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September 7, 2020
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Acrobat X Pro Licensing issue

  • September 7, 2020
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Hi all,

 

At our school we have CS6 Design and Web Premium which includes Acrobat. All the other products in the suite work fine, but every time we open Acrobat X Pro it says I'm on a trial version. I can type in my serial number (which I have retrieved from them LWS site so I know it's correct) and login when asked (with the credentials I am using for this forum so I know they are correct too) and it seems to accept everything. No errors or warnings. The next time I open Acrobat X Pro it says I'm on a trial again. Anyone got any ideas please? I had an very lengthy chat online with customer care who eventually said I need to do self-help or forums.....

 

Thank you

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Participating Frequently
September 8, 2020

Got this through on a PM;

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Hi,

You can Directly send Email to our Adobe Customer Care Team at Email Address:- CustomerCare24x7@outlook.com and they will help you via Email.

Team Adobe

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Is Adobe's Customer Care email address really "@outlook.com"?? I'm assuming not..........

try67
Community Expert
Community Expert
September 8, 2020

Absolutely not! It's a scammer. Please share the username of the person that sent it to you so we can ban them.

Participating Frequently
September 8, 2020

Message in full;

 

Subject: Acrobat X Pro Licensing issue
From: John Gordon...
Date: Sep 07, 2020 10:35 AM
Hi,
You can Directly send Email to our Adobe Customer Care Team at Email Address:- CustomerCare24x7@outlook.com and they will help you via Email.
Team Adobe

Amal.
Community Manager
Community Manager
September 8, 2020

Hi Jonathan,

 

++ Adding to the Nancy_OShea

 

Adobe Acrobat X is an old and EOL application. 

For more information please look at the help page End of support for Adobe Acrobat X and Reader X

 

Regards

Amal

Nancy OShea
Community Expert
Community Expert
September 7, 2020

Creative Suite 6 is discontinued and no longer supported.  And it's 8 years out of date so use at your own risk.

That's why the Adobe agent sent you here.  They can provide no CS support except an activation count reset. Beyond that, you're on your own. 

 

For security reasons, you should be using a current version of Acrobat.  Be sure to wipe old Adobe files off your system first.

 

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try67
Community Expert
Community Expert
September 7, 2020

They've steered you wrong, and not for the first time... We really can't help with such issues, beyond the basics:

- Make sure your serial number matches your installer.

- Make sure you run the application in Compatibility Mode with an older OS (since it's old and outdated).

- Make sure you have not surpassed the number of allowed activations.

 

Participating Frequently
September 7, 2020

I had assumed they had steered me wrong, but I'm at a bit of a loss as to where to go next..... Thank you for taking the time to respond.

The s/n is correct for the installer.

I hadn't tried installing in compatibility mode though so I'll give that a go.

How would I find out if I have surpassed the number of allowed activations?

 

Thank you

 

Stuart

try67
Community Expert
Community Expert
September 7, 2020

What is the exact error message you're getting? Does it happen during installation, or when you run the application itself?