Installing PSE7

[gdjoslin]

I have PSE6 on my computer. When I install PSE& will it asked me if I want to remove 6 or do I do that myself? Anything else I should know before I do the install?

Thanks

[gcherry]

I don't think it will ask if you want to uninstall ... they seem to be installed completely independent of one another. I still have version 6 installed (and usable) although I upgraded to 7 several months ago. You just can't run them at the same time.

[Wendy]

Hi Gary ..

Glenda is right it won't ask you to uninstall PSE6 ... the versions are all separate and I have quite a few different ones on my computer :)

Wendy

[gdjoslin]

Thanks Wendy and Glenda. Why would you want more than one version?

How do I by pass the start up screen in PSE7. I do not see a box to check to take me right to the editor, or organizer. Seems like they are using the start up screen as "ad space" for their Photoshop.com!!

Thanks again

[gcherry]

Gary, I keep asking myself the same question :) Since I have plenty of space on my hard drive, I just never got around to removing the previous version.

To bypass the "welcome" screen, I have a shortcut that goes directly to the editor - the target is: "C:\Program Files\Adobe\Photoshop Elements 7.0\PhotoshopElementsEditor.exe". If you need additional help on how to create the shortcut, just let us know.

[Wendy]

Hi ..

The main reason I keep several versions on the Mac is so that I can answer questions on that particular version ... quite often people will ask how to do something in a specific version and as things change over the years I like to check back and make sure that I am giving the correct advice :)

Wendy

[Sepiana]

Hi Gary,

You may find this (http://www.johnrellis.com/psedbtool/photoshopelements-6-7-faq.htm#_PSE_7_Welcome) very helpful.

[gdjoslin]

That makes sense Wendy.
That to all of you again. Also thanks for John's link. He has a lot of good information.

thanks again

[janotx]

I keep getting a popup that I must uninstall previous version. I don't want to uninstall PSE5 until I'm sure 7 is okay and I also don't want to lose all my plug-ins, etc. (Not real computer literate. I'm sure there's a way to save them.):confused: Is there a way to disable PSE5 without uninstalling it?

[gdjoslin]

How do I get a catalog to detect that new files have been added to a folder when I open PSE7? PSE6 always asked if I wanted to add the new images. PSE& does not.

Thanks
Gary