Installing
PhotoKit-EL on Windows
NOTE:
To install PhotoKit-EL, a U.S. or International English version
of Elements 2.0 must already be installed. PhotoKit-EL can not
be properly installed in any non-English version of Elements
2.0 at this time.
Elements
2.0 and PhotoKit-EL Requirements for Windows Operating System
Intel® Pentium® processor
Microsoft® Windows® 98, Windows 98 Second Edition, Windows
Millennium Edition, Windows 2000, or Windows XP Home/Professional
128MB of RAM, 150MB of available hard-disk space
Color monitor capable of displaying thousands of colors at a resolution of
800x600 or greater
Internet Explorer 5.0, 5.5, or 6.0 (updated with applicable Service Packs)
When
installing PhotoKit-EL using a downloaded file, you will first
need to UnZip the file by using a decompression utility. There
are free unzipping utilities available for downloading.

The
icon of the download file looks like this. The file extension for
the Windows version is .zip. If you have a .sit file, then you
have the Macintosh version of the installer. Please check to make
sure
you have downloaded the correct version for your computer system.

After
unzipping, you will find a simple folder as pictured above. Double
click on the folder to open it and run the installer.

You
will find the following files and folders; the PhotoKit-EL READ
ME text file, the PhotoKit-EL User Guide (it's an alias to the
main page inside of the folder-please do not move or rename the
folder containing the PKEL Help contents) and the PhotoKit-EL Setup.exe.
When
you launch the PhotoKit-EL installer, you will be prompted by a
splash screen, the PhotoKit-EL End User License Agreement (EULA),
an installer Read Me as well as a warning that you should not install
PhotoKit-EL if Elements 2.0 is already running. If Elements is
already running, we suggest quitting the installer, quit Elements
and re-launch the installer.

The installer
will automatically search for an installed version of Elements
2.0 in your Program directory. If
you have multiple hard drives with applications installed on a
non-boot
drive, you may
wish to manually locate the 'Automate' folder. The proper location
to install PhotoKit-EL is: Programs/ Adobe/ Adobe Photoshop
Elements 2.0/ Plug-ins/ Automate.

After the
search, the installer will tell you where it has located the Elements
2.0 'Automate' folder. If this is where you wish to install PhotoKit-EL,
click on the 'Next' button.

If you receive
the above dialog box, it means that the PhotoKit-EL installer has
found multiple locations where an 'Automate' folder has been found.
Generally this would only happen if you have Elements 2.0 installed
in more than one location. Please select the specific location
where you wish to install.
That's
it. PhotoKit-EL should now be properly installed. If you received
an Install Errors, see below. After installing,
launch Elements 2.0 and read the next section on launching PhotoKit-EL.

If
you received the error above when installing, the odds are you
do not have a U.S. or International version of Elements 2.0 installed
correctly. The PhotoKit-EL installer can only install properly
when a U.S. or International version of Elements 2.0 can be found
on your computer. If you have your Elements 2.0 installer CD, please
do an install prior to running the PhotoKit-EL installer.
Pixel
Genius will be releasing a regionalized version of PhotoKit-EL
in the future but at this time, the installer will only work on
U.S. or International versions of Elements 2.0. |