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dianaa72480461
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March 21, 2019
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Installing older version of Indesign on newer computer

  • March 21, 2019
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I am trying to install Indesign CS3 on my 2015 pro retina MacBook with Mojave. All I get is a page of gibberish. Am I trying to do something that is not possible? I am doing it with a link that I obtained from Adobe since I no longer have the disk. Thanks!

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    Correct answer Bill Silbert

    CS3 was designed to run on Mac OS 10.4 (Leopard). Mojave is 10.14. Aside from that the installation servers for CS3 have been shut down. Either take Steve's advice and find an old computer or subscribe to Creative Cloud and upgrade to a version compatible with Mojave.

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    dean_j__brisson
    New Participant
    March 25, 2019

    I wish to get an older version of Indesign... Is that possible?

    Dean

    Steve Werner
    Steve Werner
    Adobe Expert
    March 25, 2019

    Adobe is no longer selling Creative Suite products. It only offers subscriptions to Creative Cloud. Beware of people selling old software. It's pretty likely that they are selling fake copies (e.g. those which were part of a beta program or such) which Adobe can detect and shut you down.

    Bill Silbert
    Bill SilbertCorrect answer
    Adobe Expert
    March 21, 2019

    CS3 was designed to run on Mac OS 10.4 (Leopard). Mojave is 10.14. Aside from that the installation servers for CS3 have been shut down. Either take Steve's advice and find an old computer or subscribe to Creative Cloud and upgrade to a version compatible with Mojave.

    Steve Werner
    Steve Werner
    Adobe Expert
    March 21, 2019

    It's pretty likely NOT going to work.

    You either need to upgrade to InDesign CC (with a subscription) or to run your OLD software on an OLD computer operating system. That version was never designed for the newer Mac (or Windows) operating systems. If you can't upgrade, look for a working used computer on which to run your OLD software.

    Michael Bullo
    Michael Bullo
    Adobe Expert
    March 21, 2019

    This page examines issues associated with installing earlier versions of Adobe software (including CS3) on Mojave...

    macOS 10.14 Mojave: Will Adobe software work? | conrad chavez | blog

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