Download Photoshop Elements to a New Computer

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April 30, 2026
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I have Version 21.0 of Photoshop Elements (registered Nov. 15, 2022). The computer on which it was originally downloaded to (installed on) crashed and I now have a new computer. How can I transfer the software to my new computer?

Greg_S.

Community Expert

Download it from the Products page of your Adobe account. If you have any trouble installing it, download and install the Microsoft Visual Studio 2013 version.

If you use the Organizer, look at this Help article which explains how to transfer your catalog information to the new computer (if you have your photos backed up somewhere).

Alfredo23Author

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Hello Greg,

Installing won’t work, I have tried several times and the installation gets to a certain % and then stops with the error message 183. I have tried the suggested solutions for this error but none seem to work. Regarding your suggesting of installing Microsoft Visual Studio 2013 version, do I need to install all 3 files listed, or if just one, which one?

Glenn 8675309

Legend

The 183 error message is typically due to a couple of things: Not having the 2013 visual studio installed (tons of programs use it), don’t go thinking “Well I’ll just install the 2024 version, it’s newer and better” or your anti- virus is interfering - typically making it to the 83% mark.

FIRST: download and install the 64 bit version of the 2013 redistributable.

SECOND: turn off your anti virus

THIRD: reinstall pse.

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