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Kevin15776
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April 2, 2020
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Activating Illustrator CS2

  • April 2, 2020
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I bought Adobe Illustrator CS2 years ago and have kept the CD and box.  I was able to put the program on my laptop but I cannot activate it anymore.  Is there a way around this?  I LOVED Illustrator!!

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Correct answer jane-e

@ивани24286754 

 

The activation servers for CS2 have been shut down and CS2 cannot be activated. I've removed the link you posted from the archived webpage, as it will not work. Details here:

https://helpx.adobe.com/download-install/kb/activation-deactivation-help.html

 

Jane

 

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ивани24286754
ивани24286754
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May 14, 2023

For this who have original CDs with CS2 and wondering about how to activate CS2. I fount this archived webpage so you could activate your CS2 Suite. 

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jane-e
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jane-eCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
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May 14, 2023

@ивани24286754 

 

The activation servers for CS2 have been shut down and CS2 cannot be activated. I've removed the link you posted from the archived webpage, as it will not work. Details here:

https://helpx.adobe.com/download-install/kb/activation-deactivation-help.html

 

Jane

 

Ashutosh_Mishra
Ashutosh_Mishra
Inspiring
April 2, 2020

Hi Kevin,

 

Thanks for reaching out. Our aging activation servers for earlier versions of Creative Suite (CS) applications had to be retired. Without the activation servers, these applications display an activation or connection error when trying to verify a license. Please check out community post https://community.adobe.com/t5/get-started/activation-server-shut-down-for-creative-suite-2-acrobat-7-and-macromedia-products/td-p/5056501?page=1 for more details on this.

I'd recommend using latest version of Adobe app. You may try the latest version on https://www.adobe.com/products/illustrator/free-trial-download.html

Hope it helps.

 

Regards,

Ashutosh

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Verne5FA4
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April 16, 2021

so the $426.93 i paid for this means nothing???? 

now it is only by subscription????

Seriously?!?!?

jane-e
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jane-eCommunity Expert
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April 17, 2021

CS2 was released in April 2005, so you got 16 years of service out of it, which comes to about $26-27 per year. You can continue to use it if it is still installed on your old computer; but there is no way to activate it on a new computer.

 

~ Jane

(forum volunteer)

 

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