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WoeFoxy
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May 29, 2014
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Photoshop CS6 Extended Offline Activation Questions...

  • May 29, 2014
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Hello,

I am on the cusp of purchasing Photoshop CS6 Extended as a digital download from the Adobe store, and have some questions that i have been unable to find clarification on with Live Chat support. These are personally "make-or-break" issues regarding my purchase of Photoshop CS6 Extended.

1. I was told that during online installation and activation, you would sign-in with your adobe ID. Your e-mail would then be embedded in the "Help" menu of Photoshop, and displayed in the actual software interface. Personally, this is not desirable. If i perform an offline activation of the software, with a response code, will any e-mail or other information be displayed in the software interface?

2. If the offline activation results in no e-mail, etc. being displayed in or on the actual software interface for Photoshop CS6 Extended, and i proceed to use the software, is there any risk of issues (however minor) if i then proceed to connect the system to the internet? Will i be able to update Photoshop without issue through the adobe updater (on the off-chance a patch is released for some unforeseen reason). Will the updater have issues?

Sorry to be so particular, if not ridiculous. These are just some outstanding concerns i have...

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Jeffrey_A_Wright
Jeffrey_A_Wright
Legend
May 29, 2014

Woefoxy your Adobe ID will still be displayed even when completing the offline activation.  As part of the offline activation process you need to enter the Adobe ID which the software will be registered too.

You can find more details regarding the activation process at Activation & Deactivation Help.

If you are desiring to mask your Adobe ID while doing presentations then I would recommend avoiding the Help menu or signing out and running in trial mode. 

Alternately you could utilize an Adobe ID which you do want to be publicly available and use it as an additional promotional tool.

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WoeFoxyAuthor
Participant
May 29, 2014

How would the Adobe ID be inserted into the software through offline activation, though? I'm aware that you would sign into your Adobe account on an internet enabled computer to receive the response code for system undergoing offline activation. Would the Adobe ID / e-mail address be somehow embedded in the response code and interpreted / displayed by Photoshop?

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WoeFoxyAuthor
Participant
May 30, 2014

WoeFoxy you still have to be logged in in order to complete the Offline activation process.  If you have already logged into http://www.adobe.com/ then your credentials may be used.

You can find the offline activation process detailed at Offline Activation.  In addition you will also see the sign in option when you go to www.adobe.com/go/getactivated.  If you try to proceed without signing in you will be prompted to sign in.


I'm aware you log in to Adobe, but i had assumed that it would not be on the offline machine. Sorry if i'm being dense, or fundamentally failing to understand something. Here was what i had assumed would happen.

1. Run installer (Offline Machine)

2. Having Trouble Connecting to the Internet? (Offline Machine)

3. Begin offline activation (Offline Machine)

4. Generate Request Code (Offline Machine)

5. Go to Offline Activation website ( Offline Activation ) via separate, internet-connected machine (Online Machine)

6. Click "Generate Response Code" (Online Machine)

7. Sign in to Adobe Account (Online Machine)

8. Input request code generated by Offline Machine, and Serial Number into website (Online Machine)

9. Manually type the generated Response Code from Online Machine / website into Response Code field on Offline Machine (Offline Machine)

10. Click Activate (Offline Machine)

No where in the steps you posted ( Offline Activation ) do i see a step in which you sign in on the Offline Machine. I had made the assumption that as there is no sign in prompt on the Offline Machine, Photoshop would be activated solely through the use of the Response Code, and no e-mail would then be displayed. Is this entirely incorrect?

Sorry, personally, this is a large purchase, and a large sum of money to be spending. I just want to triple check! Sorry to be such a bother over what i would guess many would consider a minor issue.

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