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I purchased CS4 (Web Premium) on disc (from Adobe) several years ago, and it has been working fine on my Win XP computer ever since. The Adobe software has all the current updates, though I am using the CS4 version of Acrobat Pro (9.xx) rather that a more recent (free) version of Reader.,
Unfortunately, my computer's hard drive has fried, and I just purchased a new Windows 8 machine, which will arrive shortly. I am trying to determine:
1. Are there any general issues with CS4 installation on Win 8 that I should know about in advance?
2. Are there specific procedures (de-activation?) that I need to follow BEFORE attempting the installation on the new computer?
3. Other than specific user issues, are there problems with CS4 versus Windows 8 that I would not encounter with Windows 7.
I enhance photos and create web sites for a living, so the CS4 installation is mission-critical. I am hoping I did not make a mistake in ordering a Win 8 machine...
Thanks for any and all insights.

@SatMaster: I feel your pain. There are a couple of factors at play with Win8 and apparent incompatibility with certain software.
1. Seems like different manufacturers install Win8 differently, and its interaction with their specific hardware/software may vary between models/makers.
2. Win8 Home, Premium, and Pro behave differently from each other, and work differently in different environments.
3. A Win8 upgrade to an existing machine/OS may cause different behavior than a clean Win8 installation on a new machine. (That's what I started with- a new machine. After initial removal of Dell, McAfee etc shovelware, I installed Adobe CS4 Web Premium, from discs, before anything else.)
I'm not surprised that your "clean" installation of Win7 led to success. You might have had the same result with Win8. Overall, though Win8 is a departure from the Win95-XP-Vista-7 traditions/functionality, it is learnable and workable. So far, I find some tasks easier, and some harder. But once I open Photoshop on my dual monitors and start working on a picture, the OS doesn't really matter (although I did use a Mac at school for 3 months and hated it...).
Glad you kept your sanity. That's very important...

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