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Arg!

I am a photographer and was getting along just fine with Pshop 7.0 on a Dell until my gf messed something up and now it is unable to load.

The splash screen comes up and when it should be done loading, Pshop vanashes.

There was a previous thread about this that had like 3 posts and then the author said he figured it out, didn't post any info about resolving it other than having something to do with his users and settings folder, I think.

I have removed Pshop 7 and reloaded it multiple times.

I can tell you that sometimes a dialog box appears right before the splash screen that says:

"Unable to load Photoshop's interface font. Instead, using a substitute font. The interface may not look optimal. We strongly suggest that you reboot the system and launch Photoshop again."

It then seems to be loading normally than dissapears.

So anyway, I would appreciate any help you can give me, especially because I have some work due pretty soon lol.

Thanks for your time,

- J

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Brief summary and prioritized troubleshooting based on the symptoms reported by (Photoshop 7 shows a font-related warning during splash then quits): this pattern most often comes from user-specific preferences, a corrupted system font or font cache, or a third-party plugin, not from the main installer itself. The suggestion from to try a different install location can help rule out a corrupted Program Files area, but it should be done after the faster checks below.

  1. Reset Photoshop prefs on startup: hold Ctrl+Alt+Shift while launching Photoshop (Windows). Allow the app to delete and rebuild preferences.
  2. Test with a fresh Windows user profile: create a new account and launch Photoshop there (this isolates per-user settings).
  3. Force Photoshop to rebuild its settings folder: rename the folder C:\Documents and Settings\<username>\Application Data\Adobe\Photoshop\7.0 (show hidden files first).
  4. Disable third-party plugins: rename C:\Program Files\Adobe\Photoshop 7.0\Plug-Ins to Plug-Ins_old and try launching.
  5. Font checks: temporarily move any recently installed fonts out of C:\Windows\Fonts to a safe folder, then delete the font cache file C:\Windows\System32\FNTCACHE.DAT and reboot (create a System Restore point and back up fonts before doing this).

If those steps fail, do a clean uninstall: remove leftover Adobe folders under Program Files and Application Data, then reinstall (installing to another drive as suggested can be a final diagnostic). For diagnostics, inspect the Windows Application event log for the faulting module — that name often points directly to a bad plugin or DLL. These steps address the most common, verifiable causes without guessing; proceed carefully and keep backups before removing fonts or settings.

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Arg!

I am a photographer and was getting along just fine with Pshop 7.0 on a Dell until my gf messed something up and now it is unable to load.

The splash screen comes up and when it should be done loading, Pshop vanashes.

There was a previous thread about this that had like 3 posts and then the author said he figured it out, didn't post any info about resolving it other than having something to do with his users and settings folder, I think.

I have removed Pshop 7 and reloaded it multiple times.

I can tell you that sometimes a dialog box appears right before the splash screen that says:

"Unable to load Photoshop's interface font. Instead, using a substitute font. The interface may not look optimal. We strongly suggest that you reboot the system and launch Photoshop again."

It then seems to be loading normally than dissapears.

So anyway, I would appreciate any help you can give me, especially because I have some work due pretty soon lol.

Thanks for your time,

- J

Try installing in a new drive

like if the default is C:/Program Files/Adobe, change it to D:/Program Files/Adobe

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