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18-Mar-2005, 01:01 AM #1
Lightbulb Photoshop. Preference files missing.
" Could not initialize Photoshop 7.0 because the preferences file was invalid (it has been deleted). "

It worked fine for bout a year before that error started showing. Then I used my photoshop 6 which I upgraded it from. It worked fine for about a month before that one got the same error. I used photoshop elements which came with my scanner and that worked fine for one day before it started showing the same error.

from what I know, it's supposed to automatically create a prefs.psp file when I start the program if there isn't one already.
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18-Mar-2005, 01:09 AM #2
You need to recreate the preference file. Open Photoshop, hold down Control+Alt+Shift, and then click Yes to the prompt "Delete the Adobe Photoshop Settings file? This will delete all of your preference settings and set them to installation presets.
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18-Mar-2005, 01:37 AM #3
Thanks for the advice but it didn't solve the problem... X_x
still missing preference files. I've re-installed it dozens of times so yeah...
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18-Mar-2005, 02:28 AM #5
been there. adobe supoport says that it will automatically create a new prefs.psp file but it doesn't...
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18-Mar-2005, 02:54 AM #6
Did you rename the preference file?
Did you manually delete the preference file?
What OS do you have?
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18-Mar-2005, 10:52 PM #7
there was no preference file to start with.
I use windows xp
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