Updating Adobe CS?

angevin1 · August 17, 2011

I am updating as I write from CS4 to 5.5. Can I remove the older version once this is complete?

thanks in advance!

mstens · August 17, 2011

Should be able to, I've installed upgrade versions in the past and the only thing I've had to do was enter the qualifying serial

cmason · August 17, 2011

angevin1 wrote: »

I am updating as I write from CS4 to 5.5. Can I remove the older version once this is complete?

thanks in advance!

Yes, I did...by mistake. I wanted to remove some other bits of the Suite, and misread the checkmarks on the installer screen to mean I wanted to keep the checked items. Of course it was opposite! So I was left with InDesign CS3, but PS was gone..oh well. Fully on CS5 now.

arodney · August 19, 2011

You can if you wish, use the application for uninstalling supplied by Adobe. Or you can keep it if you need it for some reason, just don’t try running the two versions at the same time!

pathfinder · August 19, 2011

I kept my CS4 after updating, and find that I still use CS4 fairly often, as NoiseWare is not offered in a 64 bit version.

I am not aware of a compelling reason to delete CS4, just because you now have CS5 also. Hard drive space is cheap these days.

Richard · August 19, 2011

I keep CS3 on my machine. Once in a great while, I run into memory problems using CS5 on my old laptop and can do that step in CS3, then import the PSD file into CS5.

BTW, Imagenomic has had 64-bit versions of Noiseware for Windows for quite some time, but not yet for OS-X.

angevin1 · August 19, 2011

arodney wrote: »

You can if you wish, use the application for uninstalling supplied by Adobe. Or you can keep it if you need it for some reason, just don’t try running the two versions at the same time!

Thanks, I did just that. I had to hook it up to the Internet , deactivate it and then use the uninstall function.

angevin1 · August 19, 2011

pathfinder wrote: »

I kept my CS4 after updating, and find that I still use CS4 fairly often, as NoiseWare is not offered in a 64 bit version.

I am not aware of a compelling reason to delete CS4, just because you now have CS5 also. Hard drive space is cheap these days.

Yep, you're right, HDD space is Cheap. Unfortunately mine is SSD space. and even though I have two, the primary one had gotten a bit clogged. Right now I'm battling a slow down issue, and trying to put my finger on it. I primarily use CS4 After Effects and Premier Pro/Media Encoder. Now that I have finally upgraded I ordered additional RAM that I had promised myself some time ago. Still my slow down is a SSD/Main issue.

angevin1 · August 19, 2011

Richard wrote: »

I keep CS3 on my machine. Once in a great while, I run into memory problems using CS5 on my old laptop and can do that step in CS3, then import the PSD file into CS5.

BTW, Imagenomic has had 64-bit versions of Noiseware for Windows for quite some time, but not yet for OS-X.

I have and use Noiseware pro, but less so since LR3 came to my Desktop. My noise issues I deal with most are in Video. And the one-man learning curve is proving steep.

ablichter · August 21, 2011

pathfinder wrote: »

I kept my CS4 after updating, and find that I still use CS4 fairly often, as NoiseWare is not offered in a 64 bit version.

I am not aware of a compelling reason to delete CS4, just because you now have CS5 also. Hard drive space is cheap these days.

I am not aware of a reason why some should keep CS4. But I know some reason for not doing so. One f.e. is that most plug-ins can not make the decision where to install, in the CS4 plug-in or the the CS5 plug-in folder. And often users are not asked, but the setup takes the first plug-in folder it finds on the disk or in registry.

CS4 and CS5 installs a 32 and 64 bit version, so I don't see what's your point with NoiseWare...

pathfinder · August 21, 2011

I work on a Mac, and to my knowledge, NoiseWare is not available in a 64 bit version in OS 10.6 +

I have not had any issues with plug ins installing in the wrong location with both version on my boot drive so far.

I can understand if one is using an SSD for their boot drive and applications, that space may be more at a premium.

Whatever makes one happy.

MarkR · August 21, 2011

Pathfinder, I think what ablichter is saying is that you can run CS5 in 32-bit mode, and Noiseware will run fine. (Command-I on the PS icon, and select run in 32 bit mode.) Although this is a hassle, so is having to keep two versions of Photoshop on your system.

I had a similar problem, Canon refuses to release 64-bit drivers for the 8800F scanner, so if I wanted to scan from within PS, I had to run in 32-bit mode. Eventually I gave up and went with Vuescan.

pathfinder · August 21, 2011

Yes, Mark, I suppose I could do that, but it was ( and is ) just simpler for me to run CS4 in 32 bit and CS5 in 64 bit. Then I do not have to switch back and forth, Some of my workspaces are slightly different in CS4 and CS5as well..

I do all my RAW processing in Lightroom 3 ( and rarely ever even open Bridge ), so the only reason to wander out to PS ( usually unless I am coming out of Photomatix perhaps ) is for local selective edits, and this way I can go to either program - CS4 or CS5 as I need.

I have not had to change any of the plug ins in CS4, and the only one I do not also have in CS5 is Noisware, so I am happy.

Maybe not the most sophisticated way to run a railroad, but I get along with it for now. If folks are happioer with only CS5 on their machine, more power to them.

angevin1 · August 21, 2011

My Bigger question has been answered. Could I simply get rid of CS4. It seems I can, and so far so good. Mine was simply a matter of space or lack of it. I have rectified most of my slowdown. But so far I am still puzzled by it. I freed up quite a bit of space ( now have 92GB free of 149) on the Boot drive and installed CS5 on the other SSd. All seems better but the boot drive-SSD still seems a bit lack-luster. Up-dated it's firmware with an ISO-burn to disc.

Anthony · August 22, 2011

angevin1 wrote: »

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... but the boot drive-SSD still seems a bit lack-luster.

Have a look at... it might be of value

http://majorgeeks.com/SSD_Tweaker_d6382.html

To be clear, I haven't tried this myself so caveat emptor and all that

Anthony.

angevin1 · August 22, 2011

Anthony wrote: »

Have a look at... it might be of value

http://majorgeeks.com/SSD_Tweaker_d6382.html

To be clear, I haven't tried this myself so caveat emptor and all that

Anthony.

Thanks for the suggestion! I'm not real big on little apps controlling my Hardware, but did take a visit to the Authors site. So little real info there, I wouldn't use it. Not that there is any real problem with the app. Intel, my SSD Mfr. has a toolbox and I use it regularly. Also the items I saw in the Screenshot were already taken care of. No. I think my sins are bigger than that app. More like dumping Large video files onto the Desktop over and over in the heat of rendering.

ablichter · August 22, 2011

pathfinder wrote: »

I work on a Mac, and to my knowledge, NoiseWare is not available in a 64 bit version in OS 10.6 +

I have not had any issues with plug ins installing in the wrong location with both version on my boot drive so far.

I can understand if one is using an SSD for their boot drive and applications, that space may be more at a premium.

Well, I forgot, that CS4 wasn't avaiable as 64bit version for MACs.

pathfinder wrote: »

Whatever makes one happy.

Sure ;-)
This are the users who sooner or later complain that they had updated ACR to the latest version (f.e. to 6.4.1) severall times, but no matter what they do, their camera (new cam modell here) is not supported. :giggle
Because always V5.7 is launched, which is from CS4

pathfinder · August 22, 2011

Since my RAw engine is LR3, I always ( so far at least ) have the latest and greatest Raw engine offered by Adobe, in CS5.

It won't be that long before we all are talking about CS6 and LR4 I suspect.

I do agree that the noise reduction built into LR3/ACR 6+ is vastly better than anything offered by Adobe in the past.

I use DeNOise 5 in CS5, but I still feel that NoiseWare is the most effective plug in for noise with my images... so I just keep CS4 around for that mostly.

Operating system upgrades and application upgrades are always bittersweet affairs, aren't they?

angevin1 · August 22, 2011

pathfinder wrote: »

Operating system upgrades and application upgrades are always bittersweet affairs, aren't they?

Yes! And how apropos for me today. Finally made the 24GB RAM upgrade to find Win7 Home premium would only let me use 16GB...then off to Win7Pro....add another HDD into the remote storage only to find I cannot use eSata and have to revert to USB3.0.
All that and guess what? Even though I had to revert to base BIOS and then load my OC program, now all is well and my OS-SSD is Snappy-Snappy. I did a little testing on it before the UPS guy came and it was still beyond the MFR's specs, so I figured it was good as it gets...I think Win7PRO and this bit of hardware has helped.

To get a taste of Sweet must have a bit of sour it seems.

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