Thank all for the advice. I just got it working. It was the firewall. I disabled my firewall (and internet connection) and it got installed.

Hello, amirssha. This is the photoshop Elements forum. You should ask about this in the appropriate Photoshop forum to get the best advice.

Windows:

http://forums.adobe.com/community/photoshop/photoshop_windows

Mac:

http://forums.adobe.com/community/photoshop/photoshop_macintosh

I’m following a tutorial,the tutor is using CS4 i think,but i only have PSE8……. he uses the liquify filter and in the window that opens up,he has the option to show a backdrop,basically another layer below the one he is applying the filter to…this is all within the liquify dialogue/window.

this is very helpful in the tutorial because you are basically using the warp to align the parts of one layer with that of another

Is there anyway to do the same using elements?…when i use the liquify tool in elements,pretty much all the same tools are there as this guy has in CS4 with the exception of this ‘Show backdrop’ and some mask options.

cheers for any ideas on this..

im having a problem with my ps elements 8,download manager active x has encountered a problem

adobe reader and acro manager has encountered a problem and needs to closed
-+++reg.exe has encounter a problem
-invidia graphics driver has stopped working properly.

I am a total newbie to anything Photoshop related.

I keep all my photos on an external harddrive while I dream of having a bigger internal drive on my laptop. I need to reformat my laptop.

What do I need to do in order to not lose all my date changes and tags and whatnot? Can I simply reinstall PSE8 after the reformat and plug in the external? Or is there something else I need to do?

Thank you to anyone who can help me.

Abigail

I installed PSE8 a few weeks ago and was having a problem sending emails.  I’ve since changed my internet provider and have a new email address and email provider, gmail (not by choice).  I went back to PSE8 and tried to edit my contacts but every time I hit the icon the whole program freezes.  Going into the edit has the same effect.  I was using PSE2 but finally upgraded.  PSE2 did not have a dedicated email program but relied on Adobe Photoshop Album 2 which came in the package.  Therefore, I did not import any contacts from other programs.  I’ve read NUMEROUS complaints on this forum regarding the freeze problem but really saw no solutions.  How can you delete the contacts if the program freezes?  I tried a search for “contacts.XML” but came up empty.  Besides, I’m not sure I really understand that procedure.  Can anybody provide a reasonably simple way to rectify this?  Had Adobe addressed the issue at all?  It would seem they should provide some help.

Although I use PSE8 for Mac to post process my images, out of habit & familiarity I use iPhoto ‘09 as my storage & organizing space. However, since I am having a color match problem between PSE & iPhoto, I am thinking of another place to store & organize my images.

I am curious as to what other app some of you might be using for storage & organizing.

I have considered simply storing my images in folders on my hard drive. But, I need to be able to view & expand thumbnails.

Thank you so much.

Thanks Hatstead for trying to help.

Afraid that neither of those help though or i’m misunderstanding you.

I need to be able to see the underlying layer(the silhouette) whilst i’m using the liquify filter…at the moment whilst i’m applying the filter to the top layer i can’t see the underlying layer..because the liquify ‘window’ that opens up will only let me the see the layer that the filter is being applied to.

If i first make a selection of the silhouette,then select my other layer and go to liquify,the selection is used as a mask,so the filter is only applied to the unmasked areas…which doesn’t work for me as i need to ‘warp’ parts of the image that will be within that mask as well parts that are unmasked.

I guess that this is one of shortcomings of PSE compared to Full PS,maybe i’ll hunt around and see if there are any plugins that might address this.

im having a problem with my ps elements 8,download manager active x has encountered a problem

adobe reader and acro manager has encountered a problem and needs to closed
-+++reg.exe has encounter a problem
-invidia graphics driver has stopped working properly.

Thank you. I will try that. I hope to reformat within the next few days. I will report back on my success. (Really believing hard for success!)

John,

Thanks a bunch.  Following your instructions and with a little additional

help from, of all things Windows XP Search, I was able to find and delete

all my contacts.xml files.  Now I have another problem.  When I try to send

a photo as an attachment from PSE8 I get an error message of “Your email

could not be sent because an unknown error occurred.  Please try again.”

Well, I’ve been trying and still get the same message.  I have Wildblue

satellite internet service because I live in the boonies.  Their email is

through Google so I’m assuming it’s Gmail.  Any thoughts?

Rich

Two things come to mind:

• If you lower the opacity of the top layer to which you are applying the liquify filter, can you  see enough of the subjacent layer in order to align them?
• If you have a selection of the silhouette, you can expand and contract the selection

When starting up Photoshop Elements 8.0 a brief dialog appears about sync space being filled up with options for Cancel or Proceed. This is then quickly covered up by the frame showing Survey/Show What’s New/etc… cannot get back to dialog about sync space. Only way to get into the program is to click on the right arrows in the Welcome to Elements frame, start a tour, click right arrow until Go box is presented and then click on Go. Major PITA to do this. If we are quick, we can click on the initial dialog and click on Cancel or Proceed and get into the program without the covered up frame. We are running PSE8 on Windows 7.

I have shut off sync and still this problem remains.I have been a loyal Adobe product user but this Automatic Sync stuff is really starting to get VERY irritating.

Thanks for any help that can be provided.

I have just purchased elements 8 and am using the tutorials to get to know the software.

In one tutorial it says that you can sign in with your adobe ID via the welcome screen or via the organiser.

On neither of these do I get any link to sign in.

The version I have is 8.0.0.0 and I am using XP

Can anyone help, please

Hi I have an olympus E-600 but photoshop has no raw support for it does anyone no of a way around this our if it will be supported in the near futher thanks paul

I have PSE8 for Mac. The only training in my area is for PSE6. Would this be worthwhile, or probably/possibly too confusing?

mimitoux

I am using ps elements for windows and have downloaded a new font family (a Truetype font) and installed them in the windows font folder, but pse only offers the option of the regular font as a style. I would like to use other styles (i.e. condensed) and have been puling my hair out trying to get these to work. I would love any input on this topic. Thanks.

A lot of people are finding the same frustrations. Apparently PSE8 does not let you select start up with the Editor but forces the welcome screen on users. This is a classic case of Adobe not knowing what customers want and giving us what they think we want. It ignores the fact that the majority of users will have upgraded from earlier versions.

You can make quick short cuts. If using windows right click on the desktop, select new short cut then browse to program files, Adobe Photoshop elements and scroll right down the list and click on Editor; then finish.

You can do the same for the organizer and then launch each one independently.

When starting up Photoshop Elements 8.0 a brief dialog appears about sync space being filled up with options for Cancel or Proceed. This is then quickly covered up by the frame showing Survey/Show What’s New/etc… cannot get back to dialog about sync space. Only way to get into the program is to click on the right arrows in the Welcome to Elements frame, start a tour, click right arrow until Go box is presented and then click on Go. Major PITA to do this. If we are quick, we can click on the initial dialog and click on Cancel or Proceed and get into the program without the covered up frame. We are running PSE8 on Windows 7.

I have shut off sync and still this problem remains.I have been a loyal Adobe product user but this Automatic Sync stuff is really starting to get VERY irritating.

Thanks for any help that can be provided.