P: Information regarding Lightroom 6.x (Pre-LrClassic)

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See here for how to download trustworthy copies of LR 6.14:

Note that the Mac installer is 32-bit and won’t install on versions of Mac OS later than10.14.

See here for how to activate LR after installing (the “normal” method no longer works because Adobe turned off the activation servers):

Hey Guys,

My Lightroom 6 product was registered in 2017 and is still registered and available to download on the Adobe website, but the installer is no longer available to download.

I was told by Adobe support to check here to see if any solutions can be provided to obtain the installer.

Any help would be very much appreciated!

Thank you in advance.

I have been using Lightroom 6 (perpetual license, serial number version) on two Windows 11 machines.

One computer (PC A) has completely failed, probably due to a BIOS issue, and it will not boot anymore. I no longer have access to it.

I replaced it with another computer (PC B). Lightroom 6 initially launched with a 30-day grace period, but now it no longer starts and shows an activation error message.

Another computer (PC C) is still working normally.

I assume that PC A is still counted as one of the two activated devices, and I need to deactivate it. However, since the machine is no longer accessible, I cannot deactivate it manually.

Could someone please advise how I can remove the activation from the dead computer?
Is there a specific Adobe support contact I should reach out to for resetting the activation count?

I can now open it on the new laptop by going offline before opening the programme. It still asks me to sign in where I click on “later”, then the programme opens. Thanks!

I will now try to actually use the programme and will let you know if thre are problems.

The above link to offline activation method  “https://community.adobe.com/t5/download-install-discussions/lightroom-6-on-a-new-pc/m-p/14638713#M580921" opens the starter
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Hi dj_paige,

Thjanks.

fyi, my new laptop is not a Mac but an hp and runs under Windows.

I had already installed Lightroom6 with the CD but uninstalled it and reinstalled with the link at the bottom in your message above. This all worked but I still cannot open the programme, it keeps asking me to sign into my Adobe account which I do successfully. When I return to the app, it again asks me again to sign into my adobe account, and it goes on like this, I cannot open the programme. Any other suggestion? Regards

Ich habe Lr6 vor Jahren als CD gekauft, auf meinem MacBook Pro installiert. Dies wird aber nicht mehr aktualisiert und deshalb möchte ich Lr6 auf einem neueren Laptop installieren. Ich habe alle notwendigen Codes und Schlüssel und die Software erfolgreich geladen. Das Problem ist: das Programm lässt sich nicht öffnen: Bei jedem Versuch werde ich aufgefordert, mich bei einem Adobe-Konto anzumelden, was ich erfolgreich tue. Ich soll dann die Seite schließen und mit der Anwendung fortfahren. Das klappt wieder nicht, erneut werde ich aufgefordert, mich bei meinem Adobe-Konto anzumelden. und so geht es weiter. Ich habe mit dem Support-Center telefoniert und dieses hat mir empfohlen, mich an dieses Forum zu wenden, hier sollte ich die Lösung von Experten erhalten. Danke!

Use the offline activation method described at https://community.adobe.com/t5/lightroom-classic-discussions/lightroom-6-sign-in-required/m-p/15065537#M391806