Winnipeg Photographer

Date Posted: Jul 20, 2009

Author: Jared Heinrichs

Posted in Adobe Photoshop.

Photoshop Cs4 error 148:3

This post will go over why you might see the Photoshop CS4 error 148:3. I will show you how to resolve the error.

I just recently had an issue with Photoshop because I disabled Flexnet Licensing service on my computer. Basically the 148:3 Error means that the FLEXnet Licensing service in Windows is not running.

To start it go into services, right click FLEXnet Licensing and start it. If it is not set to automatic do so now.

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*UPDATE* A person posted they couldn’t find the services. In Windows Vista/7 just go to the “START” menu. In the search box type “services”. In Windows XP Go into “Control Panel -> Administrative tools -> Services”. Hope this helps!.

Voila. The Photoshop Cs4 Error 148:3 is now fixed.

49 Responses

  1. i realy thanks to you. u r absolutly right! it works. i recovered my photoshop error 148:3 after use this blog………. i m so happy now. thanks again…… INDER (LUDHIANA)

    2. i love p on August 2nd, 2009 at 3:31 am

  2. Brilliant. Thank you.

    3. Grateful Man on August 16th, 2009 at 10:10 am

  3. Excellent …solved my problem with Dreamweaver. Had been under the bonnet in Services shutting down what I assumed were superfluous services. Thanks once again!

    4. James on August 31st, 2009 at 2:51 am

  4. Many Thanks…

    5. AD on September 1st, 2009 at 12:08 am

  5. ahh, thank you so much!

    6. sarah on October 14th, 2009 at 3:14 pm

  6. Where do i find services?

    7. moni on November 6th, 2009 at 4:03 am

  7. found it :) thanks!

    8. moni on November 6th, 2009 at 4:05 am

  8. Thanks! I pirated photoshop and the crack incorrectly renamed the file that that service traced to, I almost thought I was going to have to buy photoshop O:

    9. Unknown on November 22nd, 2009 at 4:43 pm

  9. Thank you so much for this! I re-installed photoshop before even trying to find help, but now I see that this would have been a lot easier all along ^^

    10. Juno Jones on November 30th, 2009 at 6:28 am

  10. Your Welcom Juno. I am glad I could help out. BTW – I really like your photography. I’ve just recently got into photography.

    11. Jared Heinrichs on November 30th, 2009 at 6:44 am

  11. Worked like a charm, Your the best.. thanks from Brazil

    12. Mike on December 7th, 2009 at 11:43 am

  12. Thanks, Looked like i turned my FLEXnet off during a clean up think ps should work now. also to re-enable type “msconfig” into run and then under the services tab.

    13. Will on January 28th, 2010 at 5:59 pm

  13. Thanks for your reply it solved my problem !

    14. Jonatan on February 22nd, 2010 at 5:31 pm

  14. It works people. I had the same problem an it fixed it.

    15. Frank Mabry on March 9th, 2010 at 7:23 pm

  15. Thanks worked. Pesky extra services.

    16. jack burton on May 10th, 2010 at 3:41 pm

  16. excellent! I’ve tried so many things that didn’t work, this was so easy. Thankyou :D

    17. ash on May 11th, 2010 at 3:47 am

  17. Thanks a lot man! It worked perfectly and saved me from hours of research and frustration!

    18. Mauricio on May 19th, 2010 at 4:39 pm

  18. You, dear sir, are a lifesaver.

    19. Ebonie on May 29th, 2010 at 2:22 pm

  19. Aug 2010 AND YOUR ANSWER IS STILL SAVING IMMENSE TIME AND FRUSTRATION!!! THANK YOU SO MUCH! Meeting a deadline and my Photoshop would not open. Your answer fixed it in minutes!!!!!

    20. GetajoborElsa on August 5th, 2010 at 5:37 am

  20. Glad I could help. :)

    21. Jared Heinrichs on August 5th, 2010 at 6:00 am

  21. I have tried this and adobe’s Licence Recover but STILL, nothing is working for my Adobe CS4. I run the license recover and it says that there is no license present. so I found this, started the FLEXnet, and it still doesn’t work. Please help >_<

    22. Kathryn on August 7th, 2010 at 4:10 pm

  22. Dude, thanks a bunch… Really..!!

    23. Patrick Kanne on August 16th, 2010 at 4:48 pm

  23. thanks

    24. sent on September 24th, 2010 at 3:07 am

  24. Thank you. it worked perfectly. A+

    25. 10log10 on October 1st, 2010 at 4:37 am

  25. Re: NEW – Error Code 147:6

    Another Error but Now:

    Error Code 147:6 See the attached screenshot

    26. anton on October 14th, 2010 at 9:40 am

  26. ohh \

    I forgot the link: http://forums.adobe.com/thread/375447?start=50&tstart=0

    27. anton on October 14th, 2010 at 9:42 am

  27. THANKS SO MUCH!

    28. Daniel on November 29th, 2010 at 2:06 am

  28. Brilliant!! This has been driving me crazy – worked like a charm. Thanks for the excellent instructions. I was just getting ready to uninstall and re-install! Thanks again.

    29. Judy on December 2nd, 2010 at 3:50 pm

  29. Glad I could help Judy.

    30. Jared Heinrichs on December 2nd, 2010 at 4:44 pm

  30. You’re the MAN! Great advice, THNX!!

    31. Javier on December 18th, 2010 at 8:54 am

  31. Thanks Man!

    32. Rage on February 20th, 2011 at 2:01 am

  32. You are the BOSS ty

    33. Spiros on February 25th, 2011 at 10:54 am

  33. Thank you so much. A lot of luck for you. Now I don’t have a problem with the f..k mistake.

    34. esd on April 2nd, 2011 at 12:36 pm

  34. Thanks! you are superb! thanks man

    35. aivan on April 24th, 2011 at 10:32 pm

  35. Great article, Solved my problem in one minute!

    36. Jaap on April 28th, 2011 at 2:17 am

  36. thumb up! thank you, Sir!

    37. Chu Duc on May 10th, 2011 at 2:38 am

  37. Thank you very much for the post… it really saves my day!

    Worked in a snap!!

    Good that I did not follow the steps here: http://kb2.adobe.com/cps/405/kb405970.html

    38. GuyWhoWasHelped on May 24th, 2011 at 11:51 am

  38. Thanks! This worked. It’s the first time I didn’t have to look up into more websites to fix some pc errors :) Two thumbs up!

    39. ella on June 3rd, 2011 at 2:32 pm

  39. thankkkkksss a lot!! really work. stil wondering why Flexnet Licensing Service became disable…

    40. Andhi Priono on June 7th, 2011 at 5:59 pm

  40. thank you maaaan !!

    41. farhan on June 10th, 2011 at 9:48 am

  41. You my friend…are amazing. Thanks.

    42. Matthew Erxleben on June 23rd, 2011 at 12:49 pm

  42. I solve this trouble without having to call the IT service and pay, thank you, from Vietnam. God bless you!

    43. Huy on June 27th, 2011 at 11:48 pm

  43. Wow!! Genius!! Thank you ever so much!!!

    44. francesca on September 5th, 2011 at 2:06 pm

  44. thanks a million!

    45. Moundor on September 19th, 2011 at 7:45 am

  45. thanks! worked right away :)

    46. joey on December 14th, 2011 at 6:58 pm

  46. Thanks! A lot!!!

    47. Nick on February 23rd, 2012 at 8:42 pm

  47. YOU ROCK!

    48. Glo on October 11th, 2012 at 9:36 pm

  48. Excellent! Thanks very much.

    49. Peter on October 26th, 2012 at 3:24 pm

  49. Grazie!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    50. shark on November 4th, 2012 at 1:12 am

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