Can I load old version of Photoshop CS5 on new windows 11 PC? What problems will occur?

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December 15, 2024
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My wife has been using CS5 on her Windows 10 desktop - unfortunately the desktop was "damaged" in a hose move and she now has a new Windows 11 desktop. Can we load her CS5 software from the original CD onto the new windows 11 desktop? Will CS5 work with the new desktop? Yes I know that CS5 is ancient but she's been using it for about a dozen years and is very happy with it. Also she really doesn't want to learn a new version or pay a monthly fee to Adobe as she doesn't use Photoshop enough to warrant that. Any advice or suggestions would be welcome.

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wonderful_guide652c

Participant

Did you find a solution? I am in the same boat as your wife. The installation of CS5 is not working on my Windows 11. What a scam.

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AxelMatt

Community Expert

What do you exactly mean with

The installation of CS5 is not working on my Windows 11

Do you’ve issue with the installation process or with the activation?

CS5 applications are released 16 years ago and aren’t official compatible with the newest operating systems. That means it can be installed without issues and might work—but it doesn't have to. There is no guarantee. Adobe has stopp supporting CSx apllications since a few years ago.

The activation of CS5 apllication will work at the moment, but if you’ve reach your activation limit and you can’t deactivate a former installation you’re out of luck. Since Adobe has discontinued support, the activation counter is no longer being reset.

My System: Intel i7-8700K - 64GB RAM - NVidia Geforce RTX 3060 - Windows 11 Pro 25H2 -- LR-Classic 15 - Photoshop 27 - Nik Collection 9 - PureRAW 6 - Topaz Photo AI

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UPnick

Participant

Hello - I am here in the same situation. I don't see any answers to your question.

Did you try to install the CS5 software onto the Windows 11 OS? What happened? Would love to hear your update.

I am wanting to try it - I learned from a previous experience to create a restoration point in case the install goes badly.

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UPnick

Participant

so sorry, I found the answer... under the ads !

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wonderful_guide652c

Participant

where’s the answer? I have been using CS5 for many years, including the last 5-6 years on Windows 11. Now, a computer issue, and I have to reinstall. It won’t let me :( Is there a solution? It is a ripoff that they want to charge $69.99 a month for something I own. I don’t need new bells and whistles. I use it 1-2 times a month for very simple things.

D Fosse

Community Expert

It depends on whether she has used one or both of the allowed 2 activations. To activate a third install, one of the previous two has to be deactivated (Help > Deactivate).

In the past, Adobe would reset activation counts in case of disk failure/crash, where it wasn't possible to deactivate. They no longer do that.

If she has used only one activation slot, it should activate in the new install. If she has used both, there is no way. It will not be possible to activate again.

Even if it can be activated, this is, as you say, ancient software and there is no guarantee it will work properly on a new operating system and new hardware.

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