

Some products Adobe recommends not trying on Vista at all.Īt the release of the Windows XP operating system six years ago, incompatibility issues affected consumers to a much smaller extent, Swenson says.
#ADOBE PHOTOSHOP CS2 VISTA COMPATIBLE INSTALL#
Programs in either category may install on Vista, but don't work completely. Still, the company lists over a dozen Adobe programs that it says either do not support Windows Vista or do not "officially" support Vista. Upgrading from CS2 to CS3 costs $200.Īdobe is developing free patches for some Adobe products (PDF) so they run smoothly. Adobe CS3 ($649) is the only version fully compatible with Vista. "If you want Vista and you use Adobe CS, you are going to have to buy the new CS3 version," Swenson says.
#ADOBE PHOTOSHOP CS2 VISTA COMPATIBLE UPGRADE#
Adobe Photoshop CS2 customers have been asking Adobe for a software compatibility upgrade without much luck, Swenson says. That software still isn't fully compatible with the new operating system.

While vendors have developed new products for Vista, many are leaving customers who purchased hardware and software before they upgraded to Vista with crippled or inoperative gear, says Chris Swenson, analyst with the NPD Group.Ĭonsider the plight of users who have upgraded to Vista. Major software publishers and hardware manufacturers are dragging their feet when it comes to supporting Vista, analysts say. And nine months after Vista's commercial release, it's not at all unusual. This kind of Vista support, says Jim McGregor, research director at market research firm In-Stat, is more like torture by small incompatibilities.
