Understanding the Photoshop CS installation (Mac & Win)
Source: Adobe Photoshop Support Knowledgebase
Overview
This document explains each of the steps in the Adobe Photoshop CS installer to allow you to proceed through the installation more efficiently.
Windows installation process
1. Begin the installation and select installation language.
After you put the installation CD into the CD drive, the first window that requires you to respond is the Select the Language window. In this window, choose the language the installer will use. The default language selection is U.S. English. Either click OK to accept U.S. English, or choose another language and click OK.
2. Read and accept the End User License Agreement.
Next, read, and accept or decline the End User License Agreement (EULA). If you click Decline, the installation stops. If you click Accept, the Autoplay window displays the main installation menu.
3. View the Autoplay window and Install Photoshop CS (and ImageReady CS).
The next window you see is the Autoplay window. Autoplay is the easiest way to install Photoshop CS. Although you can turn off Autoplay by deselecting the Always Show Autoplay option at the bottom of this window, it’s best to keep this option checked. If you want to cancel the installation, click on the Close button on the bottom right of the window.
You can also install Adobe Reader from the Autoplay window, or view a variety of movies and tutorials about new features and advanced techniques in Photoshop.
To install Photoshop CS (and ImageReady CS), click Install Photoshop CS With ImageReady CS.
Note: You must install both of the applications; they cannot be installed or removed individually.
Several small InstallShield windows will display before the Adobe Photoshop CS and ImageReady CS Setup window displays; Photoshop uses InstallShield to perform the installation. When the setup window displays, click Next to begin installation. When you see the warning to close Adobe applications, close any open Adobe applications. Adobe applications share some files, and the installation works best if no applications are using these files during installation. If you see taskbar buttons for any Adobe applications other than the Adobe Photoshop CS installation on the Windows taskbar, right click each one and choose Close from the pop-up menu. After you have closed all other Adobe applications, click OK to the warning.
Select the language to use to display the Adobe End User License Agreement (EULA), and click Next. The EULA displays again. Read the EULA. If you click Decline, the installation stops. If you agree with the EULA, click Accept and the installation continues.
4. Enter customer information and software serial number.
In the Customer Information screen, fill in the appropriate fields. You can complete the Customer Information window in one of two ways:
– If you select An Individual, you must fill out the First and Last Name fields, as well as the serial number field.
– If you select A Business, you must fill out the Company, First and Last Name, and serial number fields.
Your serial number is on the back of the disc case. Each of the four number segments goes into a field. Do not include the hyphens when you type the number. If you get an invalid serial number message, you may have mistyped a number. Click OK to go back, and type the serial number again.
After the serial number is accepted, review the information displayed and click Yes if the information is correct. If you click No, you will return to the Customer Information window, where you can edit your information.
5. Choose the destination for the software installation.
The Choose Destination Location window allows you to change the location where Photoshop CS and ImageReady CS will be installed. You should select the default location. If you need to install the software on a different hard disk, you should try to keep the same path name as the default, and only change the drive letter designation. (For example, the default drive is the C: drive. If you need to install on the E: drive, click Browse, and in the Current Folder field at the bottom of the Select Destination Directory window, highlight only the C and type E to replace the C with E. Click Select, and Next.)
6. Identify file formats to associate with Photoshop or ImageReady.
The File Association window allows you to associate specific image file formats (types) with each application. When a file format is associated with an application and you double-click on any file of that type or format, the file opens in the application associated with it. For example, if you want Photoshop to open up every time you double-click a JPEG image from Windows Explorer or your Desktop, you could manually associate the JPEG file type to Photoshop. The File Association window allows you to set file associations automatically at the time of software installation, instead of manually at a later time.
Choose to set each file format listed to either Photoshop (PS), ImageReady (IR), or to not change the current application associated with these file formats. Many of the formats are set to Windows applications by default, but these are not listed in the Photoshop installer. The All To PS button allows you to set all of the listed formats to Photoshop, the All To IR allows all the formats to be associated to ImageReady. To restore the association to the default application choose Default.
7. Validate setup information and complete the software installation.
You have an opportunity in the next Setup window to review your choices and to go back to change any of them if you wish. Click Next to install the software.
Mac OS installation process
1. Begin the installation.
Immediately after you double-click the Install Adobe Photoshop CS icon on the CD, you need to type your Mac OS password in the Authenticate window; this step is required by Mac OS to install all applications. After your password is authenticated, you must Accept or Decline the License Agreement. If you click Decline, the installation stops. If you agree with the EULA, click Accept and the installation continues.
2. Enter user information and software serial number.
In the User Information and Serial Number window, type in the appropriate information. The fields noted with asterisks are required (the Name field and the Serial Number field). Your serial number is on the back of the application disc case. Each of the four number segments goes into a field; do not include the hyphens when you type the serial number. If you see an invalid serial number message, you may have mistyped a number. Click OK to go back, and type the number again. When the serial number is accepted, review the information displayed and click Next if the information is correct. If the information is incorrect, click Back to return to the User Installation and Serial Number window, and edit your user information.
3. Review the Read Me file.
The Photoshop CS and ImageReady CS Read Me file displays after you verify your Customer Information. You can print the Read Me file, or save it from this window by using the buttons at the bottom of the window. The Read Me file is installed with Photoshop, so you can also read it later. The Read Me file may contain information relevant to installation, however. After you review the Read Me file, click Continue.
4. Choose the destination for the software installation and complete the software installation.
The Install Adobe Photoshop CS window allows you to change the location where Photoshop will be installed. You can select a location using the pop-up menu at the bottom of the window. You can choose the default location (usually the best option), a different hard disk, a network drive (not recommended), or a different folder (choose Select Folder). You can also view the Read Me file again from this screen.
Click Install to begin the installation.