How To Reset Photoshop For Better Efficiency

[david_h]

I'm struggling here, hope someone can help.

At home, we have a wireless network and while I mainly work on my Thinkpad, I usually store files on one of the desktops.

Anyway, when I start Photoshop on the Thinkpad, it always wants to find that network drive and crashes if it can't. This basically means that I can't use Photoshop at all right now unless I'm at home.

Any ideas as to how I can correct this, it's getting really frustrating.

Thanks.

[wxwax]

Is it CS? Is it trying to log on to the internet?

I ask in ignorance. But on my machine, everytime I start-up PS, ZoneAlarm tells me PS is trying to access the internet. I think it's Adobe making sure that PS is being used on the machine to which it was registered. :dunno

[colourbox]

I'm not sure if this will work on your version of Photoshop, but it works on the latest couple versions: Start Photoshop, but hold down Ctrl, Shift, and Alt (on a Mac you would hold down Command + Shift + Option). That will open a dialog box asking if you would like to delete the preferences. I'm not sure if that will remove the remembered folders on the network, but it's worth a try.

[david_h]

Sid, it's CS. I don't htink it's connecting to the internet, just looking for a file that's on the unavailable network drive.

Coulourbox, thanks for the tip. I tried it and it let me right in. PS starts much much faster as well, must have accumulated a lot in the preferences file.

[AllYoursVPP]

How about on PSE 8 ? I've had my organizer crashing repeatedly at various early stages of startup lately. I've researched the heck out of it and reinstalled, so far nothings working. The box I received with your advice is the Catalog manager. Again, it's PSE 8, so *shrug*. Whatcha think?

I'm not sure if this will work on your version of Photoshop, but it works on the latest couple versions: Start Photoshop, but hold down Ctrl, Shift, and Alt (on a Mac you would hold down Command + Shift + Option). That will open a dialog box asking if you would like to delete the preferences. I'm not sure if that will remove the remembered folders on the network, but it's worth a try.

[colourbox]

How about on PSE 8 ?

http://help.adobe.com/en_US/PhotoshopElements/8.0/Win/Using/WS3427C0BF-03F8-421b-8CDF-6AC4D42C9983_WIN.html

[AllYoursVPP]

You're a king among men!
Thank you!

Allie

http://help.adobe.com/en_US/PhotoshopElements/8.0/Win/Using/WS3427C0BF-03F8-421b-8CDF-6AC4D42C9983_WIN.html