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June 3, 2021
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Finding a lost serial number for an old photoshop 7.0.1

  • June 3, 2021
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Hello,

Help, I was trying to install munold photoshop 7.0.1, but I cannkt find the activation code. I know these wouldnt normally be given out, but I was wondering since its such an old version if its possible to get one.

Thank you

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Participant
July 15, 2023

serial number file missing


 

Nancy OShea
Community Expert
Community Expert
June 3, 2021

Hi @Robbie5E4D,

Given PS7's advanced age and lack of features, this might be a good opportunity to scrap it for better software.  Even if you do find a serial number for your 2 decades old product, there's no guarantee it will run right on a modern machine and OS.  And there's absolutely zero chance it will run much less install on a recent Mac.

 

MODERN OPTIONS:
Photoshop Elements 2021 (under $100, no subscription needed).  It's a lite version of PS CC without all the bells & whistles and 1,000% better than PS7.
https://www.adobe.com/products/photoshop-elements.html

Creative Cloud Photography Plan -- approx $10/month for 12 months. Includes the latest versions of these great products & services:
-- Photoshop CC and Photoshop on iPad
-- Lightroom on desktop, mobile and the web
-- Lightroom Classic
-- Portfolio website + hosting
-- Spark with premium features
-- Bridge
-- 20 GB cloud storage (upgradable to 1 TB).
https://www.adobe.com/creativecloud/photography.html

Creative Cloud All Apps (52 apps & services).
https://www.adobe.com/creativecloud/plans.html

 

Whichever you decide, good luck! 🙂

 

Nancy O'Shea— Product User & Community Expert
gener7
Community Expert
Community Expert
June 3, 2021

Good point, Nancy. PS7 and earlier was not designed for 1TB+ drives in Windows. Forget Macs. PS7 was the old Motorola G series Power PC CPUs, and I think on Intel Macs, the Rosetta emulator was needed.

Jeff Arola
Community Expert
Community Expert
June 3, 2021

If you have a windows computer that had/has photoshop 7 installed you can get the serial number from the Windows Registry.

 

Use Windows Logo key + R key then type regedit.

 

Then go to

 

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Adobe\Photoshop\7.0\Registration and the Serial should be there.

 

 

On a Mac look under

Macintosh HD/Library/Application Support/Adobe/Adobe Registration Database

TheDigitalDog
Inspiring
June 3, 2021

And if on Mac, this may work:

https://mac-product-key-finder.com

Author “Color Management for Photographers" & "Photoshop CC Color Management/pluralsight"
TheDigitalDog
Inspiring
June 3, 2021
Author “Color Management for Photographers" & "Photoshop CC Color Management/pluralsight"
gener7
Community Expert
Community Expert
June 3, 2021

If you installed it in the past, it may be possible to use "key recovery software." Try a few  of the free ones. Major Geeks is a trusted source.

https://www.majorgeeks.com/files/details/license_crawler.html

 

but being it's 20 years old...

Abambo
Community Expert
Community Expert
June 3, 2021
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but I was wondering since its such an old version if its possible to get one.


By @Robbie5E4D

I wouldn't bet on this.

ABAMBO | Hard- and Software Engineer | Photographer
Chuck Uebele
Community Expert
Community Expert
June 3, 2021

All the servers have been shut down for old versions of Photoshop. It wouldn't do any good to have your old activation code.

Participant
June 3, 2021

I may be using the wrong terminology. Serial number or hex key. This is being used on a desktop

jane-e
Community Expert
Community Expert
June 3, 2021

Chuck, I'm trying to remember: did PS 7 need activation or did that start with CS?

 

~ Jane


I just found this from @D Fosse in 2017: