Old Flash/New Computer

Hi everyone. I haven't posted in a long time. I bought a copy
of Flash back in late 2001/early 2002 and installed it on my
computer and used it often. Five years later my computer got very
old and slow and it was time to get a new computer. I was able to
get a computer from somebody who had hardly used it at all but had
lost my Flash disc and the envelope it was in. Anyways, I had Flash
on my C drive and moved all that stuff over to the new computer but
now when I try to open Flash it asks for my name and serial number
of my purchase. What do I do though if that information is lost? If
anybody thinks I am talking about a bootleg copy, I am not. I have
the receipt for my purchase and it shows up in my Amazon order
history. Is there any way to still be able to use my copy?

Please don't be snide. I tried to help you in the only way
possible. Your original serial number is buried in the Windows
Registry. You won't find it there, since it is encoded when it is
recorded in the Registry. When you move a system disk to a new
computer with new hardware - motherboard, CPU, network card, etc. -
Windows and many apps (though probably not Flash) alter their
registry settings - that is, the registration is often tied to your
hardware settings without you realizing it. If your new computer
has a new installation of Windows, then there is no registry
setting for Flash at all. If you also moved Windows from the old
computer to the new one, I'm surprised it worked without having to
go through a new registration of Windows itself. In any case, some
of the Windows registry settings would have changed.
Before you moved your hard disk to a new system, you should
have gone through ALL your apps and written down pertinent
information and backed up everything.
If you don't have the original install package with the
printed serial number, you're pretty much out of luck. You might
try contacting Adobe Sales with your proof of purchase, and there
is a SMALL chance they'll want to help you.
The only other solution is to take out the old computer,
reinstall the hard disk, start Flash and write down the serial
number.
If anyone has a better solution, I'll be damn
surprised.

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