Bad PC = no Photoshop

February 23, 2005 / Filed under: Software, Computer Platforms

It’s simple. I just want a file, from home, to exist on my PC, here at work.

I have the 151 MB Photoshop CS file on a USB Jump Drive, so all I have to do is save it to the hard drive, and use it.

Simple, right?

Not quite. Many problems have come up. Where should I begin?

First, I tried physical methods:

  • My CD–ROM drive is not working, so I can’t bring the file on a CD.
  • I am using Windows 98, so my computer will not recognize the USB Jump Drive, so I can’t use a USB Jump Drive.
  • My computer at work also has a 100 MB Zip Drive (old school, yeh), but the file I need is 151 MB.

Next, I tried virtual methods:

  • My Windows 98 PC has a problem while trying to connect to our network server. It keeps prompting for a password, even though there is no password known to anyone here. Unfortunately, I am one of the only ones still using Windows 98 (not by choice, heavens no), and everyone else has 2000 or XP, which gives them no trouble when connecting to the server.
  • My iDisk account with .Mac is slower than ever. For example, I arrived at work this morning at 7:30 AM, and started to upload the file (on a different computer) to my iDisk account. At 11:45 AM, it was finally done uploading. Now... I have to DOWNLOAD it onto MY machine, which will take another four hours.

And all I need is Photoshop CS, so I can continue with my work.

I guess that’s too much to ask. Wednesday has been a complete waste.

UPDATE (02/23/2005; 12:26 PM PDT): Photoshop CS won’t even run on Windows 98. In fact, the only Photoshop that I could (safely) install on my PC here is version 6. I should have read the system requirements first.

Comments/Mentions

# Chad at 2/23/2005 12:41 pm cst

Dude, throw that Windows 98 junker out the window! That was the worst OS ever created! Oh, the horror!

# Matthom at 2/23/2005 3:55 pm cst

Chad, I wish I could. Unfortunately, I'm quite stuck with it.

# Matthew at 2/23/2005 11:24 pm cst

What about GIMP? GIMP is free (open source) and as nearly the same as Photoshop when it comes to features. BTW (By The Way), GIMP runs on all platforms ie that it will run on Windows, Mac and Linux.

GIMP on Mac

- GIMP

# Matthom at 2/24/2005 7:04 am cst

Matthew, thanks for the reference. I never knew about GIMP. It looks cool.

# roxy at 2/25/2005 12:03 pm cst

If you want to use my laptop you can so you can have the comforts of working with photoshop cs, i hate it when i have to use other versions now that i have gotten used to cs.

# Jagger at 8/26/2007 7:24 am cst

GIMPShop is better than The GIMP and it's free and it's the most like Photoshop.