CS2 stopped working on my Macbook!!!

Leica 35mm f/1.4 Summilux M Aspherical MF - Black

07/21/2007 09:37:00 PM · #1

Today my CS2 and Adobe Bridge just stopped opening on my Macbook Pro!! Does anyone know what's going on? It worked fine yesterday and nothing has happened since then that would make it stop working.

I'll love you forever if you know what's going on :)

scarbrd

Leica M10

07/21/2007 10:20:44 PM · #2

Can I assume you've restarted you Macbook Pro and not just put it to sleep and woke it up? I go for days without rebooting my macbook. I forget sometimes.

Any error messages?

Run the Activity Monitor (in Applications/Utilities) and see if it appears in the list when you try to start it.

Any problems launching any other apps?

Obvioulsy more info would be helpful

And you don't HAVE to love me for me to offer help! ;-)

Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0L IS

07/21/2007 10:22:57 PM · #3

Originally posted by scarbrd:

And you don't HAVE to love me for me to offer help! ;-)

Haha...ok.

Well anyways, I've restarted, there aren't any problems with other applications, just those two Adobe ones. It's so confusing

scalvert

Canon EOS-5D Mark III

07/21/2007 10:36:07 PM · #4

Do you get an error message or what? A few things to try:

Hold down Command+Option+Shift when you launch PS & Bridge to rebuild the preference files.

Repair permissions on your hard drive using disk utility

Download and install Apple's OS 10.4.10 combo updater (even if you're already running that version)

Remove and then reinstall the Adobe apps.

Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II

07/21/2007 11:10:11 PM · #5

Thanks Scalvert. I guess I'll wait until Monday and call Mac

dacrazyrn

Nikon D300

07/21/2007 11:16:40 PM · #6

Originally posted by scalvert:

Do you get an error message or what? A few things to try:

Hold down Command+Option+Shift when you launch PS & Bridge to rebuild the preference files.

Repair permissions on your hard drive using disk utility (DOES MiRACLES)

Download and install Apple's OS 10.4.10 combo updater (even if you're already running that version)

Remove and then reinstall the Adobe apps.

None of this worked? These things almost always work to get a mucked up program going again.
I would add deleting the Preference file in your Hard DIsk/Library/Preferences/(all adobe stuff) area and then removing and reinstalling the program.

Message edited by author 2007-07-21 23:17:09.

Bear_Music

Samsung Galaxy S24, S24+, S24 Ultra

Sony 24-70mm f/4 Vario-Tessar T* FE OSS

07/21/2007 11:17:33 PM · #7

Originally posted by Tom:

Thanks Scalvert. I guess I'll wait until Monday and call Mac

Have you tried what he suggested? Only the "repair permissions" is at all dodgy; the rest is easy to try. Many times I have solved problems like this with a simple uninstall/install routine. Sometimes the drivers, the dll's, whatever, just get corrupted.

R.