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December 16, 2011
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Uninstall and/or Deactivate CS4 before Installing CS5?

  • December 16, 2011
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(Win 7 64, Production Premium CS4)

I know this question has been asked a lot; I've read a dozen threads on the subject but I can't find a definitive answer ... so I thought I'd ask:

Should I uninstall Prod Prem CS4 first, before I install Prod Prem CS5?

Is there a risk that the CS5 upgrade installer won't run, because it doesn't "see" a prior, qualifying version?

(maybe the CS5 installer needs to find certain CS4 files to validate the upgrade?)

Thank you All.

ps - I'd like to run both versions at once but I'm trying to conserve space on my OS/Apps disk, which is an SSD.

thanks again,

Richard

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    Okay never mind, thanks anyway - I spoke with Adobe Chat Support and got the answer - Adobe recommends keeping the existing version and upgrading next to it, but if you want to conserve space you can uninstall (and deactivate) CS4 first.

    The CS5 upgrade installer does not need to "see" any files from a prior version, you simply use your CS4 (or whatever version you're upgrading from) serial number to activate CS5.5.

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    December 16, 2011

    Okay never mind, thanks anyway - I spoke with Adobe Chat Support and got the answer - Adobe recommends keeping the existing version and upgrading next to it, but if you want to conserve space you can uninstall (and deactivate) CS4 first.

    The CS5 upgrade installer does not need to "see" any files from a prior version, you simply use your CS4 (or whatever version you're upgrading from) serial number to activate CS5.5.

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