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April 2, 2025
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Can't Open Premiere elements 25!

  • April 2, 2025
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After purchasing and installing 25, it says I don't own it and won't start the program. I am a CC subscriber on my work profile, and use those products at work.  I also have a private profile with the same login information, and when I purchased 25 it showed up under my "personal' profile for some reason. I have the receipts and download link for 25, but when trying to open it after installing it i get the "Start Your Free Trial..." screen. See screenshot attached.

None of the options on that madatory screen lead to opening the program, i've tried them all.  Thinking it was somehow related to the fact that the program showed up under my personal profile, I chose the "log out and log in under a different account" button.  However, my business profile (CC user) and my personal profile use THE SAME LOGIN, so when i log in, it goes through the same protocols.

Give me a solution or refund my $$.  I should NEVER have uninstalled Elements 22 😞

3 replies

kglad
Community Expert
Community Expert
April 3, 2025

premiere elements isn't part of a cc subscription 

Peru Bob
Community Expert
Community Expert
April 3, 2025

@kglad 

True, it is not part of CC, but it is a 3 year subscription.  It has no serial number like previous versions did.

kglad
Community Expert
Community Expert
April 3, 2025

@Peru Bob   the op is a cc subscriber 

Peru Bob
Community Expert
Community Expert
April 2, 2025

Can you open the trial and then go to Help > Sign in?

Jeffrey_A_Wright
Community Manager
Community Manager
April 3, 2025

Toverstreet, have you contacted your work's IT department to confirm they will allow you to use a personal subscription on the same computer the managed Creative Cloud membership is being used? I don't see any purchases or active subscriptions under the account you used to post to this public discussion forum. Can you sign into the Community, using the account you used to purchase Premiere Elements, and then respond to this public discussion thread? ^JW

Peru Bob
Community Expert
Community Expert
April 2, 2025

Moved from the Premiere Elements forum to the Download and Install forum.