Fixing Adobe Photoshop CS3 FLEXNet Licensing Issue !

What if it's missing from Services window?

I have a problem, can't open photoshop after installation. Tried all, trying to install it in simplified mode but can't find Flexnet to enable it before Rebooting.

What might be the cause?

viktor
vnagornyy@viktorix.com

i have the same problem. can't find flexnet anywhere on pc...

It worked for me, somehow it was set to manual and not started :/ But now everything works okay, thank you :)

Thanks alot it solved the problem super fast.

This solves my problem.

Yeah the FLEXnet licensing is missing from the services window.

I was receiving the following using Adobe CS4 products and the above fix worked well, Thanks.

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Licensing for this product has stopped working.
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This product has has encountered a problem which requires that you restart your computer before it can be launched.

http://www.adobe.com/support/
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OK
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can someone please answer as to why FlexNet might not be in the services window ?!?!

Yes, it works!!!! Great, Thank´s a Lot!!!

What if you are using it off an external hard drive?

Would like the way to solve this problem on a Mac...

Thank you so much.
Very simple to follow.

your tip is very help full.
thanks

For that error, it should work. Also check your firewall, it might not be letting adobe make a certain connection that it needs to in order to verify license.

Enable Flexnet by going to
Start > Control Panel > Administrative Tools > Services

Navigate to FLEXnet Licensing Service, right click, click properties, set startup type to manual, or automatic, click Start the service.

if the buttons are not enabled to restart. make you click apply first.

This was a huge time saver. I install cs4 and had errors at the very end. so I uninstalled the whole thing. it took all night.

So then when I went to us cs3 I got this error.

Thankfully this worked, but I wonder if this is why cs4 failed. it takes forever with 4 disks and you cannot touch the machine.

I will check back if this solves the cs4 install error.

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I did try to do what is been directed...but still my problem continues..
.tried with FlexNet service properties
.firewall properties

please help me

thx

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Thank you so much!

Thank you so much!

thank you so much friend.............

i followed ur instruction, restarted the computer.. but its still d same.. tnx anywei!

You can sort this out by ending the process called FNPLicensingService.exe using your Windows Task Manager - Processes tab.

Then kill the program that gets stuck if you started it too and restart that.

"You cannot use this product at this time. You must repair the problem by uninstalling and then reinstalling this product or contacting your IT administrator or Adobe customer support for help."

I didn't read these posts and I 'panicked'. Removed CS3. Now it doesn't allow me to re-install the software again. It installs Adobe Acrobat 8 reader only. It says 'installation error'after a while and lists everything from illustrator, dreamweaver, etc...

How can I install it back? Any idea plz?

Thanks so much for solving this problem - it worked, and was quick and easy to do. I was beside myself when mine stopped working and now it's back. Thanks so much for such clear instructions.

Thanks so much it worked!

Great tip! Also works for CS4

Thanks! I was playing around earlier trying to tweak bootup settings via msconfig and I guess I got a little carried away 'cause then CS3 wouldn't work, and I was about to just give up and reinstall. Then I found this, tried it, and voila, instant success. Thanks much! :D

Any tips for Mac users????

Hello all,

I have tried everything going so far..

The services fix...
The folder options fix...
A Hammer..

I still get the :-
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Licensing for this product has stopped working.
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This product has has encountered a problem which requires that you restart your computer before it can be launched.

If you continue to see this message after restarting your computer, please contact either your IT administrator or Adobe technical support for help, and mention the error code shown at the bottom of this screen.

Error: 148:3

http://www.adobe.com/support/
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Also, when in CS4 and i try and open camera raw it says that there is an AMT failure, also the program will not connect to the internet..

HELP!!!

Great it solved my cs3 problem.

It not only solve "Fixing Adobe Photoshop CS3 FLEXNet Licensing Issue!"

but also another problem which i had. my cs3 crashed each time at start up and loading.

After this trick, it works like a charm.

thank you

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It also works as indicated for Photoshop CS4 by others who posted above! I have CS4 and this did the trick.

Great tip!

It solved my cs3 problem.

So easy, thank you very much

Thank You So much
It solved my Adoby Acrobat Reader 9 problem.{(148:3)Error msg}

Thank You So much