PS cs3 upgrade

Can I install PS CS3 upgrade over a free CS2?

There is no "free CS2".
The modified CS2 download was made available to those who already owned a legitimate license to CS2. Not to freeloaders.
You are using it illegally.
No, the modified serial number you have will NOT be accepted by a CS3 upgrade installer.

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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.
You can upgrade from AE 6.5 Pro to AE CS3 for US $299.
You can upgrade from AE 6.5 Pro to CS3 Production Premium bundle for US $1199.

I'm trying to insall Adobe Photoshop CS3 on a new ASUS ASM11BB001O computer equipped with 64-bit Windows 7. I use a "bundle" approach, first loading Photoshop 6, then upgrading with CS upgrade and then CS3 upgrade. The installation goes smoothly until I

I'm trying to install Adobe Photoshop CS3 on a new ASUS ASM11BB001O computer equipped with 64-bit Windows 7. I use a "bundle" approach, first loading Photoshop 6, then upgrading with CS upgrade and then CS3 upgrade. The installation goes smoothly until I add PS CS, and then it balks at the "accept" Adobe conditions screen. I have two other (Gateway) computers with Windows 7, 64-bit, on both of which the PS-6, CS-CS3 pathway worked fine. Any thoughts on how to get this working? Thanks

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).

Can't install CS3 Upgrade on NEW iMac 24". An Imac DVD drive issue?

My CS3 Design Premium Upgrade CD fails to install Photoshop on my BRAND NEW iMac yet it is able to install everything else on the CS3 disc. I just bought this iMac yesterday and CS2/CS3 Upgrade are the FIRST things I installed (besides updates) when I turned it on. I'm still using 10.4.10.
I searched through the Adobe forums and the internet as to how others with the same issue have dealt with the problem, but it seems the most common reason is that people had installed Photoshop CS3 beta previously as well as older Flash/Acrobat plug-ins conflicting with the installation process. Further, these causes seem to be effecting Windows users.
So a few hours ago I tried to COPY the upgrade CD contents to my hard disk, I get the message:
"The Finder cannot complete the operation because some data in 'AdobePhotoshop 10en_US.dmg' could not be read or written. (Error code -36)."
This procedure of copying to the disk (and the resulting error message) is SPECIFICALLY addressed in the Adobe support pages TechNotes:
http://kb.adobe.com/selfservice/viewContent.do?externalId=kb401429&sliceId=2
The page says that it may be a drive issue that is causing the problem. Of the 7 possible solutions given on the page, I've narrowed it down to only 1 option left (but I can't try it since I don't have another Mac!):
"*Solution 4*: Copy the software to the hard drive of a different computer.
*If the software copies successfully, the model of DVD drive on your original computer might not be able to read the DVD. Contact the DVD drive or computer manufacturer for any updates that might be available.*"
But what's funny (or annoying rather) is, I had a 20" Alum 2.4 iMac earlier this year (returned because of screen problem), and the CS3 upgrade installed without any problems on it!..??? And according to the iMac specs, the 20" and 24" models both have the same DVD drive make right?
Any ideas??? Are there other 24" iMac users who are experiencing similar problems? If not, then I guess I may have to return yet another iMac...which I'm reluctant to do since this screen is PERFECT! I'm scared to get another iMac with the dreaded screen gradient issue.

I just solved the problem.
I tried copying the DVD files to the hard disk about 7-8 more times. The last try SUCCESSFULLY copied to the disk and I was able to install Photoshop CS3.
Yay.

Adobe Photoshop CS & CS3 upgrade issues

I have recently obtained an original disc of adobe photoshop CS and an original disc of adobe photoshop CS3 upgrade to install on my Imac which is running lion at the moment, only to be told that power pc programmes are no longer recognised. I was intending to install the original Photoshop CS and then upgrade it to CS3, however due to this issue i cant install the original disc.
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.
7. After formatting is complete quit DU and return to the installer. Install Snow Leopard being sure to select the external drive as the target.
Note that you will need a Snow Leopard DVD. The above will only work for you if you can boot your computer from a Snow Leopard DVD. If you have a new model that came with Lion pre-installed then the above will not work because a Snow Leopard retail DVD cannot boot your model.
Then install your CS and CS3 and run them in SL. If the images are stored in a seperate drive/partition then it should work seamlessly.

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?
-Noel

I have CS2 and would like to do Image Stacking. I understand CS3 allows this. correct? Am I wiser to purchase CS3 upgrade. Am I going to run into issues with install?

I have CS2 and would like to do Image Stacking. I understand CS3 allows this. correct? Am I wiser to purchase CS3 upgrade. Am I going to run into issues with install?

Well, I refuse to sign up to pay Adobe a monthly tribute for life too, but that doesn't mean we are limited to CS3.
I'm staying with CS6.
Adobe still sells a perpetual-license to Photoshop CS6 without the subscription model, but it's $700 for the Standard version and a cool $1,000 for the Extended version.
You haven't mentioned your platform, Macintosh or Windows, so make sure CS3 or any other obsolete version you buy actually runs on a modern operating system.
Good luck.

Help! bulk license photoshop 7.0 with Cs3 upgrade won't work when reinstalling - Adobe support can't help

I've installed/reinstalled CS3 (upgrade over Photoshop7) a few times since 2007 when I've upgraded my pc - from the first install I had to contact their Aussie 1800 number because the Photoshop disk was a bulk license version and it didn't like the key when CS3 did an upgrade check. Spent over an hour today on a chat with Adobe and they will no longer help me as they aren't trained on PS 7 or CS3. ANY HELP would be appreciated

If your products are registered with Adobe, they can unlock CS3. It's called a "challenge code".
Apparently, Adobe has a challenge code system. So, if you have the old serial number from the upgrade and you call customer support. Customer support has a challenge code procedure where they give you a code that overrides the problem. Unfortunately, it took me 5 calls to customer support before I found someone who knew how to do it. The key term is "Challenge Code"
Error "This serial number is not for a qualifying product" | CS6, CS5.5, CS5
Important: We can unlock your serial number after we first verify that you qualify for the upgrade. When you contact us, be at your computer to complete the following upgrade verification workflow.
Register your product.
Contact us. You'll complete the next steps with a staff member.
Do one of the following in the Serial Number Upgrade screen:
Windows: Press Ctrl+Shift and then double-click.
Mac OS: Press Command+Shift and then double-click.
The Upgrade Code window appears.
Read the Challenge Code to the support staff member.
Enter the Support Code (that Adobe Support provides) into the Support Code field, and then click Next.
Gene

G4 and cs3 upgrade woes

Does anyone have any suggestions how i might get the cs3 upgrade loaded onto an older g4. it does not have a dvd drive, so i was wondering if there is a way to use our server at work to load it to my machine? i assume we could buy a cheap dvd player to download it,but not sure the easiest way.

Neil, they must think i will be surfing all day or something. i think the drive has about 50 gigs free. i honestly have looked at all the g4 specs shown on apples site and i still cant find this model. i was hoping to nail it down to figure which and how much ram i need. their idea of lots of ram is giving someone 5-700 megs of ram. the more i think about it, just to get photoshop to see 1 gig means i will need like 2 gigs. its so *** backwards,they give the layout dept g5s and i am doing pictures that are 10 times the size and i have this relic of a g4.
Any way to figure out ahead if i need toast,if i buy an external dvd drive?
Lundberg, g3 is not part of this discussion.

CS3 Upgrade demands two qualifying products?

I'm installing CS3 for a co-worker, it worked on their old computer I just replaced. We have a copy of CS2 Premium and the CS3 upgrade. At the upgrade check, it asks for a serial from either CS2 or CS2.3. I put in the CS2 serial, it validates it, then tells me I also need CS2.3. I called Adobe support, they kept saying just put in my serial for CS2 and I don't need CS2.3 for upgrade. I finally gave up and took a screenshot. Hitting 'Next' does result in a message saying I need a serial for CS2.3.

download a new set of cs3 installation files and retry:
Downloads available:
Suite: CC | CS6 | CS5.5 | CS5 | CS4 | CS3
Acrobat: XI, X | 9,8
Premiere Elements: 12 | 11, 10 | 9, 8, 7
Photoshop Elements: 12 | 11, 10 | 9,8,7
Lightroom: 5 | 4 | 3
Captivate: 7 | 6 | 5
https://helpx.adobe.com/download-install.html
Download and installation help for Adobe links
https://helpx.adobe.com/download-install.htmlDownload and installation help for Prodesigntools links are listed on most linked pages. They are critical; especially steps 1, 2 and 3. If you click a link that does not have those steps listed, open a second window using the Lightroom 3 link to see those 'Important Instructions'.

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
when an assoc of mine said that the fact that it was part of an old
Studio suite means that it doesn't qualify for upgrade even though
the MX version technically does qualify. Can any of you guys and
gals clarify please?

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
programs at a considerably lower price than you would pay for
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.
However, it does qualify for an upgrade to one of the
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)
http://foundationphp.com/

CS3 upgrade wont accept older serial number in stage 2 :(

Hi folks,
I have been happily using Photoshop CS for years and then got a retina with Mavericks...
So I had to up the ante but since I couldn't afford CC or CS5+ I got myself CS3 on eBay. Now- it was sold as "full retail" but turns out is only an upgrade but with serial number et al. No HUGE problem as I did have my Photoshop CS serial number and unboxed disk still. Or so I thought.
But it works fine to install and even to trial, but when I get to the point of my CS serial number to "upgrade" from it doesn't like my CS serial number. Meaning- I cannot upgrade!
What could the matter be? My CS serial number is fine and it does work fine on my older Mac running CS still, just not on either Mac (both the retina and the older Mac which I tested just to rule out the retina not acknowledging CS) to upgrade to CS3.
Also- I would like to register CS3 even though it is only an upgrade but it is already registered. IS there provision for owners of preowned Photoshops? I do have the bonafide disk, complete with workshop and box etc.

I just got my transcript from the chat where I am told I cannot be helped with my issue with the CS3 upgrade because I haven't been able to register the serial/licence to myself and where I signed off after apologising to the operative for wasting their time only to find that they had tagged this mysterious bit at the end, after I closed the window:
*bleep* :But in case of the upgrade cs3 serial number , sometimes there are trouble to unlock it .
*bleep* :so we need to unlock the serial number in the different way.
Obviously I cannot now ask what on earth that means.
Wee Moan Alert: I am so stressed by this as the whole reason for this is that my beloved MacBook Pro died on me just ten days after having been "repaired" by the local Apple "mechanic" and they suspect that this time it is the motherboard or logic board which made it uneconomical to repair and I had to stump out for a new retina which can only run Mavericks and Mavericks requires CS3 upward, has no Super Drive and "outdated" any of my non-native software so that this has been EXCEEDINGLY expensive.
I didn't WANT to upgrade CS (I like it- it is familiar and NEVER let me down) but had to so thought that at least buying a bonafide second-hand (full retail) version would be the best of both worlds- genuine (I like genuine and have more ancient boxed software than is sane) AND not going to break me financially (blood and stones, blood and stones!). /end moan

CS3 upgrade - installation issues

Hello there,
I recently purchased a second hand copy of Adobe CS2 Standard with a CS3 upgrade.
Filled in a transfer of licence that went through.
Anyway I was advised to install CS2 first before the CS3 so I did this but when I went to install CS3, I faced this problem:
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/627206/Picture%208.png
It will only allow me to tick the install Adobe 8. The rest shows up as 'already installed.'
I have tried uninstalling all the adobe products, using app cleaner and installing on the CS3.
But still no luck.
Called Adobe support but they said they no longer support CS3.
Grr.
Anyway, any help would be greatly appreciated, thanks!

Hi, thank you for your quick response!
I tried that several times but still not working...
I am working in CS2 for now but when I open any illustrator files I created in CS3, it corrupts it.
Scary stuff!
Pleaaaase help!

Adobe After Effects CS3 upgrade doesn't show as product purchased on "My Products and Services" page

Hi,
I have purchased both Adobe Photoshop 6.00, a upgrade from it to Photoshop CS2, Adobe After Effects 8, and a upgrade from it to After Effects C3. The Adobe Photoshop 6.00 shows up with its corresponding serial numberand the Photoshop CS2 upgrade shows up separtely with its serial number. After Effects shows up as version 8 but has the serial number from the CS3 product and there is only one entry for it.
Did I lose my After Effects CS3 upgrade when I used it to get the discount for the Creative Cloud and that is why it is showing up as version 8?
Thanks, Ron

Thank you.
I should have looked at my old version's box and I would have relized that. So, there is no loss of ownership or anything of that nature in using Adobe After Effects CS3 for the Adobe Cloud discount? I would be free to even sell it?
Thanks, Ron

Adobe CS3 Upgrade

I purchased Adobe CS3 Upgrade at an auction with the intent to sell. I contacted chat support and they said the seller (auction) needs to transfer the license o me and then I can sell and transfer the rights to a buyer. I can't get back on chat to ask any follow up questions. Chat support said they'd put a case number in my profile and I can't find it anywhere.
help!

You should get back in touch with chat support if you have unfinished business with them.
Here is some info regarding reselling Adobe software that might answer your questions...
Reselling Adobe Software
http://helpx.adobe.com/x-productkb/policy-pricing/transfer-product-license.html

Installing CS3 Upgrade on new machine? CS2 registered user on old machine

I was wondering if I would be able to install a CS3 Upgrade on a new iMac I plan to purchase....I have a fully registered CS2 version on my current iMac, so therefore I think I'd be eligible to only purchase the upgrade...but would I need to install CS2 on the new iMac first, then the upgrade? Would doing this affect the upgrade because of multiple activations on CS2?
Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Just install CS3. During the installation you'll be asked for some proof
of eligibility. You need either the CS2 installation disk or the serial
number, but make sure you have both handy.
Bob

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