Dreamweaver CS3 install problems in Vista

[dykemike]

I am trying to install the new Drewamweaver CS3, but I have been having problems. I am running Vista Business and had Dreamweaver 8 and Photoshop CS2 installed, but are gone now for the new software. When I go to install Dreamweaver CS3 and Photoshop CS3 it will installed the shared component on each of them, but nothing else. When I try to install it on a XP machine it installs fine. Any ideas what the problem is?

[jpezhokie]

To the main topic:

I had the complained about problems in Vista Business and the install bar for CS3 Photoshop would freeze early on with "shared components"... following advice from Adobe forums I uninstalled other Adobe software and then ran msconfig and disabled all services. I ran install again and it worked. I hope it does for you also. (i joined just to share this)

[jayrodathome]

Try running the following command as admin: regsvr32 C:\Windows\System32\jscript.dll

It solved my installation issues with the cursed Adobe installers.

Thank you Dirhal This worked Perfectly For me. My vista machine can now install adobe products.

On another note. I don't believe that it is Microsoft with the problem I believe it is adobe. I haven't had any problems with any of my software until I got to acrobat professional and Dream weaver. I also just bought a MAC the other day because of all the talk about how MACS don't freeze or get virus's and are always fast and smooth. They are no different than any other computer. My MAcbook hangs up all the time while trying to open and close programs. Thats probably why mac made it so easy to re-boot with a quck slide of the hand. So mac users can reboot and be back to a regular desktop so PC users don't notice them doing it. hehehe :-) other than that love my macbook and look forward to not having theses adobe installation problems on it.

[jayrodathome]

OH yeah, I ran that regsrv32 command right out of the RUN command/search line in the start menu. I am using vista ultimate updated and activated using an OEM Emulator. I have UAC disabled and no users other than myself (admin). I was unable to install any adobe software until I ran this .dll file.

Good Luck!!

[jaytech]

I think a javascript problem is the cause in a lot of these cases. I would never have known if I hadnt went nosing

around in the Common Files/Adobe folder and stumbled across a log file names "Adobe Dreamweaver CS3 9.0.log.gz"

and noticed the install was halting with a javascript error. I googled the error and got the solution. I take no credit for this fix, though being quite a N00B in the department of diagnosing software and not being one for looking through log files I was quite

chuffed with myself for getting to the root cause. Anyway enough patting myself on the back, if not for others the info

would have been useless.

I tried almost all of the suggestions here to get the dreamweaver cs3 trial installed and nothing worked.

I am using vista 32 Ultimate but the vista 64 solution is a little different, both solutions are here, or potential solutions,

and really easy to implement. It will take longer to read my waffle than actually do the fix, so its worth trying,

especially if your install just starts a progress bar that promptly disappears.

Id try it if any installer of any software is failing. This fix is for almost every type of installer in VISTA.

For VISTA32 users>>>>>

Get command prompt up. It has to be run with admin rights so save yourself some time and run it this way.........Start/programs/accessories/.....right click command prompt and click run as administrator.

Then paste these commands in 1 after the other

regsvr32 vbscript.dll (THEN PRESS ENTER)

and

regsvr32 jscript.dll (AGAIN PRESS ENTER)

You should get a succesful response each time.

If youve recently tried installing the software it might still be running in the background (or more like hanging in the background), possibly more than one instance, you have to close any of these installers down in the task manager.

Open task manager and look at processes from all users, find msiexec.exe, its described as "windows installer" and close

all instances of this process.

Now go to your extracted program and run the setup file for your program (Im assuming your initial file unzipped or extracted

the files to a directory first), mine extracted to D:\Adobe CS3\Dreamweaver (D: is my primary drive, yours is probably C:).

I opted to right click my "setup.exe" file that was in the Dreamweaver folder and run as admin (just in case of admin errors) and the installer worked like a charm, no reboot required nothing. It was a doddle. IT WAS FIXED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

For VISTA64 users>>>>>After right clicking and running command prompt as admin, change the directory in the command prompt to Windows\SysWow64. Do this by typing "cd C:\Windows\SysWow64" in the command prompt window (dont type the quotes) and hit enter (Change the C: for whatever letter holds the Windows folder, your system drive!).....then type the

regsvr32 vbscript.dll (PRESS ENTER)

and

regsvr32 jscript.dll (PRESS ENTER)

Then follow the remaining instructions as vista32, which is basically to make sure the windows installer isnt running and run the set up file for the software as admin. BINGO...........I hope

Hope this helps. Ive heard it worked for lots of people. IT DID FOR ME.

I registered to post this specific fix that worked for me after seeing so many helpful people trying to help everyone sort there problem out, so I hope this helps even 1 person.

I can't thank you enough needhelpcanhelp!!

I installed Dreamweaver CS3 on my PC (Win32 Vista Home) in a breeze, no issues at all. Unfortunately, my friend's PC (also Win32 Vista Home) was another story. The Dreamweaver CS3 install would get to initializing then the window would just disappear. I spent all day trying different 'solutions' I came across (thank you Google). I finally got this to work using the above solution. This worked with UAC off, under a new user account, the installer was executed from C:\Adobe CS3\Dreamweaver.

Thanks again! :D

[kesh!]

I can't thank you enough needhelpcanhelp!!

I installed Dreamweaver CS3 on my PC (Win32 Vista Home) in a breeze, no issues at all. Unfortunately, my friend's PC (also Win32 Vista Home) was another story. The Dreamweaver CS3 install would get to initializing then the window would just disappear. I spent all day trying different 'solutions' I came across (thank you Google). I finally got this to work using the above solution. This worked with UAC off, under a new user account, the installer was executed from C:\Adobe CS3\Dreamweaver.

Thanks again! :D

Had the same problem and this didn't help :(

[Joni_78]

Download latest trial from Adobe, retail cd has older version. Just use your key with that.

[Base the Bass]

Just want to report that I also had problems with CS3 installations on vista...

I had previously installed photoshop CS2 and wanted to install dreamweaver cs3

problem was,the first time it installed successfully,but program crashed on the splas screen at "initializing files..."

Uninstalling was not totally successful.

I tried with UAC on and off,on safe mode or normal,with antivirus on and off,I downloaded the cleaner script from adobe,and only then it reinstalled,but the problem persists.

I was trying to install the 30 day trial version...I lost 2 full days ont his.I refuse to reinstall Vista just to have dreamweaver.I have never been obligated to reinstall an OS in my entire life,for any reason

this totally sucks

[xXxTehxXx]

I searched on Google because I was having problems installing Dreamweaver 9 on Vista Ultimate x64, I looked up and down this page doing everything.

I found the most simple random way to do it, install the program to as far as it can go (Mine it would say "Prepareing to install" a bar would go across then the box would just disappear and nothing would happen), when that happens go to control panel -> programs -> uninstall/change Adobe Dreamweaver.

Even though it didnt say it installed it should show up in the uninstall list, now when you uninstall the INSTALL box will come up... and there you go, no crazy messing around with files or registering DLL or UCC and whatever else people have suggested. Just thought id share my solution :)

[Reb0ot]

I am trying to install the new Drewamweaver CS3, but I have been having problems. I am running Vista Business and had Dreamweaver 8 and Photoshop CS2 installed, but are gone now for the new software. When I go to install Dreamweaver CS3 and Photoshop CS3 it will installed the shared component on each of them, but nothing else. When I try to install it on a XP machine it installs fine. Any ideas what the problem is?

Did you make sure that CS2 was completely uninstalled before trying to install the new one?

One thing to make sure though is to keep your temp OS HDD with a lot of free space so that CS3 can run its installation without problems.

I had this problem before and it was due to space, if you have partitioned your HDD and dont have much space, you can either do two things:

change the temp dir location or add more space to your HDD partition by using an app such as acronis disk manager

[bagou01]

I FOUND A SOLUTION (worked for me...)

i had the same problem and none of what a read on the web for 2 days worked, the dll stuff, the uac stuff, ...

i happened to figure out unintentionaly how to solve this... i removed everything from adobe (except photoshop), and went to the file: C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\etc\hosts

and removed everything which had adobe in the name (often some ip adress like 127.0.0.1 activate.adobe.com or so on (i had tons of these) )

and wow, it all worked like a charm... don't know how don't know why but it did work....

hope this will help