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I bought a CS3 some years ago and it worked fine, but now I would reinstall it on an old WinXP.
I can open the program Photoshop, but not image files. I can open and work in Illustrator without problems.
Windows writes that an error has occured why the program closes.
I have the DVDs and serial number.
If you are installing, your original install program and serial number will not work
CS3 and Acrobat 8 activation server is retired see reply #1 https://forums.adobe.com/thread/2372929
-steps to fix activation problem in https://forums.adobe.com/thread/2385900
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reset your preferences: https://forums.adobe.com/thread/375776
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Sorry, did not solve my problem.
Windows writes: Error signature:
AppName: photoshop.exe AppVer: 10.0.0.0 ModName: photoshop.exe
ModVer: 10.0.0.0 Offset: 0050c592
And it's regardless of whether I open an existing image file or create a new image file.
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did you delete the preferences file(s)?
if yes, reinstall ps cs3.
if no, do so.
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If you are installing, your original install program and serial number will not work
CS3 and Acrobat 8 activation server is retired see reply #1 https://forums.adobe.com/thread/2372929
-steps to fix activation problem in https://forums.adobe.com/thread/2385900
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Hello John.
Thank you so much for the answer. I have now installed CS3 on my Windows 10 computer and can with a good conscience discard the old XP computer.