Reinstalling old versions

Question

After a CPU power failure I have a new desktop and am reinstalling software. I have successfully been using old versions of Macromedia Studio MX 2004; I know Adobe does not support these versions any longer, but they still work for me and I want to reinstall. My MX version installed fine and I was able to input my product key without it needing to validate with Adoble. However, my MX 2004 version was an upgrade, and when I enter my product key, it wants to register online or by phone. I know Adobe won't accept the registration any longer, so is there any way to use my MX 2004 software any more?

Nancy OShea · Accepted Answer

Those old activation servers were taken offline many years ago. See the link below.

https://helpx.adobe.com/x-productkb/policy-pricing/macromedia-legacy-activation-error.html

Even if you get MX to work again, you shouldn't be using outdated web authoring software. Far too many changes have occurred in web standards since 2004. Brackets is a better option and it's free.

http://brackets.io/

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