<b>Adobe Photoshop 4.0.1 Update: follow-up info
<b>Adobe Photoshop 4.0.1 Update: follow-up info
A source at Adobe sent me the following information regarding problems with the Adobe Photoshop 4.0.1 Update discussed here last time:
a. People that renamed the app or folder will not be able to update until they change the names back to the original "Adobe Photoshop(R) 4.0". Doing a reinstall from the original 4.0 CD is also an option to get a "pristine" install from which to update. Note more importantly the name is Photoshop(R) (option-R) not (TM) or (C). "Photoshop" is a registered trademark and uses the correct mark for it.
b. The updater will not delete the old app unless the user confirms the deletion from a dialog at some point. If everything is named as the installer expects, there will be no dialog requesting to delete a file.
c. The updater does not check for pirate serial numbers. However it does require finding a legitimate (i.e. release version, not beta) Photoshop 4.0 app before it will update any files, including plug-ins.
d. The update does contain a fix for the Save As> CompuServe GIF crasher as well as a number of other bugs.
e. In general, doing a clean install from the 4.0 CD before updating is a guaranteed way to make sure the update goes smoothly. Since the preferences file is not touched, you won't lost any settings, either.
a. People that renamed the app or folder will not be able to update until they change the names back to the original "Adobe Photoshop(R) 4.0". Doing a reinstall from the original 4.0 CD is also an option to get a "pristine" install from which to update. Note more importantly the name is Photoshop(R) (option-R) not (TM) or (C). "Photoshop" is a registered trademark and uses the correct mark for it.
b. The updater will not delete the old app unless the user confirms the deletion from a dialog at some point. If everything is named as the installer expects, there will be no dialog requesting to delete a file.
c. The updater does not check for pirate serial numbers. However it does require finding a legitimate (i.e. release version, not beta) Photoshop 4.0 app before it will update any files, including plug-ins.
d. The update does contain a fix for the Save As> CompuServe GIF crasher as well as a number of other bugs.
e. In general, doing a clean install from the 4.0 CD before updating is a guaranteed way to make sure the update goes smoothly. Since the preferences file is not touched, you won't lost any settings, either.
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