Creative suite 3 - Reinstall on new computer

[steenh39146948]

I have a Creative Suite 3 on CD. It is 3 CD's in total

Of course with a valid serial number.

Now I have bought a new computer without a CD drive.

How do I install on the new computer?

[Jon Fritz · Accepted solution]

Adobe has downloadable versions of all of the CS programs that, normally, you could follow a link, download/install and enter your activation info, however, CS3's activation servers were recently dropped entirely, so that method will no longer work.

Correct answer given here: https://forums.adobe.com/thread/1545413

Below is the condensed version...

1. Go to the Adobe support page here: https://helpx.adobe.com/creative-suite/kb/activation-fails-cs3-acrobat-8.html

2. Log in (or sign up and log-in) and enter your current CS3 activation when prompted

3. Write down the new code given by Adobe

4. Keep this Adobe page open, it has download links you'll use later...

5. Close out of any CS3 programs and uninstall completely from the OS level

6. When done, browse to c:Program Files (x86)/Common Files/Adobe and delete the folder there

7. Click on the first of the two file links (file 1 of 2 and file 2 of 2) on the Adobe CS3 install page.

8. A note may appear half way through the first install about a "missing AdobePDF.dll file". Browse to the file at c:Windows/sysWow64/ and click okay

9. Once the installations complete, open CS3. It will ask for the new serial number obtained from the Adobe website in Step 1

10. If you see a box to Register, click on "Never Register." and that should be it