PS 7 to CS3 Upgrade version

I just got a shrinkwrap version of PS CS3 upgrade. I have a full version of PS 7 installed on my machine.
Can I upgrade to this version. Adobe supports upgrades from 3 versions back, but I read somewhere that after Oct 2008, I won't be able to upgrade to CS3 - It doesn't make sense. Can some one clarify? Thanks in advance.

I'm just chiming in so you will be sure to understand the above answers, which are correct. CS3 is the last version that can be upgraded from version 7. So you are good, assuming that the CS3 upgrade is legitimate. Ask book store if they have a return policy. There are many shrink rapped copies that look real and may even run for a few days. Best advice is call adobe about serial number is best.

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How to re-install CS3 upgrade version?

had to delete my hard drive and start anew. I reinstalled my old CS2 and to start it would not let ne register it and now it won't let new use my CS3 upgrade. can anyone help

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Can't find CS2 serial to install CS3 upgrade version (*@*! Yosemite)

Hi all,
Am having to re-install my CS3 (old I know, but still does the job) after having to wipe my hard drive after making the mistake of upgrading my OS to Yosemite... trouble is, as it was the upgrade version (had to install CS2 first) I now need to enter my CS2 serial - which I don't have.
Still waiting for answer on the "Chat" service (customer support no longer 'does' customer support for this) and nothing in my products page in my Adobe ID so a little stuck at the mo !
Any solution MUCH appreciated

Hi Ned,
Thanks for the (extremely prompt!) answer - I've marked as "correct" as I reckon it would work (the installation dialogue box only required a valid CS2 serial and the one on the download link - 1130-0412-8377-1896-9751-5759 - should work, according to what the page states).
Fortunately I managed to find (an old sketchbook that I was using at the time that had a note of both my CS2 and CS3 serials so managed to finish my install from that... one advantage of hoarding old notebooks !
Thanks again, and much kudos to you !
NB. If anyone else has the same issue (re-installing the upgrade version of CS3) then there is no need to install CS2 first before installing CS3 - the system should know you had a valid CS2 and only requires the valid serial.

Installing CS3 Upgrade Version on a NEW PC

Hello,
I've had a lot of problems contacting Adobe and hope you can help me.
I'm getting a new PC soon and want to install my copy of CS3 Design Standard. The disk here is an upgrade disk as I had the original creative suite (also an upgrade disk). Before that I had Photoshop 6.0, InDesign 2.0 etc.
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Thanks!

How would I install CS3 successfully?
Probably not at all. New PC means Win 7 or Win 8 and CS3 is not compatible at all with the latter and exposes some not so minor issues with the otehr. Beyond that, if you feel adventurous, al lyou need is your CS3 and you will be asked for a serial of a previous product. Just expect this to be an unpleasant experience and don't say you haven't been warned. Of course you might end up happy like a kid on Christmas on the odd chance it may work without a hitch...
Mylenium

Can CS3 upgrade be used for 6.5?

Hi i'm currently using AE 6.5 pro(mac) and wondering if i can buy the CS3 upgrade version for it? I went down to the software store recently and the sales guy said i would need the full retail version because the CS3 upgrade needs at least AE7 installed.
Hope someone can help me on this and thanks!

The sales guy was incorrect. You can upgrade from version 5 upwards with current upgrade pricing.
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DW CS3 Upgrade

I've been using DW MX since it came out as part of the
Macromedia MX Studio but am finally thinking about upgrading at
last. I was just about to go and buy the DW CS3 upgrade version
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Thomas.Wicht wrote:
> can anyone told me why a Dreamweaver 8 from a
> Studio 8 Packet is not a Dreamweaver 8 when I try to
upgrade to Dreamweaver CS3
> ?
The Studio package offers not only Dreamweaver, but several
other
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each
program individually. In other words, you got Dreamweaver 8
at a large
discount, so it doesn't qualify for an upgrade to Dreamweaver
CS3.
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Creative Suite
packages, which contains several programs at a considerable
discount.
> Why to you fight against your own paying Customers ?
This is a user-to-user forum, so you're unlikely to get an
official
response from Adobe here. However, what Adobe is doing is
offering
continued discounts for customer loyalty. You got the
advantage of the
cheap price when you bought Studio 8, and you'll get a
similar cheap
price if you upgrade to one of the Creative Suite packages.
But if you
want to switch to just using an individual program, you have
to start
again. You can upgrade from a single program to a suite, but
not
downgrade from a suite to a single program.
David Powers, Adobe Community Expert
Author, "The Essential Guide to Dreamweaver CS3" (friends of
ED)
Author, "PHP Solutions" (friends of ED)
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I have CS3 upgrade installed on a new Mac, the old one died. Can't boot it because it wants the version before CS2 serial

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What OS is on your new Mac? I'm doubtful AE CS3 will even run if it's new!
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Piotr,
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However, you state:
had the licence transferred to me.
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If your goal is to install and activate CS5 there is no need to install anything preceding it. You will only need to have the serial number from the preceding version that you upgrade from (CS3 I guess).

I have a new computer running os10.9. my old computer ran cs5.5(upgrade version). I am trying to get CS5.5onto my new computer. when i load cs5.5 towards the end of the install it asks for the cs5.5 serial number. i put that in and everything is accepted

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Contact Adobe support:
Serial number and activation chat support (non-CC)
http://helpx.adobe.com/x-productkb/global/service1.html ( http://adobe.ly/1aYjbSC )

Adobe Photoshop CS & CS3 upgrade issues

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I have read that if i revert back to snow leopard then i would be able to install these programms without issue, but the question is then if i then update the OS system to lion, would the updated version of photoshop CS3 still work, being on the back of CS? or would it stop working?
If this updated programme does not work, am i better having a partitioned disc just to run snow leopard and to use photoshop, and if this is the case would i be able to access all saved images and files when running the lion side of the partition in order to sync these with i cloud and my ipad?
regards

The bootable Snow Leopard partition is the way I would do it.
Borrowed from Kappy,
Drive Preparation
1. Open Disk Utility in your Utilities folder.
2. After DU loads select your external hard drive (this is the entry with the mfgr.'s ID and size) from the left side list. Click on the Partition tab in the DU main window.
3. Under the Volume Scheme heading set the number of partitions from the drop down menu to one. Click on the Options button, set the partition scheme to GUID then click on the OK button. Set the format type to Mac OS Extended (Journaled.) Click on the Partition button and wait until the process has completed.
4. Select the volume you just created (this is the sub-entry under the drive entry) from the left side list. Click on the Erase tab in the DU main window.
5. Set the format type to Mac OS Extended (Journaled.) Click on the Security button, check the button for Zero Data and click on OK to return to the Erase window.
6. Click on the Erase button. The format process can take up to several hours depending upon the drive size.
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Installing CS3 Upgrade On New Laptop That's Not Had Full Install

Frustrated!
Got a new laptop for Christmas. OS is Windows 7 Home Premium SP1
My original full is Version 5, which has been upgraded to 5.5 - 6 - 7 - CS2 & CS3.
CS3 upgrade is currently installed on my desktop machine running Window XP SP2.
I'm trying to install on my new laptop as my 2nd install, but the installation keeps failing!
With each attemt I expect to be asked to stick the original install disc (version 5) to verify but that does not happen, it never asks for it!
I have tried both Run as administatror and also in XP compatibility mode with zero results.
Am I going to need to install the full version 5 and then go through installing upgrades until I get to CS3? I'm trying to avoid all that time if possible!

Near as I can tell you haven't named one specific error message in all your posts above.
Could you be a little more specific about what's going wrong when you say:
Sapphire Studios wrote:
I'm trying to install on my new laptop as my 2nd install, but the installation keeps failing!
You've leapt to the conclusion that it's a problem with the software being an upgrade; I'd like to confirm that, that's all.
By the way, there were problems with even Photoshop CS5 working on some AMD processors up until an update was released (well after the initial release of PS CS5)... Not sure if this has anything to do with what you're doing, but if even more modern versions of Photoshop didn't get along with AMD processors there could be a compatibility issue... Did Photoshop CS3 specifically claim compatibility with the type of AMD processor you have, or is there too much of a time difference between them?
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