MMX Core Routines

[kfc]

I'm getting the error - "Could not load the MMX Core Routines module because it does not work with this version of Photoshop."
This error occurs after I set the Additional Plug-Ins under Elements Preferences so I can use Genuine Fractals 3.0 Plug-In loaded in my Photoshop 5.5 Plug-In folder.
I bypass the error and Elements 2 seems to be OK. Am running XP SP1 and Elements 2.
Any ideas why the error or what are the MMX Core Routines?

[brent bertram]

I think that the old MMX core plugin is not valid for the newer Elements . If you're still using Photoshop 5.5, perhaps you should create a different "common Plugin" folder and copy the plugins to it, without the MMXcore plugin, and set that as your "additional plugins" .

:-)

Brent

[Rudy]

kfc <ronching@adelphia.net> wrote in message news:<1de9c9c4.-1@WebX.la2eafNXanI>...

> I'm getting the error - "Could not load the MMX Core Routines module because it does not work with this version of Photoshop."
> This error occurs after I set the Additional Plug-Ins under Elements Preferences so I can use Genuine Fractals 3.0 Plug-In loaded in my Photoshop 5.5 Plug-In folder.
> I bypass the error and Elements 2 seems to be OK. Am running XP SP1 and Elements 2.
> Any ideas why the error or what are the MMX Core Routines?

I have both Photoshop 5.5 and Photoshop 7.0 running and had the same
problem. It appears that PS7 finds the mmx (Pentium MMX Instruction
Set) routines loaded with the PS5 install. I renamed
Photoshop5.5/Plug-ins/Photoshop Only/Extensions (xxExtensions) so the
folder would not be found. That takes care of the error in Photoshop
7. This may very well disable mmx in Photoshop 5.5 but I no longer
use it enough to be able to tell and there is no error message.
Copying the new PS7 mmx routines into PS5.5 does not work. I guess the
bottom line is that you need to have the correct files in your
Extensions folder and no outdated Adobe mmx files elsewhere on the
machine.

[Rudy]

[email]rudyk2evy@yahoo.com[/email] (Rudy) wrote in message news:<2b6e39c.0307091807.e6bd0cf@posting.google.co m>...

> kfc <ronching@adelphia.net> wrote in message news:<1de9c9c4.-1@WebX.la2eafNXanI>...

> > I'm getting the error - "Could not load the MMX Core Routines module because it does not work with this version of Photoshop."
> > This error occurs after I set the Additional Plug-Ins under Elements Preferences so I can use Genuine Fractals 3.0 Plug-In loaded in my Photoshop 5.5 Plug-In folder.
> > I bypass the error and Elements 2 seems to be OK. Am running XP SP1 and Elements 2.
> > Any ideas why the error or what are the MMX Core Routines?

>
> I have both Photoshop 5.5 and Photoshop 7.0 running and had the same
> problem. It appears that PS7 finds the mmx (Pentium MMX Instruction
> Set) routines loaded with the PS5 install. I renamed
> Photoshop5.5/Plug-ins/Photoshop Only/Extensions (xxExtensions) so the
> folder would not be found. That takes care of the error in Photoshop
> 7. This may very well disable mmx in Photoshop 5.5 but I no longer
> use it enough to be able to tell and there is no error message.
> Copying the new PS7 mmx routines into PS5.5 does not work. I guess the
> bottom line is that you need to have the correct files in your
> Extensions folder and no outdated Adobe mmx files elsewhere on the
> machine.

By way of a PS. My Photoshop 7.0 looked in the Plug-Ins folder of
Photoshop 5.5 for KPT 5 and KPT 6 plug-Ins. I installed duplicate
copies of the two KPT plugins in the Photoshop 7 Plug-Ins folder. I
am now able to unhide the Extensions folder of Photoshop 5 without
causing the MMX Core Routines error to reappear.