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April 20, 2017
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CS4 Installation with Windows 10

  • April 20, 2017
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I have windows 10 and I can't install CS4. Both files are in my download folder from Adobe, but they won't extract. Are these files compatible to 10? I tried following instructions from the forum, but to no avail, still no installation.

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    Correct answer John T Smith

    Probably not compatible... but some ideas below

    An idea that MAY work to install and/or run old programs in Windows 10... works for some, not for others

    -RIGHT click the program icon or EXE and select a compatibility mode in the pop up option window

    -or Run as Administrator http://forums.adobe.com/thread/969395 to assign FULL Windows permissions may help... says Encore, but sometimes required for ALL Adobe programs (this is NOT the same as using an Administrator account)

    -or more on permissions https://forums.adobe.com/thread/2293598

    NOTE - Win10 anniversary update version 1607 has caused MAJOR problems with old programs, so the above may not work

    -Notice http://www.computerworld.com/article/3157369/windows-pcs/new-windows-10-build-is-a-monster-update.html

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    John T Smith
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    John T SmithCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
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    April 20, 2017

    Probably not compatible... but some ideas below

    An idea that MAY work to install and/or run old programs in Windows 10... works for some, not for others

    -RIGHT click the program icon or EXE and select a compatibility mode in the pop up option window

    -or Run as Administrator http://forums.adobe.com/thread/969395 to assign FULL Windows permissions may help... says Encore, but sometimes required for ALL Adobe programs (this is NOT the same as using an Administrator account)

    -or more on permissions https://forums.adobe.com/thread/2293598

    NOTE - Win10 anniversary update version 1607 has caused MAJOR problems with old programs, so the above may not work

    -Notice http://www.computerworld.com/article/3157369/windows-pcs/new-windows-10-build-is-a-monster-update.html

    monicah67744856
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    April 20, 2017

    Thank you. I tried all of the resolutions before asking and nothing worked. I right clicked both files and pretty much used every option available and nothing worked. I have the original disks except the first one, and that's the reason why I downloaded the software in the first place. But thanks just the same.

    John T Smith
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    John T SmithCommunity Expert
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    April 20, 2017

    Owners of old programs simply have problems with Windows 10... none of which is Adobe's fault... Adobe did not change your old program to make it stop working... Microsoft changed their operating system and THAT is why your old program won't work, not because of anything Adobe did... Also... every time Microsoft issues a Win10 update, there is the risk that an old program that HAS been working after the initial Win10 upgrade will STOP working... bottom line, old programs require a matching old operating system

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