Re: Fireworks CS6 Update Error [Branched to new topic]

Question

Fireworks stopped working for me yesterday. It was asking for a serial number. I uninstalled and reinstalled it, but now it keeps saying the Adobe Application Manager is missing or corrupt.  
I wish Adobe would start supporting this program again.  It was one of the primary reasons I subscribed to Adobe Cloud.

Paul-M · Answer

For full Creative Cloud subscribers there have been a few weired workarounds, if you are on Windows try this:

1) Completely uninstall Fireworks and reboot your machine

2) Download an offline Fireworks installer from here and **note** the important step of having to visit this page first and logging in with your Adobe credentials (they are links to official Adobe installers and you need to set an Adobe cookie first before attempting to download).

3) After installing Fireworks with an offline installer, follow these following steps:

navigate to C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Adobe\OOBE\PDApp\core\PDapp.exe => right click the exe => compatibility tab => check 'run this program as an administrator => click OK

Navigate to C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Adobe Fireworks CS6\Fireworks.exe => right click the exe => compatibility tab => make sure 'run this program as an administrator' is NOT checked.

There is also a quirky workaround to get Fireworks running which involves installing Adobe Muse (search the Fireworks forum for 'Muse' for more info).

Some Mac users seem to have had some joy by just installing the Fireworks with a Mac offline installer

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