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Precious_Crystal5C2A
Precious_Crystal5C2A
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Apr 30, 2020 2:50 PM UTC
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I need to re-activate CS3 [CS1, CS2 and CS3 are dead]

I really need to re-activate this program, but they cannot help me.  I have the serial number and the last re-activation code which no longer works.  Is there anything I can do to be able to use this program now?

 

Thanks.

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Jon Fritz
Jon FritzCorrect answer
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Apr 30, 2020 3:17 PM UTC

CS3 is dead, there is no way to reactivate it legitimately.

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Nancy OShea
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Nancy OSheaCommunity Expert
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Apr 30, 2020 9:29 PM UTC

No, not possible.  Besides, 13 year old software is no good to you.  The web has changed too much since CS3 came out.

 

A 7 day trial of DW 2020 costs nothing if you cancel it before the 8th day.  After which it automatically becomes a paid subscription that costs USD $20/month for 12 months.

https://www.adobe.com/products/dreamweaver/free-trial-download.html

 

Or you if you can work with code, get a FREE modern code editor like Brackets or VS Code.

 

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Jon Fritz
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Jon FritzCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
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Apr 30, 2020 3:17 PM UTC

CS3 is dead, there is no way to reactivate it legitimately.

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    Precious_Crystal5C2A
    Precious_Crystal5C2AAuthor
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    Apr 30, 2020 3:19 PM UTC

    What replaces it?

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    Jon Fritz
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    Jon FritzCommunity Expert
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    Apr 30, 2020 3:23 PM UTC

    At this point, the only thing available from Adobe would be a DWCC subscription.

    They no longer sell or support any CS version of the program. 


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