Can't install Adobe CS4 - Claims Vista not SP1 but I installed all updates

[dumbledore9]

Sorry if this is a repeat. I'm a newbie here and can't figure out how to search the forum! After decades of homebuilt Windows machines I finally gave up after my latest machine crashed hard after 3 months, but not before it cost me $2500 to recover a backup external disk that dskchk trashed. Of course the lure of Mac has been heightened by the likes of VMWare because, at least for me, I have a small fortune invested in Windows software. My bread and butter is Adobe CS4, especially Photoshop and InDesign. So I was very disappointed after creating both 32- and a 64-bit VMs and trying to install CS4. Both attempts were aborted because the installer said I needed at least SP-1. My Windows install disk is original equipment bought the first week it came out. After each install I ran Windows update and updated both installs (and checked to make sure) to SP-1 and beyond. Is this a VMWare issue or an Adobe issue? Thanks for your help. (And how do you search this forum?)

[AntonVZhbankov]

This is certainly not VMware issue. Try to download SP1 installer from Microsoft and reinstall SP1.

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[azn2kew]

I suggest you download Windows Vista SP2 and loaded to your virtual machine and reinstall CS4 again. Its not VMware issue though, its application systems requirements only. I wouldn't suggest you use CS4 and Vista at the same time and especially in a virtual machine. Vista is known to be slow OS and CS4 is known to be graphic intensive and only works well on a high power physical machines but if you insist to load it in virtual machine, make sure you have enough RAM and tweak it to maximize performance. I would try it on Windows 7 Ultimate it works really good and performance is way faster than Vista.

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Stefan Nguyen

VMware vExpert 2009

iGeek Systems Inc.

VMware, Citrix, Microsoft Consultant

[dumbledore9]

Thanks Stefan. My PC was indeed a powerhouse -- the bigger they are the harder they fall. I like your suggestion of trying it with Win 7 Ultimate. I'm assuming Fusion supports it!? Allen

[dumbledore9]

Thanks again Stefan. I created a Win 7 Ultimate partition and all works well. Allen