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Anonymous
December 18, 2020
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CS6 Activation

  • December 18, 2020
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Hi, I'm soon to be purchasing a copy of CS6 apps from a 3rd party, and I needed to know if the activation servers are still up for me to use. (Also, no, I don't want you to tell me to buy CC, subscription models are hell for me.)

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Correct answer John T Smith

>it is not used, it is a new copy

 

If it is new and never used you don't need to worry about a transfer

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John T Smith
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John T SmithCommunity Expert
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December 19, 2020

Two ideas that MAY work to install and/or run old programs in Windows 10
-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

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Anonymous
December 19, 2020

thanks, was also scared if cs6 wouldn't work on win10 so did some research, and it should work naitvely, thanks anyway! :)) -dave jenkins

John T Smith
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December 19, 2020

>it is not used, it is a new copy

 

If it is new and never used you don't need to worry about a transfer

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December 19, 2020

Also bear in mind the old CS apps will not run on any new Mac or Mac with Catalina or later, and have issues on other recent versions of macOS.

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Anonymous
December 19, 2020

Yeah, I'm planning to buy a Windows 10 PC too, honestly tired of apple's crap.

Nancy OShea
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December 19, 2020

Beware of so-called used / 2nd hand software on auction sites like eBay.  Scammers will say & do anything to get your money.  Be very cautious.   Hopefully, whatever you buy doesn't turn out to be bogus or worse, infected with malware/ransomeware.  If the seller isn't willing to go through the license transfer process with you, run away.  It's not worth having at any price.

 

Nancy O'Shea— Product User & Community Expert
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Anonymous
December 19, 2020

Thank you, it is not used, it is a new copy.

John T Smith
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John T SmithCommunity Expert
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December 18, 2020

Transfer (selling or giving your software away) https://helpx.adobe.com/x-productkb/policy-pricing/transfer-product-license.html
-you may NOT sell or transfer an Education serial number

 

CS6 may be activated, but only if you own the serial number (see above)

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