Adobe Creative Suite activation: Difference between revisions
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[[File:Adobe Creative Suite support page mentioning the shut down of the activation servers for many of its older versions..png|thumb|The Adobe Creative Suite (CS) Support Page Stating The Shutdown of Activation Servers]]Adobe Creative Suite (CS) was a software collection released from 2003 to 2013, when Adobe replaced it with Creative Cloud (CC). | {{Incomplete}}{{ToneWarning}}[[File:Adobe Creative Suite support page mentioning the shut down of the activation servers for many of its older versions..png|thumb|The Adobe Creative Suite (CS) Support Page Stating The Shutdown of Activation Servers]]Adobe Creative Suite (CS) was a software collection released from 2003 to 2013, when Adobe replaced it with Creative Cloud (CC). | ||
==Background== | ==Background== | ||
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===Non-existant solution:=== | ===Non-existant solution:=== | ||
Nancy OShea, a | Nancy OShea, a Community Expert and Moderator on the Adobe forums, has made the following reference to a method to obtain a new CS3 installer that does not require activation:<ref>https://community.adobe.com/t5/download-install-discussions/cs3-activation-branched-from-cs2-activation/td-p/9689902</ref><blockquote>The correct answer below describes how to obtain a new CS3 installer, a new serial number that does not require activation and the procedures necessary to make it work. Read them carefully.<ref>https://community.adobe.com/t5/download-install-discussions/cs3-activation-branched-from-cs2-activation/m-p/9689903#M136927</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=12 Aug 2014 |title=Re-activating CS3 |url=https://forums.adobe.com/thread/1545413 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141204085848/https://forums.adobe.com/thread/1545413 |archive-date=4 Dec 2014 |via=Adobe forums}}</ref></blockquote> | ||
[[File:Nancy adobe activation servers.png|thumb|Nancy OShea on adobe forums linking to a method to install software after activation servers have been phased out, that does not work.]] | [[File:Nancy adobe activation servers.png|thumb|Nancy OShea on adobe forums linking to a method to install software after activation servers have been phased out, that does not work.]] | ||
However, the link she provided to ''"Re-activating CS3(Updated)"'' does not work as of February 17th, 2025. This was archived in 2014.<ref name=":0" /> | However, the link she provided to ''"Re-activating CS3(Updated)"'' does not work as of February 17th, 2025. This was archived in 2014.<ref name=":0" /> | ||