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April 26, 2016
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I am trying to install on a new computer but it says my serial number is invalid

  • April 26, 2016
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I had creative cloud installed on my mac but recently uninstalled and sold that computer. I now have a new PC and am trying to reinstall my creative cloud, I still have the disc and everything with the install is working fine until it asks for the serial number which it says is invalid. I'm copying the number straight from the adobe products listing in my account manager so it isn't typed in wrong. Please help!

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Correct answer John T Smith

Some general information for a Cloud subscription

Cloud programs do not use serial numbers... you log in to your paid Cloud account to download & install & activate... you MAY need to log out of the Cloud and restart your computer and log back in to the Cloud for things to work

.

Does your Cloud subscription properly show on your account page?

https://www.adobe.com/account.html for subscriptions on your Adobe page

If you have more than one email, are you sure you are using the correct Adobe ID?

.

If yes

Log out of your Cloud account... Restart your computer... Log in to your paid Cloud account

-Sign in help http://helpx.adobe.com/x-productkb/policy-pricing/account-password-sign-faq.html

-http://helpx.adobe.com/creative-cloud/kb/sign-in-out-creative-cloud-desktop-app.html

-http://helpx.adobe.com/x-productkb/policy-pricing/activation-network-issues.html

-http://helpx.adobe.com/creative-suite/kb/trial--1-launch.html

-ID help https://helpx.adobe.com/contact.html?step=ZNA_id-signing_stillNeedHelp

-http://helpx.adobe.com/creative-cloud/kb/license-this-software.html

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If no

This is an open forum, not Adobe support... you need Adobe staff to help

Adobe contact information - http://helpx.adobe.com/contact.html

Chat/Phone: Mon - Fri  5am - 7pm  (US Pacific Time) <=== NOTE DAYS AND TIME

-Select your product and what you need help with

-Click on the blue box "Still need help? Contact us"

Download & Install instructions https://forums.adobe.com/thread/2003339 may help

-includes a way to go to a page to download Adobe programs if you don't have a disc or drive

-you will need to enter your original serial number during install for non-Cloud programs

-Cloud desktop http://helpx.adobe.com/creative-cloud/help/creative-cloud-desktop.html

-Cloud Getting Started https://helpx.adobe.com/creative-cloud.html

-or kglad links in reply #1 here https://forums.adobe.com/thread/2081216 may help

Also go to https://forums.adobe.com/community/creative_cloud/creative_cloud_faq

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April 26, 2016

Some general information for a Cloud subscription

Cloud programs do not use serial numbers... you log in to your paid Cloud account to download & install & activate... you MAY need to log out of the Cloud and restart your computer and log back in to the Cloud for things to work

.

Does your Cloud subscription properly show on your account page?

https://www.adobe.com/account.html for subscriptions on your Adobe page

If you have more than one email, are you sure you are using the correct Adobe ID?

.

If yes

Log out of your Cloud account... Restart your computer... Log in to your paid Cloud account

-Sign in help http://helpx.adobe.com/x-productkb/policy-pricing/account-password-sign-faq.html

-http://helpx.adobe.com/creative-cloud/kb/sign-in-out-creative-cloud-desktop-app.html

-http://helpx.adobe.com/x-productkb/policy-pricing/activation-network-issues.html

-http://helpx.adobe.com/creative-suite/kb/trial--1-launch.html

-ID help https://helpx.adobe.com/contact.html?step=ZNA_id-signing_stillNeedHelp

-http://helpx.adobe.com/creative-cloud/kb/license-this-software.html

.

If no

This is an open forum, not Adobe support... you need Adobe staff to help

Adobe contact information - http://helpx.adobe.com/contact.html

Chat/Phone: Mon - Fri  5am - 7pm  (US Pacific Time) <=== NOTE DAYS AND TIME

-Select your product and what you need help with

-Click on the blue box "Still need help? Contact us"

Download & Install instructions https://forums.adobe.com/thread/2003339 may help

-includes a way to go to a page to download Adobe programs if you don't have a disc or drive

-you will need to enter your original serial number during install for non-Cloud programs

-Cloud desktop http://helpx.adobe.com/creative-cloud/help/creative-cloud-desktop.html

-Cloud Getting Started https://helpx.adobe.com/creative-cloud.html

-or kglad links in reply #1 here https://forums.adobe.com/thread/2081216 may help

Also go to https://forums.adobe.com/community/creative_cloud/creative_cloud_faq