Porting CS3 from old Mac OS 10.4.11 to a new iMac using Mac OS 10.8.4?
I had been using CS3 on a Mac Mini running it on OS 10.4.11. The programs had been installed on one of my two external HD's. I upgraded my computer equipment to a new iMac running OS10.8.4, which also has both of my HD's connected to it. I also am running Acrobat Pro 11.0.03 as a separate, stand-alone program because I was initially under the impression that CS6 had some problems with Mountain Lion that did not include the latest version of Acrobat Pro. So I purchased that program separately and did not purchase CS6.
When I tried to run the other CS3 programs, I first received a message that Java JRE was not installed. I followed the instructions on the Adobe website and installed Java for my current OS. Now when I attempt to run the programs I get a dialogue box message that says "you cannot use the product at this time. You must repair the problem by uninstalling and then reinstalling this product or contacting your IT administrator (that would be me) or Adobe customer support for help."
Before I go through the process of uninstalling and reinstalling from my disks, I have a couple of questions:
1. If I go through the uninstall - install steps with my original disks, will the software work under the new Mac OS 10.8.4?
2. What is the problem that the uninstall - install step is supposed to be solving?
3. Since I have the newest version of Acrobat Pro already installed, can I avoid installing that particular program if the answer to question #1 is affirmative? Will installing the other components of CS3 corrupt any of the support files for Acrobat 11.0.03?
Thanks for any assistance.
CS3 is not supported under 10.8. No matter what you do you're on your own.
You can buy CS6 but not at an upgrade price or move to Creative Cloud.
Bob
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