Installing CS5.1 on a new PC

Question

My pc runs windows 10 and at the end of the year it will not be supported. My pc will not accept windows 11. That means I will have to buy an new pc. The photoshop version I have is CS5.1 extended. It is on a cd that I bought years ago. It also has the product code. I know that when it comes time to set up the new pc, I have to deactivate photoshop on the old pc before downloading it on to the new pc. I know that this version is not supported anymore with updates. My question is, will I still be able to download it from the cd onto the new pc? What preparation or information do I need to do before I do the download? I hope that I can still use this version because I can't afford the newer photoshops.

Thanks,

Terry

D Fosse · Accepted Answer

The critical thing is to deactivate on the old machine, otherwise there's no way to activate on the new.. Make sure the deactivation goes through to Adobe's servers - this is a long time ago so I don't really remember, but you should get a confirmation of some sort.

It will probably install and run OK. There is always a risk of small glitches with twelve year old software in a new operating system, but basically it should work.

Trevor.Dennis · Answer

I am sorry to tell you this, but I think you are going to be out of luck, as Adobe shut down the activation servers for CS5 and CS6 a while back.  Somebody might know a workaround, but AFAIK there isn't one.

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