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I know the compatibility of CS2.0 and Vista have been thoroughly discussed. I also know that Adobe says CS 2.3 should work without major issues. Here's my situation.
My old XP computer died so I upgraded to a new computer with Vista. I would like to install my CS2.3 onto the new computer. However, I purchased the software as a student licensing version of CS2.0 with a free upgrade to 2.3. That is, I received CDs to install 2.0, mailed in for my free upgrade and received upgrade disks to bring everything up to 2.3.
My question: Is 2.0 compatible enough that I will be able to install it long enough to run the upgrade install to 2.3?
Alternatively: Will Adobe allow me to upgrade from 2.3 to a student license of CS4? I'm still a student and can provide that proof, but I can't really find prices for student licensing (or even education version) upgrades.
Thanks.

CS2 IS NOT supported under Vista. Many folks have reported success, however.
The CS2 to CS2.3 upgrade is simply Acrobat Professional 8 and
Dreamweaver 8 on separate disks.
Do a custom install of CS2 and do not install Acrobat 7. Follow that up
with the installation of Acrobat 8 and immediately run any Adobe updates.
Post any followups in the Windows forum but be prepared to be told to
upgrade to CS4 (which you can do for a limited time at the same price as
a CS3 to CS4 upgrade) to solve any compatibility problems.
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