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Izak van Langevelde wrote:
> Every once in a while Photoshop CS2 fails to startup on 10.5.7: it hangs
> at 'Inititializing...'. Bridge has a similar problem. The only way to
> solve this is a reboot.
>
> Is there any way to solve this more efficiently, through killing a
> process or removing a file?
>

Don't have a Mac but I think you have to reset the preferences by
holding down Command+Option+Shift keys as you launch the application

If this is not correct then its something to do with the fonts.

Izak van Langevelde wrote:
> In article <4a4c6a1a$(E-Mail Removed)>,
> Rob <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
>> Izak van Langevelde wrote:
>>> Every once in a while Photoshop CS2 fails to startup on 10.5.7: it hangs
>>> at 'Inititializing...'. Bridge has a similar problem. The only way to
>>> solve this is a reboot.
>>>
>>> Is there any way to solve this more efficiently, through killing a
>>> process or removing a file?
>>>
>> Don't have a Mac but I think you have to reset the preferences by
>> holding down Command+Option+Shift keys as you launch the application
>
> Been there, done that, doesn't work. It's not logical either, as I don't
> see how corrupt preferences could be fixed by a reboot...
>

Its not a reboot its relaunching CS2.


>> If this is not correct then its something to do with the fonts.
>
> Could you be more specific?
>

I can't remember now what happens it was something that stuck in my
mind. I think it loads up a whole heap of stuff when the application is
launched which includes the fonts and if you have a corrupt font it hangs.

Have you tried a fresh install? this may sort the problem as well.

Izak van Langevelde wrote:
> In article <(E-Mail Removed)>, Rob <(E-Mail Removed)>
> wrote:
>
>> Izak van Langevelde wrote:
>>> In article <4a4c6a1a$(E-Mail Removed)>,
>>> Rob <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Izak van Langevelde wrote:
>>>>> Every once in a while Photoshop CS2 fails to startup on 10.5.7: it hangs
>>>>> at 'Inititializing...'. Bridge has a similar problem. The only way to
>>>>> solve this is a reboot.
>>>>>
>>>>> Is there any way to solve this more efficiently, through killing a
>>>>> process or removing a file?
>>>>>
>>>> Don't have a Mac but I think you have to reset the preferences by
>>>> holding down Command+Option+Shift keys as you launch the application
>>> Been there, done that, doesn't work. It's not logical either, as I don't
>>> see how corrupt preferences could be fixed by a reboot...
>> Its not a reboot its relaunching CS2.
>
> My problem is that I cannot relaunch CS2, whether I reset/trash
> preferences or not. I can only successfully relaunch CS2 after reboot.
>
>>>> If this is not correct then its something to do with the fonts.
>>> Could you be more specific?
>> I can't remember now what happens it was something that stuck in my
>> mind. I think it loads up a whole heap of stuff when the application is
>> launched which includes the fonts and if you have a corrupt font it hangs.
>
> I don't think corrupt fonts get fixed on reboot.
>
>> Have you tried a fresh install? this may sort the problem as well.
>
> I would like to find out what it is that causes to problem, in order to
> tackle it whenever it occurs. Something gets wrong that is only cured by
> a reboot, and I would like to find out what it is...
>

I think you have more problems within the Mac system than just PShop.
Sorry I can't help anymore - unfamiliar with Mac's

Mike Russell wrote:
> Izak van Langevelde wrote:
>> Every once in a while Photoshop CS2 fails to startup on 10.5.7: it hangs
>> at 'Inititializing...'. Bridge has a similar problem. The only way to
>> solve this is a reboot.
>
> You'll need a newer verison of Photoshop, or an older version of OSX. CS2
> came out originally for OSX 10.2.8, and other people have reported problems
> with Leopard (10.5.0)
> http://forums.adobe.com/thread/313045

Ain't Mac's wonderful!