How can I make Lightroom 4 open Photoshop CS6 instead of Photoshop CS5.1?
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I installed Lightroom 4 when Photoshop CS5.1 was on my computer. After upgrading to Photoshop CS6, Lightroom still sends files to CS5.1 when I choose to edit in Photoshop. How can I change Lightroom so it recognizes and opens CS6 instead?
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Photography Stack Exchange contributor
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Assuming Windows OS, if you are comfortable editing your registry:
- open registry (using regedit command)
- navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\App Paths
- look for a key called "Photoshop.exe"
- if it is there, it will probably contain a path to CS5. Edit the entry and paste in the path to your CS6 executable
- if it is not there, add it using the information in the following
http://helpx.adobe.com/x-productkb/multi/edit-photoshop-command-missing-photoshop.html
Alternately, uninstall CS5 and then reinstall LR4 and it will pick up CS6.
Originally by user4191. Source · Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0
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On Windows, Lightroom 4 typically uses the Photoshop path registered in the system. If it still opens CS5.1 after you installed CS6, update the Windows registry entry for Photoshop.exe.
Steps mentioned by the community:
- Run
regedit - Go to
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\App Paths - Find the key for
Photoshop.exe - If it points to the CS5.1 executable, change it to the CS6 executable path
- If the key is missing, Adobe’s support instructions for restoring the Photoshop command can help create/fix it
A simpler alternative is to uninstall CS5.1 and then reinstall Lightroom 4, which should let Lightroom detect CS6 correctly.
Before editing the registry, back it up first. Incorrect registry changes can cause system problems.
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