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October 25, 2026
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Redemption code not working for Lightroom 4

I revently got a new computer and installed Lightroom 4 I bought from Best Buy years ago.  I have two accounts (I remeber and prepopulate at login).  On both accounts the code says it’s already been claimed by another account when I use captialization.  Lowercase it says the redemption service is not available.

 

Please help.

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    Jeff_A_Wright
    Community Manager
    Community Manager
    October 26, 2026

    Thank you for posting, ​@erinc7381532 and thank you to everyone who has contributed to the discussion. I understand how frustrating it can be to reinstall software you previously purchased, only to find the redemption code no longer works.

     

    I checked the account associated with your Community post and did not find Photoshop Lightroom 4 registered to it. I did find registered copies of Photoshop Elements, including Photoshop Elements 13.

     

    A redemption code is used to obtain an Adobe product or license. You can find more information here:

    https://helpx.adobe.com/download-install/apps/licensing-activation/serial-number-redemption-code/redemption-code-overview.html

     

    If the redemption code has already been used, you will need the resulting serial number instead.

    For instructions on locating serial numbers from registered products here:

    https://helpx.adobe.com/download-install/apps/licensing-activation/serial-number-redemption-code/find-serial-number.html

     

    For your registered non-subscription Adobe software, including Photoshop Elements, please see this Community post for download information:

    https://community.adobe.com/announcements-616/download-non-subscription-adobe-software-554002

     

    If you have any additional questions, please update this discussion, ​@erinc7381532.

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    Peru Bob
    Community Expert
    Community Expert
    October 25, 2026

    A redemption code may only be used once to obtain a serial number.

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    Nancy OShea
    Community Expert
    Community Expert
    October 25, 2026

    LR 4 is obsolete software for WinVista/Win7. 

    Even you could activate it, it’s not compatible with modern hardware & operating systems. 

     

    I assume your new computer came with Win11.  See system requirements below.

    https://helpx.adobe.com/lightroom/desktop/introduction/system-requirements.html

     

    You can try modern LR free for 7 days. Cancel before the trial ends and owe nothing. 

    https://www.adobe.com/products/photoshop-lightroom/campaign/pricing.html

     

    Hope that helps. 

     

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    Nancy O'Shea— Product User & Community Expert
    leo.r
    Community Expert
    Community Expert
    October 25, 2026

    Lightroom 4 was released back in 2012, reached its end-of-life long time ago, and was never intended to run on the current version of Windows (and, possibly, not the modern hardware). If there are known ways to revive this Lightroom version today, I’m sure others will chime in.

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    kglad
    Community Expert
    Community Expert
    October 25, 2026

    redemption code?

     

    what are you trying to redeem?

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