6 Replies Latest reply: Aug 26, 2010 1:42 PM by h2ofun RSS

    PSD is opened in CS3 rather than CS5

    h2ofun Community Member

      When I try to associate my PSD file with Photoshop CS5, if will not take the association.  If directs it to Photoshop CS3, and it does not allow me to change it.  Any easy way to fix?

        • 1. Re: PSD is opened in CS3 rather than CS5
          MTSTUNER Community Member

          I would guess it's windows because you posted in the windows forum,

          but which version (xp, vista, 7,etc)?

           

           

          MTSTUNER

          • 2. Re: PSD is opened in CS3 rather than CS5
            Curt Y Community Member

            This does happen to some, especially if they have uninstalled CS3.  For some reason this affects how programs relate to CS5.

             

            I assume you have worked with the preferences/file associations in Bridge to sort this out.

            • 3. Re: PSD is opened in CS3 rather than CS5
              h2ofun Community Member

              Sorry, windows 7.

               

              I found a suggestions to edit the applications link file in the register, but that does not seem to change anything.  I can force this by opening PS CS5, and then pointing to the menu in the project, but what a pain.

              • 4. Re: PSD is opened in CS3 rather than CS5
                h2ofun Community Member

                I still have a little of CS3, so I can use my serious magic stuff I bought.  I loaded PS with CS3 as the one app I needed.

                 

                I have not tried anything in bridge, so sounds like I should take a look there also.

                 

                I have tried the control panel route also, and it will not allow the psd association from CS3 to be changed.

                • 5. Re: PSD is opened in CS3 rather than CS5
                  Bill Hunt CommunityMVP

                  H2Ofun,

                   

                  What are you doing outside the Encore and PrPro fora. You know it's not safe over here...

                   

                  This is usually an issue of file association. Reading down, I see that you have Win7, so you will probably need to interpolate a bit here. In earlier OS's, one can set the file type association in Control Panel>Folder Options (think that the syntax has changed), and one could scroll down to PSD, and then choose the exact program (even by version number), that would always be used to Open that file type.

                   

                  Now, I have seen a couple of instances, where things did not work, as they should, or where one's changes did not "stick." Not sure what the deal is there.

                   

                  Regarding the various versions, the newer one (in the installation order) should set the file affinity, but sometimes it does not happen. In my case, this has only happened where some other (non-Adobe) has seized the affinity of that file type. QT Player is notorious for doing this. At one time, the default installation would go in, and set every possible file affinity to it. Bad move, and usually correctable by hand - though not always.

                   

                  The only issue that I can recall with Adobe versions has been with PrPro CS3 and CS4. If one had CS3 installed, then installed PrPro CS4, and later uninstalled CS3 - CS4 broke (folders were removed, and they were needed by both programs). A Repair Installation of CS4 took care of this. Otherwise, there are very, very few issues with having several versions installed on the same machine. The last install always got the file affinity, as it should have been.

                   

                  If you cannot make the setting in Control Panel, or if those changes do not stick, then you might want to do a Repair Install of the latest version.

                   

                  Good luck, and see ya' in the Premiere/Encore fora,

                   

                  Hunt

                  • 6. Re: PSD is opened in CS3 rather than CS5
                    h2ofun Community Member

                    Okay, reloaded PS CS5, and now the link works.

                     

                    Thanks