CS4 serial code location
I need to install the version of CS4 I have on my current mac onto my new one, but cannot find the email adobe sent me with the serial code in.
Is there somewhere on my system I could locate it?
cloning your old drive... will copy everything, including activation files, etc
Although that is true, it may not always work. Some copy protection measures include recording information about the Mac, or even the volume, on which the application was originally 'activated' - and/or the number of attempts to create additional copies. (How much that applies to CS4 I don't know).
You may find that you need to follow Limnos's advice and contact Adobe. If they are happy with your request I think they will probably supply you, without charge, with an additional 'activation key'.
...and BTW, don't waste time looking for that info -- Adobe's programmer's would be pretty incompetent if you could find it and so by-pass their copy protection.
Andreas
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I have a new laptop that i need to reinstall my CS5.5 onto but i brought the upgrade version, my origonal cs4 doesnt have a serial code and i cant download the CS5.5 without it...help????
If you registered CS4 then you might be able to find the serial number for it in your Adobe account online. If not, you still might be able to get someone in chat to assist you with getting it.
Chat support - For the link below click the Still Need Help? option in the blue area at the bottom and choose the chat option...
Serial number and activation chat support (non-CC)
http://helpx.adobe.com/x-productkb/global/service1.html ( http://adobe.ly/1aYjbSC ) -
Photoshop CS2 and "Invalid Serial Code" Problem
Well, I recently upgraded from Windows XP to Windows 7.
Tonight I tried to install my Adobe Creative Suite CS2 (just the Reader and PS CS2)...
I got the error "The serial code is missing or invalid and Photoshop must exit."
And it did.
So, I removed it and reinstalled it.
Same error.
So, I tried the cleaner (that comes in the extract file) that somebody suggested on here.
I've tried various solutions from the knowledge base.
Still no luck.
I'm grateful I've read that others are having problems with CS3 and CS4....
This will save me money... as I won't be purchasing Adobe products anytime soon.
I won't bother calling tech support. They'll tell me they no longer support CS2 and that they're sorry about that and there's nothing they can do.
Adobe took my money once.
It won't happen again.
Shame on you, Adobe.Hi Hunt,
Thank you for the warm welcome.
I believe I've read on these forums (and I could be very wrong) that I heard others with more recent incarnations of Photoshop (eg. CS 4) have also had problems with Windows 7. Again, I could be very mistaken.
Trust me... I really do enjoy Photoshop and I WANT it to work... and perhaps I over-reacted... to think that such an "old" version would work on Windows 7. I guess after spending a few hundred dollars on a photo editing software just a few years ago, I had expectations that it would be useful for me for more than three years. (No sarcasm there... I really did hope that. )
It's good to see that Adobe has loyal customers such as yourself that would (by your own admission) "spend the entire day on hold"... I wish I had that type of time. I simply don't.
There are other photo-editing softwares out there and while I'll be disappointed to go to them... being a teacher, I just can't afford another two or three hundred dollars (and that's WITH the educators' discount) to plop down on Photoshop.
I appreciate your taking the time to respond to my post.
Respectfully,
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I have Lightroom 4 purchased in disk download format. I am considering purchasing a MacBook Pro but this doesn't have a CDRom. Can I use the serial code to download on to MacBook via the internet? I have only used the disks once for my iMac.
you need a lr serial for mac. the serial number for pc and mac are different.
you can download a trial lr 4 for your mac but you need a mac serial number to install.
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Upgrade CS3 TO CS4 - Serial Number Not Recognised - HELP!
Hi there,
From what I have been reading, there seems to ba a few people who are having problems upgrading to CS4 from CS3. Well, I'm afraid I'm another to add to the list. Can anyone help me in my plight?
My O.S is Windows XP Pro (SP3) and my computer has more than enough nuts and bolts inside it to run NASA never mind CS4! My anti virus is AVG 8.5 and my firewall is Zone Alarm, both of which were disabled during the attempted install.
I purchased the upgrade from the Adobe store (at £165) and had the box delivered - great so-far!
However, when I came to install the upgrade, and after putting in the correct CS4 serial, a window opened to inform me that the system-profile search, failed to find the CS3 in the defaul location - and believe me it's there! I followed the on-screen instructions, typing-in the serial number of my (leagally-bought) CS3; to my horror, it told me that the serial number was 'not a valid copy' when it clearly is!!
I have successfully installed the CS4 Upgrade only on a 30 day trial basis but still cannot register as it then tells me that BOTH my serial numbers are invalid. Suffice to say that the 30 day trial version was later uninstalled and I am now back to square-one and £165 poorer!
I have opened a case with Adobe but after over a week have still had no reply. Phoning customer support in the UK was also a no-no as their office hours (9-5 Mon to Fri) are not compatible with me as I cannot be next to my machine during these times (Unless I take a day off!) My next option is to phone the States but hey - it's only money!!
My question is therefore - can anyone help or make suggestions as to how I can resolve this issue. A point to note that after buying and installing CS3 I notice in the headline (once the programme is running) it is labelled 'CS3 EXTENDED' yet this is not written on the box - is this normal? The CS4 Upgrade was the same so it looks like I am trying to install a like-for-like product.
Thanks in anticipation.
SmudgeWhat's the point though of issuing upgrades that don't upgrade?
Well, once it was pretty easy. There was only one full-version of PS. Back then, there were variations with terms like "Lite," and "LE," and these were basically bundled with scanners, etc. They were the precursors to PSElements. For a bit, there were only two PS and PSE. The "upgrade" was either the full-version upgraded to the next version, or the full-version from PSE. Then "Extended" was introduced, and now there are two full-versions. Each will have their own upgrade path, so some care needs to be exercised. Extended basically offers more video capabilities over the "regular."
Upgrade paths have also changed, and can come into play, when one uses a stand-alone to upgrade to a "suite." Once, one could upgrade separate programs directly, but with suites, things get a tad more complicated. Though I've had straight PS versions since 2.5, once I went to the Production Stuido suite with PrPro, AE and Audition, I could no longer use my PS license to JUST upgrade PS to PS-Extended. I would have to do the full suite, and now there are several flavors of the Video suites, with one including upgrades for all of my old Macromedia Studio suite. I follow this stuff fairly closely, and have to admit that I am confused, and the Adobe site (good in many other ways) does not cover the various suites and how to get to each from where one is, as well as it could. However, a chart of all possibilities and what is in each suite might fill four screens.
Then, you have to factor in that many resellers do not furnish all the necessary info on what is needed to qualify for specific upgrades. Once, when there were fewer resellers, one had to give the S/N for their existing product, and then this was matched up to the requirements of the upgrade. Now, there are just too many resellers to do that - or Adobe has become a bit more, um-m, "relaxed."
Over the decades, I have found Adobe Customer Support (not necessarily Technical Support) to be quite good and accommodating, when I did have any problem. In the past, they did all that they could to keep me satisfied, and did a good job of it.
Good luck, and please report how it goes,
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HI there, i purchased CS5 Photoshop back in 2010, and had to format my mac. Now i need to download my CS5 again, but cannot find the download files. Where can i find the download of CS5? I have my serial code but cannot find the download.Downloading, Installing, Setting Up
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I purchased a full version of Adobe Photoshop CS4 Extended about a year and a half ago. I loaded it on my laptop just fine. However, following a HD crash, it's asking me for an upgrade check. I used the file just fine previously. How do I fix this issue?
Your post is entitled "Serial Code Issue" but you make no mention of that in your posting. You should provide the complete message that the software is providing to help make your problem clearer.
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Where is the redemption code located on product elements 13. There are numbers and characters on the box and on the cd sleeve.
Or even in a prepaid card as per this picture:
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Lightroom asks for Serial Code but I subscribed to the Photoshop Photography Program
I subscribed to the Photoshop Photography Program which includes Photoshop AND Lightroom.
Lightroom keeps asking for a serial code.
I need help.Your subscription is paid & active.
Creative cloud do not need a serial number. it will be using your Adobe ID on which you have purchased the creative cloud membership.
So you need to login with your Adobe ID and password to activate the cloud membership.
Log out & log back in of the CC Desktop App.
In case it is not signing in successfully please try the following:
I don't know which operating system you are working on so i am giving you some steps windows and MAC OS:
Windows:
In windows 7 navigate to following location:
/windows/system32/drivers/etc
1. look out for "Hosts" file
2. Open it with notepad
3. Check if you have any entry for Adobe
4. Remove the entries and try again launching any product from CC
On Windows XP navigate to following location:
\windows\system32\drivers\etc
1. look out for "Hosts" file
2. Open it with notepad
3. Check if you have any entry for Adobe
4. Remove the entries and try again launching any product from CC
Mac:
1. Please click on "Go" and navigate to /private/etc
2. Open "hosts" file and check out for any entries for Adobe.com
3. Remove the entries and save the file
4. try again launching any product from CC
You can refer :
http://helpx.adobe.com/creative-cloud/kb/ccm-prompt-serial-number.html
http://helpx.adobe.com/x-productkb/policy-pricing/activation-network-i ssues.html.
Please let us know if it worked.
Regards,
Rajshree -
Can you buy serial codes/product keys for CS3?
Im looking to buy CS3 (please don't ask why not CS4 or 5), off of a friend who has a genuine copy which has never been installed. He has lost manuals and the product keys. He says i can buy a product key for it?
Is this right, or a load of rubbish? I really need CS3 but not sure what i can do without the serial code in the box?
thanksoh, so the serial is stickered onto the back of the box?
Date: Fri, 20 Aug 2010 18:19:31 -0600
From: [email protected]
To: [email protected]
Subject: Can you buy serial codes/product keys for CS3?
Never been installed and yet the serial number which was stuck to the DVD case has mysteriously disappeared?
Do what you want but it sounds very fishy to me.
Bob
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I just purchased photoshop elements and went to retrieve my serial code. The web page provided to retrieve it loads blank, even when clicking on the URL through adobe's web site. I can not install my product without this. Please help
Drusso77 if you are continuing to face difficulties locating your serial number then please see Find your serial number quickly - http://helpx.adobe.com/x-productkb/global/find-serial-number.html. You are also welcome to contact our support team at http://adobe.ly/1aYjbSC.
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Mac Laptop dies with all my Adobe info; Admin has the serial codes
I've recently replaced my mac laptop and before the old one died, I did the migration and it seemed to go through successfully. On opening any software, @I kept getting a pop up window for purchasing an update but thought this was a sales pitch through CC. Unfortunately, the "trial" ended today and I'm not able to open any of my software. It's asking for the serial numbers to my Adobe Creative Cloud and I believe I just accepted the invite and didn't have to enter a serial code. Am I missing something because I've never received a serial code for this Cloud set.
migrating adobe software is often problematic. adobe software should be properly installed.
at this point, uninstall clean and then install your software per Use the CC Cleaner Tool to solve installation problems | CC, CS3-CS6
if you need installation file(s),
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CS4 Serial Number Availability
I there,
I was hoping someone may know if my serial number would be available from within my Adobe account as soon as I purchase CS4 web premium?
Is it the same regardless if I purchase the download option or the ship me the box option?
Thanks in advance.I am looking to do an Adobe webstore purchase & am hopeful that the serial code will be shown in my account straight away before the arrival of the boxed product. Does anyone know if this will be the case? Thanks.
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I downloaded the design and web premium, and entered a serial code to start it as the full version. However, after the install, it asked me for my serial code again. I entered it, and it didn't work. I tried registering my serial code on the adobe site, and it says it's invalid. My school gave it to me last year and it worked fine on my old computer. In that time, creative cloud came out and trials stopped being available as they were before. How I got it before was installing the trial, then activating it with my code. I have a PC and am running windows 7. My laptop is old and really just not up for the games I play or designing anymore, so I built a desktop. Successfully deactivated it, why can't I get it on my new computer? I am able to open the software as a trial, but I want to activate it. The error message I get in-program is "this serial number is not valid for adobe indesign/photoshop/illustrator CC 2014." Any suggestions?
if you're being asked for two serial numbers, you're probably using an upgrade serial number at the first prompt and the second prompt is probably for the serial number of a previous version.
otherwise, Error "The serial number is not valid for this product" | Creative Suite -
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