Hello,

Actually I have the same problem this week and I have the same messages.

I did the following:

Open Fireworks CS5

Open a Document

When I tried to see the swatches on the kuler extension, the messages start to appear. I attach here some screenshots for the issues.

Thanks!

Thanks for the screen shots and additional info.

This is apparently not a CS Review issue per se, it's a CS Live issue.  I know, that's not much help if it's happening to you when you're trying to get CS Review to work, but just to be clear about where it's occurring. 

I've checked with our developers, and they tell me that this message may be triggered if there's a problem verifying your serial number.  There are a couple of things we could look at there, but first I wanted to make sure there were no serial number/activation issues.  I assume you did not have any issues when you installed and entered your serial number, and you've done nothing since then to try and tweak your system to block network access - correct?  Sorry for having to ask, and I'm not suggesting anything around that, but before delving deeper I just wanted to make sure everything else appears good with your serial number entry and its validation, and that there were no adjustments made that were intended to block access - right?

Thanks.

(Also, apologies for the delay replying to your last message - some of us have been out of the office for several days.)

Having the same issue. I do not have my Firewall enables.

Help?!?!?

OKAY...GOT IT WORKING!  Here's the fix the Adobe folks provided me that worked.

Do you have any firewall, network filter, or other security software installed on your system?

If so, please do the following (for each program, if you have more than one):

1.                   Open the security software.

2.                   Either (A) temporarily disable the program or (B) ensure that the rules/settings in the software will allow the CS5.5 software to access “*.adobe.com” (if you are familiar with configuring the rules/settings).

3.                   Quit and then restart your CS5.5 software. Test if Kuler is working. (Note that you may be prompted to activate the software at this point. If you are, please complete the activation.)

If security software is not the cause of the issue, then next you should check the “hosts” file on your computer. This file is used to help route network traffic from your computer; however, it may contain one or more erroneous entries that are causing this issue.

To do so:

1.                   Ensure you are logged into an administrator account.

2.                   Click Start > All Programs > Accessories.

3.                   Right-click on Notepad and choose Run As Administrator. If prompted to “allow” or “continue” or enter a password, choose the appropriate option to start Notepad with administrative rights.

4.                   In Notepad, choose File > Open, and navigate to the following location:

C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc

5.                   Open the file called hosts.

6.                   Look for any entries in this hosts file that mention Adobe.

If you find any, delete that entire line from the file.

(You will almost always only see entries for “localhost” in the hosts file, but rarely should anything else be added to this file.)

7.                   When you have removed all mention of Adobe from this file, save and close the file.

8.                   Quit Notepad.

9.                   Restart your computer.

After restarting the computer, open your CS5.5 applications and try to use Kuler.

Note that, because activation has been blocked up to this point, you may need to select Help > Deactivate, restart the application, and then activate the software when prompted.  You may instead be prompted to activate the software when you next open it, in which case simply follow the on-screen instructions to activate.

Richard Allen Crook

www.crookedpathfilms.com

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