Activation code for CS3 design standard

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August 10, 2022
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Hello, how do we get activation code for CS3 design standard? Software is used on Windows 10 with no problems, but needed is the activation code. Adobe support chat could not help in this case.

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Correct answer kglad

as stated above, you can't activate cs3 (or cs2 or cs4): https://helpx.adobe.com/creative-suite.html

cs5, cs5.5 and cs6 are probably next.

kglad

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as stated above, you can't activate cs3 (or cs2 or cs4): https://helpx.adobe.com/creative-suite.html

cs5, cs5.5 and cs6 are probably next.

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ali25536279pjvjAuthor

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there is no expiration date on my dvds, but adobe do this just for the money and will get bad reviews, but does not bother them, at least could have given some years of free use of cloud versions, but money is most important

LinSims

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The activation servers were failing and could not be kept online. The software doesn't run on modern systems. It would take a great deal of time, resources, and money to port the activation software, and Adobe would rather spend those on products that they are getting money from now rather than one that hasn't given them any revenue in over a decade. And that assumes they can even find the source code or someone who has the expertise to update it.

And yes, of course the money is important. If they don't make money, they go out of business.

I'm not fond of the subscription model myself, but that seems to be the direction a lot of the software industry is going, especially the ones that supply business software.

As far as I know, the only activation servers still running are for CS5 and CS6, and they're pretty much on death watch. Not that their existance would help you since it is no longer possible to buy CS5 or CS6 anymore. (And if someone contacts you via private message to say they're from Adobe and/or can help you acquire those, report them immediately. They're scammers and your identity can be stolen.)

AxelMatt

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CS3 activation servers were taken offline years ago. You can't activate your CS3 suite.

It's a dead product.

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