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May 21, 2021
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Adobe Suite CS3 CD How To Get on a NO CD Computer

  • May 21, 2021
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Hello I recently got a new pc and have the Adobe Suite CS3 on CD my new pc has no DVD drive is there a client I can download to put onmy pc and use my key on it?

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Correct answer AxelMatt

Unfortunately you don't have any change to install CS3 on an new computer. CS3 is dead.  Even if you have an installer and valid serial number, the aged out activation servers were retired years ago.  It's impossible to re-install CS3 now. 

 

If you have an update of newer CS versions (like CS4, CS5 or CS6) you still had the chanceof using it.  But unfortunately, that ship sailed long ago. 

 

Your options are to change to the Elements versions Photoshop and Premiere or you buy a subscription of one of the Creative Cloud plans:

Creative Cloud Photography Plan -- approx $10/month x 12 months.

- Includes the very latest versions of these great products & services: 

-- Photoshop CC and Photoshop on iPad 

-- Lightroom on desktop, mobile and the web 

-- Lightroom Classic 

-- Portfolio website + hosting 

-- Spark with premium features 

-- Bridge 

-- 20 GB cloud storage (upgradable to 1 TB). 

 

Creative Cloud All Apps (31 + apps & services) or Single Apps Plans 

https://www.adobe.com/creativecloud/plans.html

 

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May 21, 2021

Unfortunately you don't have any change to install CS3 on an new computer. CS3 is dead.  Even if you have an installer and valid serial number, the aged out activation servers were retired years ago.  It's impossible to re-install CS3 now. 

 

If you have an update of newer CS versions (like CS4, CS5 or CS6) you still had the chanceof using it.  But unfortunately, that ship sailed long ago. 

 

Your options are to change to the Elements versions Photoshop and Premiere or you buy a subscription of one of the Creative Cloud plans:

Creative Cloud Photography Plan -- approx $10/month x 12 months.

- Includes the very latest versions of these great products & services: 

-- Photoshop CC and Photoshop on iPad 

-- Lightroom on desktop, mobile and the web 

-- Lightroom Classic 

-- Portfolio website + hosting 

-- Spark with premium features 

-- Bridge 

-- 20 GB cloud storage (upgradable to 1 TB). 

 

Creative Cloud All Apps (31 + apps & services) or Single Apps Plans 

https://www.adobe.com/creativecloud/plans.html

 

My System: Intel i7-8700K - 64GB RAM - NVidia Geforce RTX 3060 - Windows 11 Pro 25H2 -- LR-Classic 15 - Photoshop 27 - Nik Collection 8 - PureRAW 6 - Topaz Photo AI
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May 21, 2021

Hallo, nach meiner Information und Erfahrung kann Adobe Suite CS3 nicht mehr von CD/DVD installiert werden. Denn Adobe hat für die CS3 den Lizenzserver abgeschaltet. Die CS3 kann nur noch von einem BackUP (Time Machine etc.) übernommen und verwendet werden.