Install PS CS5 on new laptop with no cd drive. Help!

[Shawn32272357jm03]

I own PS CS5 and I just bought a new laptop that has no cd-rom drive. There is no download link under my registered products. Is there a legit way to download an install for CS5? Or am i just out of luck? Any help, advise or commiserations would be appreciated.

[josantgomez]

Me temo que no tienes solución. No por no tener CD, simplemente porque aunque hubiese link y tuvieses la clave, no funcionaría. Lo que digo es el resultado de mi experiencia y te aseguro que lo he luchado. Por ello,  puedo decirte que si quieres seguir con Photoshop tendrás que pasar por los planes. 

[Shawn32272357jm03]

Will CS5 work on Windows 11? I was thinking about buying an external cd/dvd drive so i could install it from the disc.

[Trevor.Dennis]

Before you pay for the external drive, I am not sure that you can Activate CS5 nowadays.  Does anyone know for sure?  There's an old forum thread, but it could be completely out of date now.

[Trevor.Dennis]

Let us know how you get on, as there will be other people in your position going forward.

[Shawn32272357jm03 · Accepted solution]

I've successfully installed, and used, PS CS5 on my new Win11 laptop. I found an old post in this community from 2013 (I pasted the relevant response and info below). I followed the link, followed the instruction in the article and installed. When it asked for my Serial Number, i retrieved the number from my CS5 box (which i had previously registered with Adobe when purchased a decade or so ago) and it installed, no problem. Super easy. I hope this helps someone.

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Romsinha-9KMEUt • Adobe Employee , Sep 10, 2013

Hi Jbenesole225,

Please find the direct link to install CS5: http://prodesigntools.com/all-adobe-cs5-direct-download-links.html .

Kindly follow the very important instructions before download.

Regards,

Romit Sinha

[John Waller]

I am not sure that you can Activate CS5 nowadays.  Does anyone know for sure?

@Trevor.Dennis 

Latest info that I'm aware of from Adobe - per the link below - is that CS5, CS5.5 and CS6 can still be activated.

https://helpx.adobe.com/creative-suite.html

[josantgomez]

Me alegro mucho porque hayas encontrado la solución. Adobe reconocía mi producto y llegué a encontrar un ejecutable que prometía que tras la descarga se reinstalaría mi CS5 extended en un PC nuevo. Pero no funcionó. Desde un chat con Adobe incluso me negaban el enlace de descarga que había encontrado... En fin, la tenacidad que apliqué se ve que no fue suficiente y no podía imaginar que desde una web no de Adobe fuera posible la reactivación. Seguimos aprendiendo.