Trying to Authorize DW5 and my serial number isn't accepted.

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Yes, I know it's old software, but it's what I paid for and it works fine for me. I'm trying to install DW5 on new computer and my current serial number won't work. Then I downloaded the DW5 install file from my Adobe account and it still will not work. After contacting Adobe support, they told me to post here.

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B i r n o u

Legend

are you talking about DW CS5 ?... don't you have access to Homesite on the CD-Rom ?

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Nancy OShea

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Dreamweaver 5 or Creative Suite 5?
Which operating system do you have?
Was this purchased as an upgrade version or a full scale version?
What is the exact error message that you're seeing?

Suffice it to say that legacy 32-bit software cannot be installed on Catalina or Big Sur.

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BoilerbopAuthor

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Sorry, CS5. I'm using W10. It is an upgrade from GoLive. Neither the DW code or GL code (when prompted to input that) would work. I can't access that system now, but I believe the error was "invalid code".

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Nancy OShea

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From whom did you buy the software? Unfortunately, there's not much you can do if your license was revoked. Before Creative Cloud, some bad actors played fast & loose with volume licensed copies and got into a whole heap of trouble for it.

Contact Adobe support and ask them to reset your activation count. That's literally all they can do to help though, as CS is discontinued & unsupported.

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Online Chat: https://helpx.adobe.com/contact.html?rghtup=autoOpen
Phone M-F, during normal business hours: https://helpx.adobe.com/contact/phone.html

Good luck!

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