Adobe Photoshop Elements 11 Query

Maidhci

I purchased Adobe Photoshop Elements 11 some time ago and I notice that 2 folders were created in My Documents folder, as follows:

No. 1 - Adobe Photoshop Elements 11 - 1.87GB, 163 files, 52 Folders
No. 2 - Photoshop Elements 11 - 1.16GB, 151 files, 50 Folders

Is this setup correct and / or necessary? I notice that many of the files in each of the folders are similarly named and therefore wondering if something went wrong during the download / setup and that the process was duplicated?

What is the process in the event that the software needs to be downloaded again, say after doing a Windows re-installation or the purchase of a new laptop? Can I copy the software to CD or DVD for future installation?

Any assistance will be greatly appreciated.

ScumLord

It could be a 32bit version and a 64bit version.

Maidhci

Thanks ScumLord, already checked out this aspect and it is not the case - the software download is compatible with both 32bit and 64bit computers.

ScumLord

Maidhci wrote: »

Thanks ScumLord, already checked out this aspect and it is not the case - the software download is compatible with both 32bit and 64bit computers.

Yes but the way Adobe have always made their software compatible with both 32 bit and 64 bit is to give you two separate versions. A 64bit version can't run on a 32 bit system. They've been doing it this way since CS5 at least. I don't think you'd get one version that's both 32 and 64 bit compatible.

Maidhci

ScumLord wrote: »

Yes but the way Adobe have always made their software compatible with both 32 bit and 64 bit is to give you two separate versions. A 64bit version can't run on a 32 bit system. They've been doing it this way since CS5 at least. I don't think you'd get one version that's both 32 and 64 bit compatible.

Thanks for that information ScumLord - presumably, therefore I should copy both folders to my new laptop which is a running Windows 7 64 bit? Obviously, I cannot identify which folders refers to Windows 32 bit or 64 bit - therefore will it be a question of trial and error as to which exe file to execute? Thanks again.

ScumLord

Maidhci wrote: »

Thanks for that information ScumLord - presumably, therefore I should copy both folders to my new laptop which is a running Windows 7 64 bit? Obviously, I cannot identify which folders refers to Windows 32 bit or 64 bit - therefore will it be a question of trial and error as to which exe file to execute? Thanks again.

Yes, run the executables, or see if there's a read me file in there somewhere explaining the difference.