Licence Adobe CS 5.5

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Hi everyone,I have a question.In 2024, I installed Adobe Creative Suite 5.5 on my laptop running Windows 11, and everything works fine. The software is not registered to my Adobe ID (and I can no longer register it).I am now having trouble installing it on my desktop computer, which also runs Windows 11. During installation, I get an error message stating that the activation limit has already been reached and that my serial number cannot be accepted.I have read that Adobe shut down its licensing servers. Am I right in understanding that, because these servers are no longer available, the installed software cannot verify the license and therefore reports an error?In other words, if I deactivate the software on my laptop to free up an activation so that I can install it on my desktop, is there a risk that I will still be unable to activate it on the new computer? In that case, I would have voluntarily deactivated the software on my laptop and might no longer be able to reactivate it there either, all because the licensing servers are no longer working.Have I understood the situation correctly?Thanks in advance for any clarification.

John T Smith · Accepted Answer

The server for CS4 and earlier is gone, and the server for CS5/5.5/6 is no longer maintained, so if you have a problem nobody at Adobe is able to help

An activation limit message is due to having used both of the 2 allowed activations… so at some point you activated on a 2nd computer

DE-activating on your laptop **should** work… but if something goes wrong you are correct, you won’t be able to use the program at all

kglad · Answer

yes, there is a (significant) risk you’ll lose use of cs5.5 if you deactivate, but not because the server isn’t working. the cs5.5 deactivation and activation servers are working.

for more information read https://community.adobe.com/t5/download-install-discussions/activation-limit-reached-for-non-subscription-adobe-desktop-applications/td-p/14804413?linkId=100000305463075

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