Lost Serial Number/Product Key

Question

I am having to reinstall InDesign5 because of putting a new hard drive in my computer -- I bought it a few years ago in the box and have the disks-- but I lost the box and no longer have the product key/serial number. I actually still have all the files from the previous installation. Is there any way I can find that number embedded somewhere in the files? I know it is something you can actually pull up when you are using the product and I was just too stupid to write it down earlier. Thanks for any help.

Dov Isaacs · Accepted Answer

Do you mean InDesign 5 (also knows as InDesign CS3 released in 2007) or InDesign CS5 (also known as InDesign 7 released in 2010)? And similarly, in terms of your upgrade question, do you mean InDesign 3 (also known as InDesign CS released in 2003) or InDesign CS3 (also known as InDesign 5 released in 2007)? Clear as mud?The bad news is that unless you registered the software with Adobe or the vendor you licensed the software maintained a copy of your serial number for you, there is not much that anyone can do to assist you.Upgrades from InDesign 3 to InDesign 5 (or InDesign CS3 to InDesign CS5) are no longer being sold by Adobe or any authorized Adobe reseller. Sorry! - Dov

deborahwex · Answer

I mean CS3 (which I had as the whole suite) and InDesign CS5, which I got without the whole suite. sorry to be sloppy.

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