“PowerPC applications no longer supported” when running Photoshop CS4 or CS3 on Lion

Problem When you open Photoshop CS4 or CS3 after upgrading to Mac OS X Lion you get the following error: “You can’t open the application Adobe Photoshop [CS4 / CS3] because PowerPC applications are no longer supported.” Cause Before upgrading, Photoshop was set to run in Rosetta mode which has been deprecated in Mac OS X Lion. Solution Click… Continue reading “PowerPC applications no longer supported” when running Photoshop CS4 or CS3 on Lion

“Licensing for this product has stopped working”

Problem When you run your Adobe product, you get the following error: Licensing for this product has stopped working “This product has encountered a problem which requires that you restart your computer before it can be launched.” The message may also state Error 148:3 or Error 150:30. Solution Follow the instructions linked below: Windows Mac

Pan/Scroll Spacebar shortcut not working in Photoshop

Problem When using Adobe Photoshop, holding down spacebar doesn’t toggle the hand tool to pan and scroll canvas. Cause Some programs can conflict with this shortcut with the main candidates being web browsers such as Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox or your OS accessibility settings. Solution Close down other open programs starting with your web… Continue reading Pan/Scroll Spacebar shortcut not working in Photoshop

No option to Import from Scanner in Photoshop CS5

Problem In Photoshop CS5 on your Mac, there is no option to Scan into the application. It is usually located under File -> Import. Cause The TWAIN plugin is not installed and/or Photoshop is not running in 32 bit mode. Solution With Photoshop open, go to Help -> Updates Update Photoshop to the latest version.… Continue reading No option to Import from Scanner in Photoshop CS5

“application components are missing” in Photoshop

Problem Adobe Photoshop shows the following error when you try to launch the application: “Some of the application components are missing from the Application directory, Please reinstall the application”. Cause The application has been moved from its correct location. Solution Ctrl + click (or right click) on the item in the dock. Then click “Options”,… Continue reading “application components are missing” in Photoshop