Install CS2 on a new Mac laptop

[stephaniep1970]

what a load of crap, what great way to rip people off ADOBE...here I am reading all this, nobody can properly help and get a solution. Where is the government to do something about this??? I also have a creative suite 2 premium CDs,new Mac laptop and no chance to to reinstall on my new computer. Keeps asking me for a verification number... Great way to force people to sign up ...good job ADOBE

[Jeffrey_A_Wright]

Branching to a new discussion.

Stephaniep1970 I am sorry you are facing a frustrating experience with installing Creative Suite 2 on your new Mac laptop.  What operating system is the Mac laptop running?

[stephaniep1970]

Mac OS Sierra 10.13.2

[John T Smith]

>new Mac

Are you aware that CS2 will not install on a modern Mac?

[stephaniep1970]

I am aware now, so I guess my Creative Suite goes in the bin with the money I spent

[Jeffrey_A_Wright · Accepted solution]

I am sorry, Stephaniep1970 but as John pointed out Creative Suite 2 will not work on modern versions of Mac OS.  It was designed for PowerPC processors and relied on emulation technology, within Mac OS, to run on newer operating systems.  For more details see Activation server shut down for Creative Suite 2, Acrobat 7, and Macromedia products .

[stephaniep1970]

My friend who is a graphic design left me one of his very old computers that he doesn't use, MacBook from 2006, I still couldn't upload the CDs. Kept asking me for a verification code, which I have no idea, I used the serial numbers follow the steps and still get the message asking for a verification code.

[John T Smith]

CS2 + Acrobat 7 + Audition 3 (AND EARLIER) Activation Server is gone, so read below

https://helpx.adobe.com/creative-suite/kb/cs2-product-downloads.html?promoid=19SCDRQK

You MUST use the special version and serial number on the page, not your original disc or serial number

[John T Smith]

If you want to run really old programs, you need a really old computer and operating system

And FYI... Microsoft did the same thing, and all under their own control... The perfectly good MS Office 97 I owned stopped working (would not even install) when I moved from a WinXP computer to a Win7 computer... Microsoft had TOTAL control over their own products (unlike here, where Adobe has NO control over Apple's operating system) and I was forced to buy MS Office again to be able to use it... So if you want to blame someone for your program not working, contact Apple