Upgraded Motherbaord and Acrobat Prompts too many devices

Replaced motherboard in PC and now Acrobat says on too many PCs

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Acrobat Pro

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I have error message when i use Adobe

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You might find the help you need at https://helpx.adobe.com/support/acrobat.html

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Harshit

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Hello James Faison, I'd be happy to help you today, let me first pull up your account information and access your details. [Auto generated]

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Hi James, as I can see you are getting issue with using Adobe, do not worry I am here to help you with this

You said

I have acrobat pro XI installed on 1 PC. We had to replace motherboard aand now acrobat pro XI says installe don too many PCs

Harshit

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Thank You for sharing that information. I have 2 years of experience with Adobe, working with business customers across industries. I have seen the issue you described earlier with a few other customers. I’ll help you right away.

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Can you share me the email address that you are using to use the product

You said

This was a perpetual License for Acrobat Pro XI... no email address used

Harshit

Agent said

No worries, so while installing, do you get any option to log out from other devices?

You said

no

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serial number on message is 111816637923344889503061

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i get retry activation and provide different seial

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as options

Harshit

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No worries, just allow me a moment to get this checked

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ty

Harshit

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Can you share the serial code you have with me?

You said

I did

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see above

Harshit

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Thank you , just allow me a minute I am checking this

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James, do not worry, I will connect you with the concerned team, which will help you resolve this issue.

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ty

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Bhavani

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Hi James Faison, you've been transferred to me, let me first pull up your account information and access your details. [Auto generated]

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ty

Bhavani

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Thank you for staying connected.

I have reviewed your account, I can see you have a team account

Thank you for sharing the information. I understand you're experiencing a issue with signing to account. I've helped many customers with similar requests, and I've got you covered. Let me guide you through the next steps

I understand you are facing the issue to use the code in device

May I know, in how many devices did you signed in to the perpetual code?

You said

1

Bhavani

Agent said

Thank you, May I know what is the issue, you are facing to the account while you signing in?

You said

acrobat or XI

You said

cghanged nmotherboard adn now says too many devices

Bhavani

Agent said

This serial number plan 111816637923344889503061

You said

changed motherboard*

You said

yes

Bhavani

Agent said

ok, please allow me few minutes

You said

ty

Bhavani

Agent said

Thank you for staying connected,

To help determine the next step, can you tell me:

What is the exact error message displayed by Acrobat Pro XI? Is Acrobat Pro XI installed only on this one computer currently? Do you still have access to the old motherboard/computer installation, or is it no longer available? Because Acrobat Pro XI is a legacy perpetual-license product, a motherboard replacement can cause the activation system to see the machine as a new device and report that the maximum activations have been reached. The exact error message will help confirm whether this is an activation-count issue or a different licensing problem.

You said

No access to old motherboard

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exact error message is:

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The serial number XXXXXXXX is already in use on another PC. You need to deactivate another computer within 30 daysto use this License

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this is the only PC this license is used on

Bhavani

Agent said

I understand, please allow me few minutes

You said

ty

You said

need tgo use restroom. be right back

Bhavani

Agent said

Thank you for staying connected, since you don't have a access to the old motherboard, the plan need to sign out from the previous devices to use in the new motherboard.

You said

Motherboard doesnt hold the license/install

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the Hard Drive does

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hard drive is the same

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also, you say plan... to my knowledge no email or account is tied to this serial...

Bhavani

Agent said

so in this case the last option is please click on the below link for the community forum and please raise your request, and one of our dedicated respective team will contact to you an help you with this issue

https://www.adobe.com/community

3:22 PM

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AKA you donbt want to

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If you couldnt help me, why waste an hour of my time?

Bhavani

Agent said

I understand your concern. Since this is not related to the serial key itself but rather to the motherboard replacement, the system is detecting the license key as being used on multiple devices. To activate Acrobat Pro on your new motherboard, you will need to deactivate the license on your old device first.

Beyond this step, we are unable to make further changes directly. Please click on the link provided above to raise your issue. The dedicated support team will then contact you and assist you further.

Thank you for your understanding.

You said

You obv dont understand PCs or how they work, or there is a language barrier. The Computer and all of its parts are the ssame except the Motherboard.

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the same PC where adobe is installed is the same PC that says activated on too many devices

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There is no old device to sign out of

Bhavani

Agent said

can you share the screenshot?

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sure

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You said

This is the same device after motherboard change. it was working fine before. Changed motherboard and on next boot acrobat pops this message

Bhavani

Agent said

Thank you, May I know what is the error you are facing after you clicked on the 1st option, in the screenshot you shared

You said

it says same thing

Bhavani

Agent said

I understand your concern. Since this product has reached its end of support, our dedicated team is unable to make direct changes to your device. Before replacing the motherboard, it was necessary to deactivate Acrobat Pro on your existing devices. Because this step was not completed, the license key is now showing as already in use.

To resolve this, please click on the forum link provided above and update your serial number along with the issue details. The backend support team will then contact you directly and assist you further.

Thank you for your cooperation.

You said

coomunity isnt support

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if youre incapable of assisting, trsansfer me to someone who can instead of saying go to the community page which is collaboration site for your customers

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and not a support website

Bhavani

Agent said

I understand, please allow me few minutes let me check

Agent said

Thank you for staying connected. We understand your frustration. Since this product has reached its end of support, there is no dedicated support team available for direct changes.

The best option is to raise your issue in the community forum using the link provided above. Please include your serial number and a brief description of the problem. Once submitted, the backend team will review your case and contact you to assist further.

You said

Raise my question to non-employees of acrobat? this makes no sense

Bhavani

Agent said

I understand your concern. If this were an issue with the license key itself, we would be able to assist you directly. However, since this is related to the motherboard and device configuration, we are unable to make changes from our end.