When I open Adobe Photoshop CS2, there is a window that says "Your Adobe Photoshop user name, organization, or serial number is missing or invalid."

How can I access my application?

Without proper system information and other technical details nobody can tell you anything. As a start, read this:
Error: Activation Server Unavailable | CS2, Acrobat 7, Audition 3
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"Your Adobe Photoshop user name, organization or serial number is missing or invalid"

My computer had a new HD and thus I had to reinstall my CS, but activation failed since it has been taken down.
So I was directed to a page where I downloaded and installed another CS including the serial #.
After installation, when I try to start it, I get the above message and then Photoshop quits.
I was directed to this place after login with my Adobe Id:
Download Acrobat 7 and CS2 products
where I downloaded the english CS2 for Windows version.
The funny thing is that the PS splash screen has all the information and it didn't complain when I installed and entered the serial number!?
I'm on Win7 if that's important.
Br Mikael

Ahh…original computer the license was purchased for was 32-bit os, my new machine is 64 bit…incompatible os requirements causing issue?
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Error: "...user name, organization, or serial number is missing or invalid..." when you start Photos

MacIntosh photoshop CS2
Issue
When you start Adobe Photoshop, the application returns the error message, "Your Adobe Photoshop user name, organization, or serial number is missing or invalid. The application cannot continue and must now exit."
Detail
Photoshop previously started without error.
There is supposed to be a patch for this error message but I have not been able to find it. Help!

Without proper system information and other technical details nobody can tell you anything. As a start, read this:
Error: Activation Server Unavailable | CS2, Acrobat 7, Audition 3
Mylenium

Cs2/Windows 7x64 - User name, organization, or serial number is missing or invalid?

Ok, I'm at my wits end on this one. I've installed and reinstalled this CS2 suite multiple times, tried to find the proper registry keys, pretty much anything i can think of to get this to work, but every time I go to boot up one of the programs in the suite (such as Photoshop) I get an error stating "Your Adobe Photoshop user name, organization, or serial number is missing or invalid. The application cannot continue and must now exit". There is only an OK box, and absolutely no way for me to look at the licensing information to see what it's getting hung up on.
I've confirmed everything is correct upon installation. I can't find an e-mail address for Adobe's customer support so I'm asking you guys - what the hell is going on with this software? Anyone fix this before?

@exshopper
A few quick items:
(1)     I genuinely hope you find satisfaction with PaintShop Pro and that it meets your needs, whatever they are.
(2)     Bob Levine is not and has never been an employee of Adobe Systems Incorporated. He does speak his mind and certainly lets Adobe know when our products and policies need improvement. Without attempting to put words in his mouth, I think you may be objecting to the fact that he does understand the needs of software developers in terms of marketing and supporting their products and the value of same to customers. He does rightly point out that the monthly subscription costs for the tools they use to earn their living usually amount to far less expenditure than many if not most creative professionals spend each day on their favorite beverages. There is still a major failure of many computer users to comprehend the cost of development and support of software simply because software isn't “tangible” in the way computers, printers, and other peripherals are.
(3)     When you refer to purchasing “the CS2 suite for 1500 pounds (over $3000 back then)” I assume that you are referring to the Creative Suite 2 Premium which included every creative product that Adobe had at the time including InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, GoLive, Version Cue, Bridge, Acrobat, etc. The “back then” was early 2005, nearly a decade which is an awful long time in this industry. If you “bought” the product more recently than eight years ago, much less five years ago, you already were purchasing something that was no longer current. And you certainly could not have purchased it from Adobe.
(4)     I am sorry to read that your “computer died.” Was that computer nine years old? To be consistent with your expectations of Adobe, hopefully you expected your computer's manufacturer to continue to support that computer with a free or reduced cost repairs and/or replacement because you spent so much money on that computer. And of course you expected that new computer would run the exact same OS as your dead computer and support all your old peripherals including SCSI drives, diskettes, etc.
(5)     Whether you or even I like it or not, the subscription model better reflects the reality of development, distribution, and support of software. Under the previous “perpetual license” scheme, you paid for a license to use the software for perpetuity on the hardware and software (i.e., OS) platforms for which it was developed and tested, nothing more. Unfortunately, the expectations of many of our customers was that somehow Adobe would provide free updates to their current program versions to provide support for future incompatible hardware and operating system platforms. However, that is a totally untenable business model. In contrast, many high end software applications (not graphic arts applications) not only charge for a license, but have a requirement for payment of either a monthly or annual maintenance contract which cover most such hardware/OS upwards incompatibility contingencies. The subscription model currently in-place basically eliminates the up-front licensing and a maintenance contract with a simple monthly fee that provides access to all updates and upgrades. It is fairly clear and simple.
(6)     In terms of your costs over time, you didn't indicate which aspects of “CS2 suite” you were using, but given your apparent emphasis on image editing, Adobe does offer a very attractive subscription that includes both Lightroom and Photoshop. Even if you don't use Lightroom at all, it is still a great price even just for Photoshop.
          - Dov

I have downloaded Photoshop elements 5.0 to a new PC. I recieve error message: "Your Adobe Photoshop Elements user name, organization, or serial number is missing or invalid. The application cannot continue and must now exit."

I was referred here by customer service. I have downloaded Photoshop elements 5.0 to a new PC. After accepting the agreement I receive an error message saying "Your Adobe Photoshop Elements user name, organization, or serial number is missing or invalid. The application cannot continue and must now exit." There is no place to enter the serial number.

All your pictures will remain safe even after uninstalling the program. Your pictures are saved to your system in form of catalog present at C:\ProgramData\Adobe\Photoshop Elements\Catalogs\<your catalog><br />When you reinstall the program you can open this catalog and view all your photos again.

After installing CS2 I get user name, organization,or serial number is missing or invalid.

This occurs when you open photoshop for the first time.

Trevor.Dennis wrote:
Where did you get CS2 from? Is it on the original disk? If so, the activation server for CS2 is not longer in use, and you have to download a special version
http://helpx.adobe.com/x-productkb/policy-pricing/creative-suite-2-act ivation-end-life.html
…and also use the new serial number provided on that website.

Error "Your Adobe Photoshop Elements user name, organization, or serial number is missing or invalid

I have PS Elements 5. I read a previous article about above error. According to the steps you have to uninstall the program. What happens to pictures, etc. that at in the program.???

All your pictures will remain safe even after uninstalling the program. Your pictures are saved to your system in form of catalog present at C:\ProgramData\Adobe\Photoshop Elements\Catalogs\<your catalog><br />When you reinstall the program you can open this catalog and view all your photos again.

I have both Photoshop Elements 5 and 12. I need to keep using both versions. However when I try to work in Photoshop 5, I get the messsage that "Your photoshop Elements user name, organisaztion or serial number is missing or invalid.

The application then closes and I seem to be going in circles.
What do I need to do to continue to have access to my catalogs in Photoshop 5 ( of which I have several) and created over 9 years
Your advice please.
Suz

Following the instructions I have been able to find out the epic number on my old machine. Thank you for your advice.
However as I am using windows 8.1, I have been unable to get to the second step. I have tried to search using key words such as 'Epic serial' or 'registry editor' but have drawn a blank.
Where to next?
Suz

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when I open a new tab, there are 9 tiles that I am assuming should have 9 sites you've either been to or would like to make as favorites. I can't figure out how to drag a favorite into one of the tiles.

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Everyday when I open Firefox a msg come on the screen that says "It is stronly recommended that you apply this update for Firefox ASAP." The connectivity server will not connect. Is there some way to disable this request?

Everyday when I open Firefox a msg comes on the screen that says "It is strongly recommended that you apply this update for Firefox ASAP. When I try to install, it will not connect to the connecting server so it just clocks forever.

See:
* http://kb.mozillazine.org/Software_Update (Software Update not working properly)
Remove the files in the updates and updates\0 folder.
You may need to delete active-update.xml and updates.xml as well if present.
XP:
C:\Documents and Settings\<user>\Local Settings\Application Data\Mozilla\Firefox\Mozilla Firefox\updates
(%USERPROFILE%\Local Settings\Application Data\Mozilla\Firefox\Mozilla Firefox)
If you have problems with updating then easiest is to download the full version and uninstall the currently installed version.
You may need to remove the Firefox program folder to do a clean install of the new version.
Do a clean (re-)install:
* Download a fresh Firefox copy and save the file to the desktop.
* Firefox 4.0.x: http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/all.html
* Uninstall your current Firefox version and remove the Firefox program folder before installing that copy of the Firefox installer.
* Do not remove personal data if you uninstall the current version.
* It is important to delete the Firefox program folder to remove all the files and make sure that there are no problems with files that were leftover after uninstalling.
Your bookmarks and other profile data are stored elsewhere in the [http://kb.mozillazine.org/Profile_folder_-_Firefox Firefox Profile Folder] and won't be affected by a reinstall, but make sure that you do not select to remove personal data if you uninstall Firefox.

When using my mac book pro, there's a window that comes up saying to force quit applications. i've done the updates cleaned out computer and have taken it in but it wont stop coming up.

when using my mac book pro, there's a window that comes up saying to force quit applications. i've done the updates cleaned out computer and have taken it in but it wont stop coming up. what can i do?

The force quit window appears when you:
a) type the key combination <CMD> + <OPT> + <ESC>
b) you select the menu item " > Force Quit..."

Yesterday, since I downloaded the lastest version 3.6.6, every time firefox opens and when I click on something, I get multiple error windows that say "ERROR: Security Manager Vetoed Action. I can't hardly use if anymore because of all the window pop-ups

Yesterday, since I downloaded the latest version 3.6.6, every time firefox opens and when I click on something, I get multiple error windows that say "ERROR: Security Manager Vetoed Action". I can't hardly use if anymore because of all the window pop-ups. What can I do? Can I go back to an older version?
== This happened ==
Every time Firefox opened
== I downloaded version 3.6.6 yesterday

hello, when this is happening after you've already updated firefox with your admin account, try to delete the ''updates'' folder and ''active-update.xml & updates.xml'' within the %localappdata% folder of your restricted account like it is described in http://kb.mozillazine.org/Software_Update#Software_Update_not_working_properly

Got CS2 To Install but now getting notified that "user name, organization name or serial number is missing or invalid."

After much frustration, got CS2 installed to replace my now-unsupported CS1. Went to open Adobe Photoshop and got your Adobe Photoshop user name, organization name or serial number is missing or invalid.

First, Ganesh, your response isn't helpful because that link just explains why I had to download CS2 in the first place. Your response is the same that I got through repeated interactions with Adobe support personnel. If you're not going to provide a solution, then do not reply at all.
Second, GautamBehl, that doesn't explain why I was getting the notification when I tried to open Photoshop after successfully installing the CS2. Perhaps I should have been clear and explained that I was installing the "3 disc" CS2 design suite.
Here's the workaround I discovered. I downloaded Photoshop CS2 separately and had no problem. I would suspect that doing likewise with the other programs would get a similar result. I would expect that Adobe would fix the problem with the CS2 suite of programs, but according to my ineractions with Adobe support, are more interested in trying to sell recent software to users that they have just frustrated.

Is CS2 free? Found site that said was free and supplied download but required serial number.

is CS2 free? Found site that said was free and supplied download but required serial number.

skeeverz wrote:
is CS2 free? Found site that said was free and supplied download but required serial number.
If you did not own a legitimate license for the original CS2, you're stealing software, no different than so many software pirates.
Legitimate CS2 licensees can also download the new serial number, on the honor system.
CS2 is pretty old by now, and any version of ACR that runs on it is so obsolete that you'll be leaving an awful lot of image quality on the table.
Cease and desist.

Hi everyone I'm a new iPad user (ipad2) and have tried to download a few apps. I already have a iTunes/app store account but often when I try download a app I get a message that says "your request could not be processed"?

Hi everyone
I'm a new iPad user (ipad2) and have tried to download a few apps. I already have a iTunes/app store account but often when I try download a app I get a message that says "your request could not be processed"?

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