Security Update 2006-008 Special Report: Problems launching Photoshop

Oddly, some users have reported problems launching Photoshop (various versions) after applying Security Update 2006-008.

MacFixIt reader Giesbert Nijhuis writes: "After Security Update 2006-008, Photoshop CS2 (9.0.1) always crashes while starting up. I tried all suggestions so far, but no luck."

In some cases, the problem may be soluble by the following process:

1. Navigate to the Photoshop folder (located the Applications folder)
2. Open the "Plug-ins" folder, then the "Import/Export" folder
3. Temporarily remove or rename (to disable) the "TWAIN" plug-in.

Index:

• Embedded QuickTime media problems (movies in Web pages won't play)
• AirPort connectivity issues
• General fixes for common issues
• Getting the update off your Mac
• Problems launching Photoshop
• Problems accessing iDisk, publishing through iWeb
• Release notes
• Some QuickTime for Java applications
• Unexpected quits
• Universal Access options inadvertently turned on (black box around cursor, etc.)

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