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ian moore
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November 5, 2022
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CS2 NO LONGER WORKING PURCHASE OF NEW PHOTSHOP VERSION.

  • November 5, 2022
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I have been using CS2 since 2010 on an 18"  AW Sony Vaio laptop for photo editing etc. All fine but CS2 has now stopped working. I uninstalled it,and reinstalled it but it now requires reactivation which is no longer possible? (I understand). Is there any way around this problem?  

All help appreciated.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Kevin Stohlmeyer
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Kevin StohlmeyerCommunity Expert
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November 9, 2022

@ian moore gotta love your tenacity to stay off Creative Cloud, but it seems you've drawn unwanted attention to yourself. At this point I would ignore all communications via DM and face the reality that Creative Suite is dead and no longer supported. There are no (legal) ways to purchase and a better, safer route may be to look at the Creative Cloud Photography Plan or Elements.

https://www.adobe.com/products/photoshop-lightroom/campaign/pricing.html

https://www.adobe.com/products/photoshop-elements/buy-elements.html

Hopefully you did not engage with the scammers contacting you or else I would also start running antivirus on your machines or worse yet watching your bank accounts.

pixxxelschubser
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pixxxelschubserCommunity Expert
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November 9, 2022

I agree. Such "Care Outlook dot com" emails are usually spam or phishing email addresses.

 

Please never give out personal information this way! Where did you get this email from? Were you contacted by private message? You could then please report the user to the Adobe phishing site.

some useful official Adobe links on: https://helpx.adobe.com/uk/security/alertus.html

    jane-e
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    jane-eCommunity Expert
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    November 9, 2022

    There's a different way to report a spammer who sends a PM. In the message window, click the (almost) hidden ellipsis and then click "Report as Inappropriate". There are three ellipses in the message window — the correct one is beneath the Trash can with no words to identify it.

     

     

    Jane

     

    pixxxelschubser
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    pixxxelschubserCommunity Expert
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    November 7, 2022
    quote

    … Can I ask if Photoshop CC works on a laptop ok (Windows 10 Home Edition)? …


    By @ian moore

     

    Yes, you can ask.
    😉

    And yes. Normally Photoshop should also work on the laptop. But be sure to check the system requirements before buying! Above all, a separate graphics card is very advantageous. (For example: All versions of Photoshop CC ran/are running on my Windows 10 laptop).

     

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    …  Also,I have previously saved 120 actions (made in CS2) on a separate back up drive in atn format. I assume I can load these saved actions into the CC action panel ok?  No technical issues? …


    By @ian moore

     

    This should also not be a problem. However, some actions may have to be adapted to the new version. In this case, however, you do not have to recreate them completely, but only re-record partial steps.

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    ian mooreAuthor
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    November 7, 2022

    Thanks again. It is indeed time to move up to CC. 

    My laptop is Windows 10 ,system requirements seem fine with the exception of the RAM which is only 4 GB but I can ensure that there is plenty of space in the scratch disk.

    I probably would like to buy a new laptop ( with better RAM) but they are now all Windows 11 and there seems to be lots of issues using CC with Windows 11 at the moment.

     

    Any thoughts?

     

    Ian.

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    Lumigraphics
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    November 7, 2022

    See if you can have RAM added to your computer. Its going to be almost unusable with just 4GB, which is barely enough to run Windows.

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    Daniel KramerCommunity Expert
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    November 6, 2022

    It's time to move up to Photoshop CC

      Ged_Traynor
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      Ged_TraynorCommunity Expert
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      November 5, 2022

      Hi

      There's no way around the activation issue as the activation servers have been shut down

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      ian mooreAuthor
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      November 5, 2022

      Hi,

       

      Thanks for reply. As I thought.

      CS2 satisfied all my editing needs (mainly flowers and portraits). I understand that there are now two versions of Photoshop available (CC and CS6). CC seems to be full of features which I may never use. Is CS6 a more simplified version which may be more suitable for me?

      I use Imageprint for printing. I intend to buy a new laptop and connect to an external monitor for editing. I assume I can use CC or CS6 on a laptop?

       

      Ian.

      Ged_Traynor
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      Ged_TraynorCommunity Expert
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      November 5, 2022

      Photoshop CS6 has not been sold by Adobe for many years, so be very careful if you're considering purchasing it, I would not recommend going down that road.

      https://prodesigntools.com/dont-buy-adobe-software-on-ebay-craigslist-or-amazon-marketplace.html

      You could try Photoshop Elements, which is non subscription.

      https://www.adobe.com/ie/products/photoshop-elements.html

      There's also the Photography Plan which is a subscription but includes Photoshop and Lightroom for €12.29/month.

      https://www.adobe.com/ie/creativecloud/photography/compare-plans.html

      If you do digital art there's https://krita.org/en/ which is free.

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