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Dreamweaver 8 (studio 8, 2004) worked for 2 days on my 64-bit Windows 7 system. After an accidental shutdown the 32-bit program flickers, then disappears without starting.__

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Dreamweaver 8 worked fine for the first few days on my Windows 7 computer.
Oddly the companion program, fireworks, is just fine.
I accidentally hit the power strip and turned the computer off. Since then it it won't open. When I try to open it, it flickers on, then disappears. Same thing happens when I try to get the 8.02 patch from macromedia.
 Yes, it's an older version, but I am reluctant to buy CS4 since it's not quite compatible and they're coming out with CS5 sometime this year.
Does the flickering signal something worse with my computer?
Any way to get this 32-bit program running again?
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Myles Nagapoleen

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Hi Myles Nagapoleen,

 

Welcome to Microsoft Answers.

From your problem description, I don’t think there’s anything wrong with your computer. You just need to install the  8.02 patch to make Dreamweaver work.

Here’s a trick to install 8.02 patch of Dreamweaver on Windows 7 machine.

1.     Download the file from the link below.

http://www.adobe.com/support/dreamweaver/ts/documents/kb400150/DW802_unwrapped.zip

2.      Unzip the installer to a folder which can be easily located.

3.     Now run a command prompt in elevated mode.

To do so,

a)      Go to start and type cmd in the search field.

b)      Right click on cmd from the list and choose run as Administrator.

4.     Navigate to the saved folder where patchpackage.msp file is located and type in the following.

msiexec /update patchpackage.msp

5.     Press Enter.

6.     The patch will begin to install.

By now you should have successfully installed  8.02 patch.



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Shinmila H - Microsoft Support

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Shinmila H

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Dreamweaver CS4 has issues as well, but works.  I count my blessings on that at least.  Adobe Acrobat Pro 9 has scanner issues even though they say it's compatible.  Not 100% though.  I blame that on Adobe.
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By the way, if you can afford it I highly recommend Dreamweaver CS4 over 8 or the 2004 version which I used to use.  They made a lot of great improvements and it's much easier to work with.
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Dear Shinmila H,

I have tried your suggestions above many times, and I get the same error message <not a recognized command, path, etc.> I am running Windows 7, an upgrade from Vista Home Premium.

Would you please type out the command path string EXACTLY as it should be typed into the Command prompt field?
I would certainly appreciate this help.

Thanks in advance,

Clyde Semler
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clyde semler

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Dear Shinmila H,

I forgot to mention I am running DW8.
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clyde semler

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Hi there,

 

I have the same issues with Dreamweaver 8 and have followed through the instructions without issues up to running the patch in command.

 

In command I get the following error message:

 

" 'msiexec' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file. "

 

I ran through this thread's instructions to make sure that my file paths and commands were typed correctly:

http://social.answers.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/w7programs/thread/2faa8bed-f349-40c9-b5f0-0e61d8dcb75d

 

but even when I summon just msiexec in command I get the same message and no pop up window for window installer. 

 

What should I do in command if the msiexec is not an option??  Is there another way to run the patch in admin mode outside of command??

 

(this is also after I set dreamweaver to run in xp compatability mode too)

 

Thanks so much!!!

 

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