My FreeHand 11.0.2 was working fine under 10.5.4 (Intel MacBook), until I
installed a security update 2008-005 (at least I suspect that's the reason).
After that FreeHand jumps in the dock and nothing happens, a common problem
(sigh) the answer to which was a HotFix here http://www.adobe.com/go/tn_18933
I'm not sure how to use that hotfix, I've just double clicked it and it said
success, but FH still didn't work. Then I found out that a PPC process named
AuthenticationS(ervice) blocks 99% of my CPU while FH is trying to start. The
Console also had some lines about that. I killed the process in the Activity
Monitor (it asked for the admin pass) and then FH did start in the background.
I've tried that several times and had to start it that way.
Then I googled for macromedia authentication and found a lot of problems.
Anyway, I wanted to wipe out every instance of AuthenticationService from my
machine (the Macromedia problems should be solved by thrashing the Macrovision
folder, etc) and I did delete it from Library/App support, User Library/App
support, FH contents/Shared support etc... Then FH refused to start with a
warning that it's architecture isn't supported. Then I deleted FH and
reinstalled it (no boxes for serial number or anything came up), but this time
4-5 AuthenticationService processes were blocking 99% of my CPU and I
couldn't kill them, or when I did manage to kill one, another one popped in
immediately, and it only stopped when I quit FH app. HotFix doesn't help. I've
tried to reinstall it numerous times, delete it with AppZapper, only delete
certain AuthenticationService files, nothing helps... Please save my FreeHand,
I know there are alternatives like LineForm or Inkscape or Intaglio or
Illustrator or whatever but I want my FH back!