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Charmagne - Jul 27, 2005 - 8:44 am

I'm running OSX>10.3.9 on my PowerPC G4 and am having trouble getting Photoshop Elements 2 to run because of this error message:

Application Launch Failure
The application "Photoshop Elements" could not be launched because of a shared library error:
"%<>"

I have booted from the install disk, repaired permissions and the disk (a couple of times) to no avail.

To make matters worse, I don't have my Photoshop Elements Install Disk. (Its a long boring story why. . . but I do have my registration and serial numbers . . .).

Thank you for any help you can provide!

philippe99 - Jul 27, 2005 - 9:29 am

Charmagne
Welcome to macosx.com

(1) Is the Photoshop the sole application which shows this error ?

(2) do you migrate to 10.3.9 from 10.3.8 ...so, as a simple update ?
If yes, could try to install the 10.3.9 combo
http://www.apple.com/support/downloa...pdate1039.html
over your existing 10.3.9 and see if this helps

Regards
Philippe

Charmagne - Jul 27, 2005 - 7:03 pm

Hi Philippe!

(1) Yes, Photoshop is the sole application showing this error.

(2) Thanks for your link to 10.3.9. I successfully upgraded but unfortunately the migration didn't solve the problem. . .

Awaiting your continued assistance with this.

Thank you so much,
Charmagne



Side note:

I have been a loyal (and happy) mac user for more than 20 years. But I have to humbly admit that OSX has pretty much left me alone and in the dust . . . from the unbearable Kernel Panic Freezes (3 months of sheer misery!) to the "You do not have sufficient privileges to . . ." (hey hold on there, this is MY COMPUTER!), I have been seriously been contemplating throwing in the towel and buying a PC . . . oh what a sad day that will be - but I am an interior designer not a computer programmer .

So Philippe, I seriously thank you and this website for providing a much needed service.

Thanks for helping this old timer to keep holding on, even if only by a thread.

philippe99 - Jul 28, 2005 - 3:32 am

Charmagne, could you try to uninstall and re-install Photoshop, now you're in 10.3.9 ?
Philippe

Charmagne - Jul 29, 2005 - 6:36 am

Hi Philippe, I unfortunately do not have my install disk . . . (see initial post). I was just hoping there would be a work around for this reason.

I guess I'll contact Adobe with my plight - I do have the serial number and registration data . . . maybe they'll take pity and give me a download link.

Thanks for your help.

Sincerely,
Charmagne

philippe99 - Jul 29, 2005 - 6:40 am

Ok, crossed fingers so ;-)

Regards and thank you for usinh macosx.com
Philippe