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I dont know if this is the right place to post, but just yesterday i found out photoshop wont work i click the icon and it shows that little window and says initializing and it says loading and all but when it gets to the end it just stops and exits to the desktop, i tried re installing it but that didnt work any ideas?

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Short expert note: this crash pattern — splash shows “Initializing”/“Loading” then Photoshop quits — is almost always a startup subsystem problem (fonts, prefs, plug‑ins, scanner/TWAIN, color profiles, or scratch disk). @J☼E’s observation about newly installed fonts matches a common root cause; a quick splash‑message check (watch which line flashes last) points to the subsystem to investigate. ()

Reset preferences first (safe, fast). Use the keyboard shortcut (hold Ctrl+Alt+Shift while launching Photoshop) to delete the settings file, or remove/rename the per‑user Settings folder so Photoshop will recreate defaults. On Windows XP/2000 that folder maps to the user profile path (for PS 7.0 it’s the Adobe Photoshop 7.0 Settings folder under the user’s Application Data). Back up that folder before deleting. ()

If the splash stops on “Reading fonts” or fonts are suspected: quit all Adobe apps, delete any Adobe font list files (AdobeFnt*.lst), clear the Windows font cache (FNTCACHE.DAT / FontCache files) and remove any recently installed fonts into a temporary folder (don’t throw them away). Reboot and test; if Photoshop launches, add fonts back in batches (binary search) to isolate the bad font. Microsoft and Adobe document these cache and font‑corruption fixes. ()

If the splash stops at plug‑ins or “Initializing”, launch while holding Shift to skip third‑party plug‑ins; if that works, move everything out of the Plug‑Ins folder (leave required Adobe folders) and add items back one at a time. Scanner/TWAIN plug‑ins are a frequent culprit — temporarily rename TWAIN_32 or remove optional TwAIN plugins to test. Also check scratch‑disk free space and non‑standard ICC profiles (reset to sRGB for testing). Adobe’s how‑tos cover safe order of these steps. ()

Short checklist (in order): 1) note last splash message, 2) reset prefs, 3) disable plug‑ins (Shift), 4) clear AdobeFnt/Windows font cache and isolate fonts, 5) check scratch disk/ICC. These steps resolve the large majority of PS7 startup failures.

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remove then reinstall ...just a starting point..

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no i got it the fonts i installed were conflicting with it and when i reinstalled that didnt help because the settings for p shop arent in program files there in documents and settings but i got it now

Member Avatar for jsdphoto

yo i have the same issue (in regards to photoshop i mean...) how did you fix it?

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