The Adobe CS3 is an excellent graphics editing program especially useful to those who are interested in graphics and photography. Well that’s not the only best selling graphics editing program that is available, there are several others. This could be one reason why you might need to uninstall CS3 completely from your computer. Another reason why you might want to uninstall CS3 is, if you want to upgrade it from its trial version. If you have tried to uninstall CS3 you will realize that is it difficult to uninstall the program.
If you have tried uninstalling CS3 using the Add/Remove programs or even the default uninstall tool that comes with CS3, you will soon realize that they do not work like you expected it to. These methods often invite a few error messages that are a clear indication of your unsuccessful attempts. In a few other instances, after the uninstall successfully runs through, and you think that the software has been uninstalled completely you still receive error messages which sound like “Uninstall CS3 before you install new version”. In other words CS3 is still present in your computer, or its remnants are.
Why would you get such an error message especially when you’ve run the uninstaller successfully? The only answer is that these small time uninstallers leave behind drivers and registry files along with a few other files in your computer as remnants. When you try to install the new program it recognizes the drivers and registry files. These are files that cannot be overwritten and could get into conflict with the new program. This is probably one reason why you get those unexpected error messages.
If at all you want to make sure that your computer is clear of all CS3 remnants as well as corrupt files and folders then you might have to manually uninstaller it. However it is a long process and a very intimidating one to. Moreover manual uninstallation is recommended only for those who are comfortable with uninstalling registry files and drivers from their computer. If you have been content using your programs on your computer and have not bothered learning anything more about your registry or haven’t tried manually uninstalling a program before, then its best you stay away from it.
Here are some of the registry files that you need to look out for just incase you plan to do it on your own.,
- HKEY_CURRENT_USER/Software/ Adobe Photoshop CS3 or
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/SOFTWARE/ Adobe Photoshop CS3
If you are looking for an easier way to uninstall CS3 then its best that you choose a third party tool like the Perfect Uninstaller. The Perfect Uninstaller is easy to use and understand. All you need to do is run the application, choose CS3 from the list and hit on the Uninstall button. It does all the work of looking for registry files, drivers and any other files associated with CS3. It is a guaranteed uninstall tool that makes sure to clean your computer of unwanted remnan