New computer - activation limit reached for Photoshop Elements 10

I purchased a new PC with Windows 7. I had the C drive in the old computer installed into the new computer as a D drive. Photoshop Elements had been installed on the old C drive. I then installed Photoshop Elements on the C drive in the new computer. I'm now receiving an Adobe Activation screen that states "This serial number has already been activated on two computers. You must correct this problem to continue. To correct and successfully activate this product you must deactivate one of the other activated copies." Instructions for deactivation state the it's an option located under the Help tab. Unfortunately in both versions of PS 10 running on this computer the "Deactivate" option is grayed out.
Now what? Should I uninstall the version on my C drive, and will this fix the problem?

You need to contact support directly for activation/deactivation and other installation issues. It’s usually possible to start a live chat, if an Adobe agent is free, and often to get the problem fixed right away. You will need your serial number.
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I'm moving an internal hard drive from an old computer to a new computer. (My new compute runs Windows 8.1) How do I transfer the catalog data to my new computer so the Organizer of Photoshop Elements 6 will find the data on the hard that has been moved to the new computer? Is this possible or do I have to use the procedure of copying the catalog along with the photos to a back up hard drive and then restore them on the new computer?

The 'normal' procedure is to do a PSE organizer backup (not a copy or a backup from external tools) to an external drive, then a restore to the new location.
The advantage is that you have a backup of both catalog and media files and you don't have all disconnected files, which would happen with external backup tools. Also, if you restore with a more recent elements version, the catalog will be automatically updated to the new format.
The drawback in your situation is that you'll have either to overwrite all your files or restore to a custom location, creating a duplicate photo library (which supposes you have enough free space).
It would be possible to simply use the organizer in the old PC to move the catalog to a new 'custom' folder just under your C: root drive. The catalog would be accessible once the drive will be installed in the new PC. Then you would have all files 'disconnected' due to the fact that all your media files are now on a drive with a different letter. Reconnecting a whole library is a hard job with PSE6, less so with PSE11/PSE12.
If the idea of fiddling with the sqlite database with external sqlite manager tools is ok for you, I can describe the process more in detail. You only copy your catalog folder (as suggested above) to another location. Instead of trying the 'reconnection' way, you install the sqlite utility on the new computer. When the old drive is installed in the new computer, you simply edit a given record in the catalog database, catalog.psedb, and start the organizer with your copied catalog by simply double clicking the 'catalog.psedb' file.
Even if the last solution is much, much quicker, I would still create a new PSE backup : you have never too much safety .

I have a new computer am trying to install photoshop elements 5.0 on the new machine need reg-id

how cab I find my registration id... I have the cd and the booklet, but not the original case... is it viewable in the old machine?

Jeff, Thanks for the reply. I don't have proof of purchase.. all I kept was the two cd's and the instruction book.I bought it in June of 2008, and don't think I have bank records that far back.I was hoping I could get the information from my installed copy.. there a long number on the bottom rightwhen I open it, but that didn't work and a number etched on the back of the cd... but it too didn't work....
Date: Tue, 29 Nov 2011 17:55:13 -0700
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Subject: I have a new computer am trying to install photoshop elements 5.0 on the new machine need reg-id
    Re: I have a new computer am trying to install photoshop elements 5.0 on the new machine need reg-id
    created by Jeff A Wright in Downloading, Installing, Setting Up - View the full discussion
It is not viewable on your old computer. We may be able to get you a replacement serial number. Do you still have your proof of purchase for Photoshop Elements 5?
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I have got a new computer how do I transfer Photoshop Elements to my new computer

Having bought a new computer I am trying to reinstall the programs I have on the old computer on my new computer. I have although problems identifying how to get this done with my Adobe Photoshop Elements 11 that I bought in 2011. It is hard to identify how to contat Adobe to get help doing this.
How do I do?

Hi Ned
I actually have the Premiere Elements 11 as well. I tried to download
from your latest link but was informed that I do not have access to the
download files.
Are there anothe way of getting access to the Premiere Elements 11?
Niels Erik Mortensen
Ned Murphy skrev den 15.02.2015 17:44:
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How do I get a reinstall on my computer after a crash for photoshop elements?

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How do I correct the error message: Activation Limit reached for creative suite

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Hi Ted,
Welcome to Adobe Community.
This error message would only pop up once we have installed the product on two machine already and trying to get the product installed and activated on a third machine .
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Contact Adobe # http://helpx.adobe.com/contact.html
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Populating My Pictures for Photoshop Elements

Having just purchased a new computer and a copy of Photoshop Elements 4.0, I'm interested in putting photos on the computer and into Elements in as efficient and clutter-free manner as possible.
Here is the issue. I have about 1,000 photos sorted now in Windows folders of my own design and not well organized. I have many photo files in multiple folders and the folders I have are not that informative; also I have not kept track well of files in their original form and the edited version of them, sometimes placing the latter in its own folder. In short, it's a mess. One of the reason I purchased Elements (though not the main one) is to rationalize my filing and I've seen the posts here on how to tackle that. My question though is whether it makes sense to try and clean things up in populating the Windows "My Pictures" folder before getting to work with Elements.
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Lobalobo,
You ask:"wondered whether, though, it mattered at all what folders the files actually resided in?"
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Most times you can start a chat session from that page and get it sorted right away.

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My Adobe trial for Photoshop Elements 10 for the Mac was over and I wanted to buy the application. The screen message was "Your trial has expired...but the fun doesn't have to end! Buy now to continue using Photoshop Elements 10 without having to download or re-install. " and then the button "Buy Now". When I hit the Buy Now button I am put in a field to buy Photoshop Elements 13, with no way to change to Elements 10. I do not want to go through the hassle of reinstalling etc. In fairness, it's been over a month since making the decision to buy. Still, I consider this a nightmare. Any ideas on how to buy the app I've got withou having to purchase a whole new one? Thanks.
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