Adobe Photoshop CS2

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I've been using Photoshop 7.0 but am getting ready to upgrade to CS2. No
where in the instructions does it say that you should uninstall 7.0 first.
However, after reading some forum postings on the Adobe website, I began to
wonder if it would be a good idea. A Photoshop expert answered my posting
and said don't uninstall PS 7.0 because I might want to look back at
patterns, etc. He also hinted that PS 7 does some things that CS2 doesn't.

I've already made notes of my customized patterns and PS takes up a lot of
MB. Anybody else have an opinion about whether these two programs need to
reside on the same system? Some people in the forum had problems when they
installed CS2 along with an old PS and then uninstalled the old one later.
So I'm trying to make this decision up front.

Thanks..............PJ

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First install CS2 and work with it for a while. It is a great advance over
7.
Transfer any plug-ins you installed into CS: surprisingly some may not be
compatible with CS2 and if you find that plug-in indispensable you will need
to keep a working copy of CS on your computer.
If you later decide to delete CS this should not affect any of the critical
files for CS2. Unfortunately the uninstall routines for WinXP and Adobe may
not differentiate between similar CS and CS2 files so a warnng box will come
up asking if you want to keep or delete certain files. The wisest choice is
to retain those files although most likely they are orphaned. Such is the
sophistication of file management in Windows in 2005.

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In article <XqSdnc1OFZbsv63eRVn-vw@comcast.com>, luvmaui@comcast.net says...
>
>I've been using Photoshop 7.0 but am getting ready to upgrade to CS2. No
>where in the instructions does it say that you should uninstall 7.0 first.
>However, after reading some forum postings on the Adobe website, I began to
>wonder if it would be a good idea. A Photoshop expert answered my posting
>and said don't uninstall PS 7.0 because I might want to look back at
>patterns, etc. He also hinted that PS 7 does some things that CS2 doesn't.
>
>I've already made notes of my customized patterns and PS takes up a lot of
>MB. Anybody else have an opinion about whether these two programs need to
>reside on the same system? Some people in the forum had problems when they
>installed CS2 along with an old PS and then uninstalled the old one later.
>So I'm trying to make this decision up front.
>
>Thanks..............PJ

Since you are posting to a "photo" NG, I assume that you will be using PS on
your images. If that is the case, then CS2 has quite a few features that might
benefit you, not the least, is Adobe Bridge, which replaces Browser. If you
also do Web design, page layout, and vector-based art, then the "Premium
Suite" upgrade might be the way to go.

As for your question: I always leave a previous ver of PS on my machines,
especially if there has been a major change in the interface, i.e. 4>5, 6>7,
and 7>CSx. This allows me to grab an "old friend" when a client wants
something done instantly. I still have ver 4.0.1 on one machine, just for one
client's specific needs. While I have never tried running multiple versions on
one machine, at the same time, I would suppose that if you have the machine
for it, it would be possible, except for the new "Activation" process within
CS and CS2. As others have said, your Patterns, you Plug-ins, and Brushes
should be saved in some form of backup. Most from earlier versions (Brushes
seem to be a bit of an exception) will work in CS2. Most Actions, except where
the feature no longer exists, or has been moved in the interface, will
transfer too. Best to check each one out, and make notes, in case you have to
re-write it. If you shoot RAW, make sure you download the latest ACR plug-in,
and don't re-install your camera's mfgr's plug-in, as it will likely overwrite
the ACR and you'll loose some features.

Once you are satisfied, and familiar with CS2, you can safely delete PS 7.

Hope some of this helps,
Hunt