Resolving process conflicts

This article lists processes that can conflict with the installation of Adobe products, if they are running at the time of installation.

Items with a * indicate that the process name may not include "Adobe" or have an additional version number (for example CS6, Adobe CC, 9, and so on). 

Adobe Acrobat Distiller*
Adobe Acrobat*
Adobe After Effects*
Adobe Analysis Server*
Adobe Audition*
Adobe Bridge*
Adobe Community Help Client*
Adobe Contribute*
Adobe Crash Reporter*
Adobe Device Central*
Adobe DNG Converter*
Adobe Dreamweaver*
Adobe Drive*
Adobe Encore DVD*
Adobe Encore*
Adobe Extendscript Toolkit*
Adobe Extension Manager*
Adobe Fireworks*
Adobe Fireworks*
Adobe Flash Builder*
Adobe Flash Catalyst*
Adobe Flash Player*
Adobe Flash Pro*
Adobe Flash*
Adobe Flash* Video Encoder
Adobe GoLive*
Adobe Help Viewer*
Adobe Illustrator*
Adobe ImageReady*
Adobe InCopy*
Adobe InDesign*
Adobe Media Encoder*
Adobe Media Player*
Adobe Muse*
Adobe OnLocation*
Adobe PhotoDownloader*
Adobe Photoshop Elements*
Adobe Photoshop Lightroom*
Adobe Photoshop*
Adobe Premiere Pro*
Adobe QT32 Server*
Adobe Sing Glyphlet Manager*
Adobe Soundbooth*
Adobe Updater*
Adobe Version Cue*
Adobe3DandVideoServer
AdobeResourceSynchronizer
aerender
aerendercore
aesefllink
avaaudiofilterscan
CEPHtmlEngine
CEPServiceManager
CINEMA 4D Lite
CineRender
CineWare
DynamicLinkManager
EdgeAnimate
ffextnforContribute
Firefox
Firefox-bin
Google Chrome
GPUSniffer
ImporterREDServer
InDesignServer
Install Flash Player 9 ub
Internet Explorer
LogTransport2
mocha AE CC
navigator-bin
Opera
Photoshop server
pixel_bender_toolkit
SA Color Finesse 3 UI
Safari
seamonkey-bin
Share on Soundcloud
shell
SpeedGradeCmd
vcprefshelper

Windows

3D toolkit.exe
acrobat.com.exe
acrobat.exe
adobe dng converter.exe
adobe encore dvd.exe
adobe encore*.exe
adobe extension manager*.exe 
adobe golive*.exe
adobe media encoder.exe
adobe onlocation.exe
adobe premiere elements.exe
adobe premiere pro.exe
adobe sing glyphlet manager cs3.exe
adobe soundbooth*.exe
adobe stock photos*.exe
adobe updater.exe
adobecaptivate.exe
adobeupdateinstallmgr.exe
adobeupdatemanager.exe
adobeupdater.exe
adobeupdaterinstallmgr.exe
afterfx.exe
ahv.exe
audition.exe
bridge.exe
bridgeproxy.exe
contribute.exe
crashreporterAp.exe
devicecentral.exe
dreamweaver.exe
dynamiclinkmanager.exe
encore*.exe
extendscript toolkit*.exe
extension manager.exe
firefox.exe
firefoxextensionsetup
fireworks*.exe
fireworks10.exe
flash * video encoder.exe
flash.exe
flashplayer*.exe
framemaker.exe
glyphlet manager.exe
golive*.exe
illustrator.exe
imageready.exe
incopy.exe
indesign.exe
indesignserver.exe
indesignserverservice.exe
lightroom.exe
opera.exe
photodownloader.exe
photoshop elements*.exe
photoshop.exe
photoshopelementseditor.exe
photoshopelementsorganizer.exe
photoshopserver.exe
pipltool.exe
pmreaderapp.exe
premiere.exe
pxhpinst.exe
replace.exe
restool.exe
robohelp.exe
robohtml.exe
rso3middletierservice.exe
rso3server.exe
shell.exe
vcprefshelper.exe
versioncuecs3Ctl.exe
wmencodinghelper.exe