screenplay, “Forget”.
Aug 9th
I’ve started working on a movie script. This is a screenplay that I’m writing for my brother, who is currently in film school studying to become a film director. This latest installment is a little bit longer than his previous movies and hopefully his professors will let him make the film.
The screenplay is about four friends who were connected to a horrible car accident when they were in high-school. Now, it is five years later. When the friends are reunited at a party, they wake up the next morning with no memories of the events of the night before. They set out to discover what happened to them the night before and uncover a murder mystery that is linked to the accident five years ago. Could one of them be the killer?
Here’s the Summary:
John Baker has been haunted by a car accident that happened five years ago. When he and his friends reunite at a party, they wake up the next morning with no memory of the events that happened the night before. While they are trying to discover what happened to them, they uncover a murder mystery that is linked to that horrible accident five years ago. Is one of them the murderer?
Website Launch
Aug 9th
The new CMJackson.Net website is finally ready for launch. I’ve been working on this new design for a while now and it’s nice to see it finally complete. The new design has been tested on the following browsers: Internet Explorer 6 & 7, Firefox 2, and Opera 9.22. If you are using a different browser and experience any problems, please let me know. I will be making a contact form available very soon.
I’ve got some new plans for this site. I want to use it as a place to store information about projects that I’m working on as well as other daily events that happen from time to time.
I am currently interested in writing, comics, programming, and many other things. So, there is a lot of potential for the development of project ideas that I have.