Installing PhotoKit Color on Windows

NOTE:  To automatically search and install PhotoKit Color 2.0, a U.S. or International English version of Photoshop CS or later must already be installed. PhotoKit Color 2.0 cannot be automatically installed in any non-English version of Photoshop CS or later. You will need to manually select the install location if you are installing in a non-English version of Photoshop.

Photoshop and PhotoKit Color 2.0 Requirements for Windows
Windows 2000, or Windows XP Home/Professional
192MB of RAM, 13MB of available hard-disk space
Color display capable of displaying thousands of colors at a resolution of 1024x768 or greater
Internet Explorer 5.0, 5.5, or 6.0 (updated with applicable Service Packs)
CD-ROM drive

When installing PhotoKit Color 2.0 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 icon 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 Color 2.0 READ ME text file, and the PhotoKit Color 2.0 'Setup.exe'. The PhotoKit Color User Guide will be installed in the Installer Folder AFTER you run the Setup.exe as shown in the folder on the right.

When you launch the PhotoKit Color 2.0 installer, you will be prompted by a splash screen, the PhotoKit Color 2.0 End User License Agreement (EULA),  an installer Read Me as well as a warning that you should not install PhotoKit Color if Photoshop is already running. If Photoshop is already running, we suggest quitting the installer, quit Photoshop and re-launch the installer.

 

The installer will automatically search for an installed version of Photoshop CS or later 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. If you are installing in a non-English version of Photoshop, you MUST use manual navigation to select your language version's translation of the plug-in folder called 'Automate'. The proper location to install PhotoKit Color 2.0 is:
Program Files/ Adobe/ Adobe Photoshop/ Plug-ins/ Adobe Photoshop Only/ Automate.

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

If you receive the above dialog box, it means that the PhotoKit Color 2.0 installer has found multiple locations where an 'Automate' folder has been found.  Generally this would only happen if you have Photoshop installed in more than one location or different versions of Photoshop installed. Please select the specific location where you wish to install.

That's it. PhotoKit Color 2.0 should now be properly installed. If you received an Install Error, see below. After installing, launch Photoshop and read the next section on launching PhotoKit Color.

 

If you received the error above when installing, the odds are you do not have a U.S. or International version of Photoshop installed correctly. The PhotoKit Color 2.0 installer can only install properly when a U.S. or International version of Photoshop can be found on your computer. PhotoKit Color cannot be automatically installed in any non-English version of Photoshop CS or later. You will need to manually select the install location if you are installing in a non-English version of Photoshop.