If i format the computer???

Hello,
If i want to format my MacMini and install everything again,
how about the software instaled on the Mac, do i have to register
it again??? does the info stay on the machine so i dont have to do
it all again??? becouse i want to have every thing fresh instaled
on my Mac and dont want to go trough the trubel again to activate
I have legal copies of Dreamweaver CS3, Fireworks CS3 and
Photoshop Lightroom (by the way verry nice programs)
Greetins

On 02 Oct 2007 in macromedia.dreamweaver, kinoteka wrote:
> If i want to format my MacMini and install everything
again, how
> about the software instaled on the Mac, do i have to
register it
> again??? does the info stay on the machine so i dont
have to do it
> all again??? becouse i want to have every thing fresh
instaled on my
> Mac and dont want to go trough the trubel again to
activate
>
> I have legal copies of Dreamweaver CS3, Fireworks CS3
and Photoshop
> Lightroom (by the way verry nice programs)
As I Understand It (I don't work for Adobe, never done this,
etc)... You
need to deactivate the software before you do the reformat.
Then when
you re-install, you need to reactivate. You could call or
write Adobe
Tech Support and find out.
Joe Makowiec
http://makowiec.net/
Email:
http://makowiec.net/contact.php

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