Finding License for Dreamweaver 2004

Thank you for all the comments.  The warnings about security holes are especially appreciated.  My Windows 10 machine is now entirely a stand-alone storage device and I will check out the free (or inexpensive) webpage editors to see what I can safely use on my Windows 11 desktop.  Well, I can't say I did not get my money's worth from Dreamweaver.

Now, about these 3.5 inch discs with Zork and Microleague Baseball on them from my old Apple IIE  🙂

Yeah, I'm old school and there isn't a darn thing wrong with OLD SCHOOL !!! I don't need no fancy website with all the bells and whistles, but I LOVE my old version of DREAMWEAVER!!! I started out with AOLPRESS (yeah, it was a thing and you had to know HTML... NO BELLS OR WHISTLES AT ALL... kids today would be lost! LOL) ... 

Just had to buy a new laptop and I do NOT like it... NO CD, only 2 USBs... but hey, it is what it is... I reckon'. I loved Dreamweaver when it was Macromedia... 

Time to pull out the OLD RELIC LAPTOPS ... I never get rid of any of them. Still have an old PC with Win98 on it for software NO LONGER revised! (And I love those OLD RELICS!)

One thing I am ticked about... not being able to use my REMOTE FILE TRANSFER... I hear it goes away next year. Guess I'll go back to OLD SCHOOL again with WS-FTP! 

Maybe companies should think that NOT ALL OLD FOLKS care to use newer versions. And I refuse to pay a monthly fee to use a program when I have a CD I PURCHASED! It's all about the money honey!!!

So, if you have an old laptop, stick with it! I love my OLD RELICS! Good Luck!

Now to go online and find me a device to attach to this new laptop so I can upload my software!!! What a pain in the .... to go with the one I did for 3.5 discs when that went away. Have so many of those LOL!!!! Thank Heavens my old PC can still handle the 5" Floppies! Yeah, I am very OLD SCHOOL! Have a nice day! And good luck. 

I know the software is ancient, but it still does the basic things I need to do.  But I have a new PC now (Windows 11), and I can not recover the code from the application on my old PC (Windows 10). 

I've tried going to Help>Activation on my old PC

"Transfer license" doesn't work because it can't connect to the internet

"Online registration" same problem.

"Print Registration" doesn't do anything.

 

I have my original install disc, but not the package it came in (ARGH).   Is my license key stored somewhere in the Dreamweaker folders I have on my C: drive? 

 

I know, I know, I need to update.  Maybe later when I have more time to learn a new application.

By @mark34666631fc5v

You don't need to learn a new application. If you learn HTML/CSS basics, you can likely continue to edit your site in any text editor. And based on how old that version is, it's more likely that your site is in need of a larger update. If you can share a link to your page, it may be worth evaluating the best course of action to take for your site.

The biggest question that gets raised in scenarios like yours is whether the investment in time to learn code will be worth you investing in additional software to help your workflows, or whether you consider a move to a self-hosted CMS (ie: Wordpress), or a fully-hosted CMS with a page builder (ie: Wix/Webflow/etc).

Yeah, thanks. I was afraid of that, but wanted to check before I chucked them out. 

Toss those 20 year old disks into your recycle bin or use them in craft projects.  The aged out Macromedia activation servers are long gone.

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MODERN CODE EDITORS (free & paid):
-- Adobe Dreamweaver CC - https://www.adobe.com/products/dreamweaver.html
-- Codespaces (free, browser-based) - https://github.com/features/codespaces
-- Nova (Mac only, formerly called Coda) - https://nova.app/
-- Pinegrow (visual web designer) - https://pinegrow.com/
-- Sublime Text (text only)- http://www.sublimetext.com/
-- Visual Studio Code (free) - https://code.visualstudio.com/

+ Free Live Preview Extension - https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=ms-vscode.live-server
-- Wappler ~ Visual Web App Builder - https://wappler.io/

Hope that helps.

Unfortunately, there is no way to install that version on new machines. Adobe no longer supports it in any way.

There was a time, years ago, when users were directed to an "offline activation" version of the program, but that ship has sailed. Adobe has removed all traces of it from their website.

I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but aside from installing a cracked version (illegal and likely infested with malware) about all you can do with the program now is use your old CDs as drink coasters.