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November 11, 2025
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Dreamweaver CS5 serial number

  • November 11, 2025
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Hi there!  I have the physical software for Dreamweaver CS5 but, due to the software having been on old computer (which I no longer have access to), I constantly am being asked for a serial number.  When I put in the one I have, it says it's already used on 2 computers.  So, there's nothing I can do right now to access this software and support said there's nothing they can provide.  Any ideas on how to handle this?  Thank you!

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    Nancy OShea
    Community Expert
    Community Expert
    November 11, 2025

    Did you deactivate Creative Suite from your previously installed devices first?
    That's critically important because your individual license has a strict 2 time activation limit. Remote deactivation of legacy apps is not possible.
    - https://helpx.adobe.com/download-install/kb/activate-deactivate-products.html
    - https://helpx.adobe.com/download-install/kb/activation-deactivation-help.html

    If the old devices are dead or no longer in your possession, you're stuck. You won't be allowed to activate CS on another device.

    CS5 or CS6 REPLACEMENTS

    ===============

    Creative Cloud Bundles & Single Apps for mobile, web & desktops
    https://www.adobe.com/creativecloud/plans.html

    OTHER OPTIONS:

    -- Codespaces (free, browser-based) - https://github.com/features/codespaces
    -- Notepad++ (free) - https://notepad-plus-plus.org/
    -- Nova (Mac only, formerly called Coda) - https://nova.app/
    -- Pinegrow - https://pinegrow.com/
    -- Sublime Text - http://www.sublimetext.com/
    -- Visual Studio Code (free) - https://code.visualstudio.com/
    -- Wappler ~ Visual Web App Builder - https://wappler.io/

    ONLINE SITE BUILDERS:
    -- Squarespace - https://www.squarespace.com/
    -- Webflow - https://webflow.com
    -- Wix - https://www.wix.com/
    -- WordPress (open source) - https://wordpress.org/

    Hope that helps.

     

    Nancy O'Shea— Product User & Community Expert
    Community Expert
    November 11, 2025

    If you did not deactivate the software on the old computers prior to moving to the new one then unfortunately there is nothing else that can be done. The system activation counts can no longer be reset by support and your only option would be to subscribe to the latest release.