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billc45328689
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March 9, 2022
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ADOBE CS4 Ilustrator/InDesign and Windows 11

  • March 9, 2022
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Illustrator and InDesign CS4 cause the computer to freeze randomly.    Why would that be?

Maybe these older versions of Adobe are not set up for windows 11?  Is there anyway to fix this or am I resolved to buy new versions of  Adobe products.   Did Adobe do this on purpose to force us to buy new software and increase their income?

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John T Smith
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John T SmithCommunity Expert
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March 9, 2022

Two ideas that MAY work to install and/or run old programs in Windows 10 (and MAYBE Windows 11 ?)
-RIGHT click the program icon or EXE and select a compatibility mode in the pop up option window
-and/or select Run as Administrator to assign FULL Windows permissions
-also https://helpx.adobe.com/x-productkb/global/create-local-administrator-account-windows.html

    AxelMatt
    Community Expert
    AxelMattCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    March 9, 2022

    In addition to the reply of @Test Screen Name:

    Don't try to deinstall and reinstall your CS4 apps. The activation servers for CS2 - CS4 were cutoff several years ago. Youn can install your CS4 products, but you can't activate it. So they run in a trial mode for max. 30 days.

     

    My System: Intel i7-8700K - 64GB RAM - NVidia Geforce RTX 3060 - Windows 11 Pro 25H2 -- LR-Classic 15 - Photoshop 27 - Nik Collection 8 - PureRAW 5 - Topaz Photo
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      Test Screen Name
      Legend
      March 9, 2022

      Adobe stopped supporting CS4 in 2013. So they did not change anything after that date (in fact, the final update was earlier). At this time Windows 8 had just been release. 

      Now you hope this old, unchanged software will continue to work in the newer Windows 10 and now even Windows 11. But Microsoft change the systems, while Adobe do not change the app.

      So for some people it fails. For others it keeps going. 

      Yes, Adobe want you to now subscribe, this is their plan for getting income. But they didn't break CS4 to do it. (NB you can no longer install CS2, CS3, maybe CS4 because Adobe DID turn off the activation servers).

      mrs_pixel
      mrs_pixel
      Participating Frequently
      August 22, 2022

      I'm running Adobe Master Collection CS4 on Windows 10. Does Adobe CS4 work on Windows 11?

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      worcestertunes.com
      Participant
      September 2, 2022

      I installed Adobe CS4 on Windows 11 and it caused two problems.  First, the little folder icon on the taskbar would not open File Explorer.  You could still right-click on the folder and click on "File Explorer" to get at your folders and files.   Second for me Microsoft Store would download apps but not install them.   I got a hunch that it might be Bridge messing with File Explorer.  Searching did not result in any way for me to remove Bridge. I decided I would just go into Program Files (x86) and move the entire Bridge folder and its contents to a USB drive in case I needed to restore it.   That solved my problem so far no glitches.

       

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