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January 19, 2013
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how to install CS5 on macbook pro retina display?? I have the original CD but mac doesn't have cd

  • January 19, 2013
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I can't find the PS CS5 to install the trial anyways... so i need a solution

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Correct answer Thomas Sisson

You will need a computer to "burn" the CD image onto a USB/thumb drive. I say burn, not copy, because you cannot simply copy the disk image. There are multiple Free OpenSource programs that can copy a disk image onto a thumb drive, so I will not suggest one. Burning an image, rather than copying will delete files on a thumb drive just as it would with a rewritable disk.

If it is an IMG and not an ISO image, I believe you may be able to copy it directly to a thumb drive and mount the image to install the program. You may also mount an ISO that has been copied if you have the correct program, but I would not advise it.

All of this should permitted within the license areement for the most restrictively licensed programs, so long as no copy is left on the computer used to copy the image, you keep the CD only as a backup, you are only using the copy to install a program for which you have a license, and you only install the program on one computer that you own and control.

I am not an attorney and do not work for Adobe, so you should read the license before following my advice to be sure.

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John Waller
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John WallerCommunity Expert
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January 19, 2013

Download the Trial version from http://prodesigntools.com/all-adobe-cs5-direct-download-links.html

Follow the Very Important Instructions on that page first otherwise the links will not work.

Adobe's EULA (End User License Agreement) permits you to install and activate the software on a maximum of two computers at any one time.

My MacBook Air does not have a DVD drive so I bought a cheap external DVD drive (which connects via USB) for installing software from DVDs when I cannot find a downloadable version online.

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Thomas SissonCorrect answer
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January 19, 2013

You will need a computer to "burn" the CD image onto a USB/thumb drive. I say burn, not copy, because you cannot simply copy the disk image. There are multiple Free OpenSource programs that can copy a disk image onto a thumb drive, so I will not suggest one. Burning an image, rather than copying will delete files on a thumb drive just as it would with a rewritable disk.

If it is an IMG and not an ISO image, I believe you may be able to copy it directly to a thumb drive and mount the image to install the program. You may also mount an ISO that has been copied if you have the correct program, but I would not advise it.

All of this should permitted within the license areement for the most restrictively licensed programs, so long as no copy is left on the computer used to copy the image, you keep the CD only as a backup, you are only using the copy to install a program for which you have a license, and you only install the program on one computer that you own and control.

I am not an attorney and do not work for Adobe, so you should read the license before following my advice to be sure.

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