I just bought CC and the trial version of LR5 asks for a serial number...?
I just bought CC and the trial version of LR5 asks for a serial number...?
If you mean will you lose the work you've done in the trial version: no, you shouldn't.
Ideally, before you remove the trial version, back up the catalog. Go to Edit menu (in LR), Catalog settings... and click "Show", which will take you to the folder containing the catalog (for Windows, don't know about Mac). Make a note of that folder location, and preferably take a copy somewhere.
When you've installed the CC version (as BKKDon says), if the CC version doesn't open the existing catalog, go to File menu, Open Catalog... and take it to the existing catalog.
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I just purchased, downloaded and installed LR6. It's asking for a serial number, and I haven't received one. What do I do now? Thanks!
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I am trying to install Lightroom and I am OK until it asks for a serial number. I purchased Lightroom from B&H and the have entered the seal number on the the B&H invoice. Nothing happens, not all the entry boxes are filled with the serial number that was provided by B&H. I looked for a serial number on and in the box it came in, nada. Need a bit of help here, what can I do?
RJ@Try to connect on Live chat one more time.
Still not connected , better to contact Adobe Phone Support
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Aperture was originally installed from the app store, now its asking for a serial number. how do i download the serial number or reinstall from the app store?
The App Store version of Aperture will never ask for a serial number so something got confused on your system. Did you ever have a non App Store version of Aperture installed? Did you download the trial version for some reason?
You can try moving Aperture from the Application folder to the desktop and then going to the App Store. Log in with the same Apple ID you used to purchase Aperture and you should be able to download it again.
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Help with finding my serial number. I subscribe. Pay monthly. Today, for the first time, I am asked for a serial number? So, where is this thing called a serial number?
sign out and then back in to your cc desktop app.
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I am trying to download Pro XI as a free trial but it is asking for a serial number?
I am trying to download Pro XI as a free trial but it is asking for a serial number?
http://helpx.adobe.com/x-productkb/global/trial-software-expired-early.html
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I was using a 30 day trial of the lightroom 5 but decided to buy the full version. When I go to download it, it asks for 2 serial numbers but I only have 1?
you bought the upgrade version meaning you have a previously purchased lightroom. after entering your lr5 serial number you're being prompted for that previous version's serial number.
enter the correct number at the correct time and installation will proceed.
if you made an error and do not own a previous version, Return, cancel, or exchange an Adobe order -
Downloaded FULL version but still asked for previous serial number as if it were an upgrade.
So I received the serial number for the standalone version of Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5 Student and Teacher edition that I purchased from the Adobe online store. After it downloaded I received a serial number. When I installed the software and attempted to activate it using the provided serial number the pop-up box stated that the number I provided was for an upgrade version and that I needed to provide the serial number from the previous install; something that I do not have because I have never owned Lightroom before.
Before you start, I was very careful in selecting the FULL version, please see the attached image of the shopping cart which clearly indicates that I have purchased the full version. Further the email with the serial number gave no indication that I have purchased the upgrade version.
So my question is, how do I get a non-upgrade serial number that will work with the software that I have installed??Here are the steps that I followed to purchase a full version of the software but for which I received an upgrade only serial #.
1) Logged into my Adobe ID account and sought out "Products: For Education Customers" by clicking the link products link at the bottom of my account summary page. This resulted in my being directed to the following URL:
Products
Here is a screen capture of the page which clearly states the page is for education customers.
2) Press the BUY link beside the Lightroom for Students and Teachers Edition. Please note - THERE IS NO INDICATION THAT THIS IS AN UPGRADE VERSION. Clicking the link results in the following URL:
Products
The only thing that changed is that the buy icon changed to an "Add to Cart" icon.
Here's the screen shot. Notice that it still says Products: For Education Customers at the top and there is no mention of this being an upgrade version.
3) Press the "Add to Cart" icon. Which loads a new page. Here's the URL:
https://www.adobe.com/ca/cart.edu.html
And here's the screen shot:
Please notice the price. It will become relevant when you read the chat that I had with "customer service" last night. Also, once again, absolutely no indication that this is an upgrade version. In fact, if someone at Adobe would actually look at this screen shot they would see that just below the text indicating the product's name is a line that states: "I want to buy: Full"
4) Proceed to Checkout. After providing my Adobe ID and password again I was directed to this URL:
https://store1.adobe.com/ca/cart/checkout.edu.html#null
Here's the screen shot, please notice that the content of the cart states "Full, Mac/Win, English, Download" Once again, absolutely no indication that this is an upgrade version.
5) I provided my credit card information and then received the following email from Adobe. A close reading of the message will not reveal anything about this purchase being an upgrade.
Dear DOUG TURNER,
Thank you for your purchase of downloadable Adobe products.
For your records, we have included your serial numbers below.
Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5 (Mac/Win,English)
<serial number removed - kglad>
Download Instructions:
1. Login into Your Account with the Adobe ID: [email protected]
* http://www.adobe.com/go/ols_ww_login/
2. In the My Orders page, locate order #AD015387514 with the date January 14, 2015, and expand the order to view the details.
3. Start your download by clicking on the 'Download' button.
4. After you have completed the download process, your serial number will be displayed in the download center.
You can log back into 'Adobe Account Management' in the future to re-download your product or retrieve your serial number. Please refer to the download policy for terms and conditions.
http://www.adobe.com/go/ols_en_download_policy
For help with downloading and installing your product, visit the Download and Installation Support center:
* http://www.adobe.com/go/ols_ww_download_instructions
Best Regards,
The Adobe Store Team
A second email with somewhat different formatting but with the same details was received immediately following the one quoted above.
6) Followed the instructions provided in this message and then installed Lightroom and entered the serial number provided above once the software launched. The pop-up box then informed me that I had been provided with an upgrade serial number and that the serial number from my previous purchase of Lightroom was needed. This was the first indication that I had not been provided with the product that I thought I had purchased.
7) That's when the nightmare that Adobe calls customer service began. Here's the transcript of the 30 minute entirely useless chat I had yesterday.
For additional help, reach us at http://helpx.adobe.com/contact.html
General Info
Chat start time
Jan 15, 2015 1:59:04 PM PST
Chat end time
Jan 15, 2015 2:34:33 PM PST
Duration (actual chatting time)
00:35:29
Operator
Ganesh
Chat Transcript
info: Hi, we are currently helping other customers in line ahead of you. We'll be with you as soon as possible.
While you wait, you can try our community forums where experts are online 24/7.
info: You are now chatting with 'Ganesh'
Ganesh: Hello. Welcome to Adobe Technical Support.
Ganesh: Please allow me a moment while I look into your account & verify the details.
Ganesh: Hello Doug.
DOUG TURNER: hello
Ganesh: I understand that you have purchased Lightroom 5 and it asks for earlier version serial number while installing, is that correct?
DOUG TURNER: Yes. I specifically purchased the FULL standalone student/teacher version of LR5. I was sent a serial number but when I install the box says that the SN is for an upgrade and that I need to provide my previous SN which I do not have.
info: Your chat transcript will be sent to [email protected] at the end of your chat.
Ganesh: Thank you for confirming.
Ganesh: I will be glad to help you with information on this issue.
DOUG TURNER: Great...
Ganesh: Please allow me a minute to check the details for your purchase.
DOUG TURNER: O.K. I can provide a cut and paste of the email...
DOUG TURNER: Dear DOUG TURNER, Thank you for your purchase of downloadable Adobe products. For your records, we have included your serial numbers below. Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5 (Mac/Win,English) 1160-4001-0579-1093-9318-8739 Download Instructions: 1. Login into Your Account with the Adobe ID: [email protected] * http://www.adobe.com/go/ols_ww_login/ 2. In the My Orders page, locate order #AD015387514 with the date January 14, 2015, and expand the order to view the details. 3. Start your download by clicking on the 'Download' button.
Ganesh: Thank you for providing details.
Ganesh: I see that you have purchased an upgrade version for Lightroom 5.
Ganesh: I will transfer this chat to our Customer Support team so you can return Lightroom 5 upgrade version and purchase full version.
Ganesh: Is that okay?
DOUG TURNER: NO, NO, NO... I specifically purchased the full version... I have a screen capture of the shopping cart to prove it.
DOUG TURNER: I was very careful to make sure that I did NOT purchase the upgrade.
Ganesh: I checked the order details again and it is for an upgrade version.
DOUG TURNER: How can I send you the jpg that shows the shopping cart that specifically says I want to buy the FULL version???
DOUG TURNER: NO. I repeat. I did not purchase the upgrade. I can prove it.
Ganesh: Order total for Lightroom 5 is $89.27.
Ganesh: You can check the cost for full version on Adobe site.
DOUG TURNER: $79 Us plus Tax. for the STUDENT & TEACHER FULL version. Give me a second and I'll copy the url for you...
DOUG TURNER: Check here -- https://www.adobe.com/ca/products/catalog/software._sl_id-contentfilter_sl_catalog_sl_educ ation_sl_popular.edu.html
DOUG TURNER: Hit the BUY button beside light room and then add it to your cart and you will get a message stating that you want to buy the FULL version.
Ganesh: I see that you have purchased a retail version and not an educational version.
DOUG TURNER: Did you check the link???
Ganesh: Yes. I checked the link.
DOUG TURNER: Do you see the Student & Teacher edition?
Ganesh: You need to click on ''Student & teacher pricing'' to purchase a student version.
DOUG TURNER: That's how I got to the link in the first place...
DOUG TURNER: This really is not very helpful. Is there someone I can talk to? Or perhaps you can escalate this issue to a supervisor?
Ganesh: Doug, I checked with my senior on this issue.
Ganesh: You need to return the upgrade version and purchase the upgrade version.
Ganesh: You can return the current order and can contact our Sales team to get help to purchase the correct version.
DOUG TURNER: How do I return downloaded software??
DOUG TURNER: Hello??
Ganesh: I am sorry for delay.
Ganesh: Do not worry, our customer support team will help you with return process.
Ganesh: Would you like me to transfer the chat to our customer support team?
DOUG TURNER: Yes, I thought I was talking to customer support. A transfer would be good.
Ganesh: Allow me a minute to transfer the chat.
info: Please wait while I transfer the chat to the appropriate group.
info: We are still assisting other customers, thank you for your patience. You can also try our community forums, available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
info: We are still assisting other customers, thank you for your patience. You can also try our community forums, available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
info: We are still assisting other customers, thank you for your patience. You can also try our community forums, available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
info: We are still assisting other customers, thank you for your patience. You can also try our community forums, available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
I waited as long as I could for a response from the appropriate group and then closed my browser.
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When I install the acrobat 9 I am asked for a serial number? Where do I get it?
I can't use my Acrobat because it keeps saying I have to register it. I have already payed and downloaded from the page.
When did you buy it (how long ago)? Didn't you get a serial number with the original purchase?
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i have had lightroom 5 for some time now, and have used on my pc. I just got a mac (no disc drive) so I downloaded the trial version of LR5 from the adobe site. Once installed, i tried to key in my serial number.
I get an invalid serial number error.
has anyone ran into this before?Serial number and activation support (non-CC)
http://helpx.adobe.com/x-productkb/global/service1.html ( http://adobe.ly/1aYjbSC ) -
Just bought iworks and the serial number is not working. help!
just bought iworks and the serial number is not working. help
How did you buy iWork (no 's', capital 'W')?
If you downloaded the trial version earlier, and have since purchased a serial number, iWork will ask you for the number the first time you launch one of the iWork applications after the trial period ends.
If you bought a retail box, or bought the individual applications through the Mac app store, no serial number is needed, but if any part of the trial version is still installed on your computer, you'll get a request to enter a serial number before proceeding.
In the last case, you must delete all traces of iWork and it's applications (but not the documents that you have created and saved), then reinstall the purchased versions from the DVD or from the app store.
For the simplest and most efficient means of deleting the trial version, go to Yvan Koenig's iDisk, then to:
for_iWork > iWork 09 > uninstall iWork 09.zip
Unzip the file, open with Script Editor and run.
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I have the trial version of LR5, do I need to buy full version or just the upgrade?
I have the trial version of LR5, do I need to buy full version or just the upgrade?
If you have a paid-up version of LR4 or earlier, you can pay for an upgrade licence. When you install LR and it asks for a licence, if you give it an upgrade licence then it will ask for the previous licence that you're upgrading.
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I have bought the whole CC and it says my trial has expired. But when i go to license the software, it asks for a serial number and i dont have one. Please help.
Sign out from Creative Cloud and sign in again using email ID using which you had purcahsed subscription:
https://helpx.adobe.com/creative-cloud/kb/sign-in-out-creative-cloud-desktop-app.html
Then launch CC apps which is asking for serial number and check.
Still asks for serial number check the hosts file for Adobe entries , if present remove it and try to activate.
1) Right click on the Finder icon on dock and select "Go-To Folder" option.
2) You will get a text box, type-in below mentioned command and then hit 'Return' key.
/etc
3) It will open the etc folder, please look for file named "hosts" and copy the same to Desktop screen.it
4)Double click on Hosts file , it will open it with TextEdit, If present Delete Adobe entries present inside Hosts file like 127.0.0.1 activate.adobe.com.......etc
5)Copy and paste the Hosts file back to "Etc" folder.
When asked Authenticate with your Mac password.
Make sure to select "Replace" option when prompted.
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Hi! I have PC/Windows 8.1. I have tried InDesign SWEDISH version, trial period, time now expired. I want to pay it now. Impossible, I am asked for a serial number that I NEVER have received. Please help me. Just a website where I can pay. Thanks
Please try the following link and select Single Application Subscription if you only wish to use Indesign. Do not forget to check out more subscription options as well.
Creative Cloud pricing and membership plans | Adobe Creative Cloud -
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