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.