Licensing for this product has stopped working

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I know this is an old problem affecting an old version of Dreamweaver but it has just hit me and any solution would be extremely welcome.

I have been using the Mac version of Dreamweaver CS4 v.10 for some years on several web projects. I have recently had to upgrade my Mac OS from Sierra 10.12.5 to Mojave 10.14.4. I now find that on trying to launch DW I get an alert titled “Licensing for this product has stopped working” with an error number 150: 30. After dismissing the alert the program continues to load and will display the site briefly before it exits.

I have found a procedure for correcting the licensing problem on Adobe help (https://helpx.adobe.com/x-productkb/global/error-licensing-stopped-mac-os.html) but the Flexnet Publisher folder which should be deleted does not exist in my Preferences folder.

Is there any fix for this? I recognise that in the longer term I will have to find a permanent solution as DW CS4 will cease to run under OS X because of not being a 64 bit application, but my problem is immediate and was unexpected.

Thanks in advance for any advice.

Nancy OShea · Accepted Answer

Success! Thanks.Running an old OS and old DW software is a bit of a kludge but it has got me out of a tricky situation. It's not really a solution for the long term though I'm reluctant to pay £240 a year for a new version of DW which I would only use for this one site and which is much more featureful and complex than I really want. Not sure where to go from here.Anyway, Thanks again.https://forums.adobe.com/people/John+Mallinson wroteI'm reluctant to pay £240 a year for a new version of DW which I would only use for this one site and which is much more featureful and complex than I really want. Not sure where to go from here.It all depends on what you need and what your skills are.Pinegrow is a visual editor. https://pinegrow.com/ Wappler is a visual data-driven site builder.https://wappler.io/index WordPress + Elementor drag & drop page builder.https://elementor.com/ Brackets is Adobe's open source code editor.Brackets - A modern, open source code editor that understands web design. Not to mention all the online DIY site builders that have poped up in recent years.

Nancy OShea · Answer

See these links:Use the Creative Cloud Cleaner Tool to solve installation problems Installing Creative Suite on macOS 10.12 (Sierra) You could try uninstalling CS4, wiping all traces of it off your system with the CS Cleaner Tools followed by a re-installation with the Terminal workaround for newer Macs. But I still can't guarantee success because CS4 is not compatible with Mojave. If you need to keep using legacy software, get an older OS on a virtual machine or 2nd computer.In the meantime, you can download Adobe Brackets, a free code editor.Brackets - A modern, open source code editor that understands web design.

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