Error 16, anyone?

[GregB]

Just decided to go all-in and get CC and latest PS. (Windows 7, 64-bit, all updates)

Well, I'm stuck in Error 16 hell. If it can be found online, it's been tried 7 times by me and now twice by Adobe Chat support through remote control. Seemingly nothing can solve this! Anyone have this problem *beyond* the permission errors issue? Someone else at Adobe suggested it was a "Licensing Issue" but didn't totally know. Awaiting next-level support but any faster wisdom is greatly appreciated.

 

[GregB]

Hi check out here
https://helpx.adobe.com/ie/creative-cloud/kb/configuration-error-cs5.html

Well, thanks, but check out my original post, particularly this bit:

If it can be found online, it's been tried 7 times by me and now twice by Adobe Chat support through remote control. Seemingly nothing can solve this!

So, quite naturally, both I and the Adobe Tech guys tried the very standard and most easily found answer on the internet as many as nine times.

 

[GregB]

Yes, we even activated the "Secret" admin account and installed it there, no go.

Obviously I'd rather not re-install Windows, particularly when every other piece of software on the planet simply installs and then works when I open it.

My feeling is that it's not *my* machine but some screwy thing Adobe software is trying to do. I mean there's like a tree of 9 applications that are running after you simply install Photoshop, and that's without Photoshop even running! JHC, you know?

Anyway, I'm keeping the "new SDD and Windows 10" dual-boot idea in my back pocket while Adobe cooks up other crazy things to try.

My hope was that someone with *personal* experience with this issue would chime in, someone who has personally overcome it. I really thought it was more widespread than it apparently is. Oh well.