Old Phtoshop installation

Question

Hello, I have Phtoshop which I bought in 2010. My computer crushed. I temporarly install PSD on other computer. Then I bought new compter and I want to install my PSD but it says I cannot. Because there is already 2 applications.

The message ‘Activation limit reached'

How do I do that without unistalling photoshop on the wrecked computer and on the temporary computer? I had no profile on adobe website until about 2024 year so I cannot manage activated devices.. Thanks!

davescm · Accepted Answer

Just one thing to add, when you deactivate on the other computer (within Photoshop) you must be on-line so that the deactivation registers on the servers.Dave

D Fosse · Answer

The old Creative Suite applications had to be deactivated from within the application (Help > Deactivate). If you cannot access the application, it cannot be done. Adobe will no longer reset activation counts for these very old versions.

Managing activated devices is only possible with newer Creative Cloud versions.

If this is CS4 or earlier, the activation servers have been shut down and they can no longer be activated at all. If CS5, it can still be activated, but only if you deactivated at least one installation first.

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