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phil26969237es4f
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November 4, 2022
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Installing PS CS2 on windows 11

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I want to buy a second hand copy of CS2 to install on my windows 11 laptop.  Will this work?

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Correct answer Jeff Arola

While yes it would work, it won't work longer than 30 days because Adobe shut down the activation

servers for cs-cs3.

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

 

Better to do the Creative Cloud Photography Plan wihich includes Photoshop and Lighroom for

around $9.99 a month or photoshop elements 2023 for around $100.

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phil26969237es4fAuthor
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November 5, 2022

Thanks.  Shame, I love CS2 and don't want anything more, certainly not having to rent it.  Is there a similar program that I can buy outright for a reasonable cost?

Ged_Traynor
Ged_Traynor
Community Expert
November 5, 2022

There's

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

 

[Edited by moderator as per forum guidelines. This is an Adobe community.]

 

    rayek.elfin
    rayek.elfin
    Brainiac
    January 21, 2023

    @Ged_Traynor ...and let's not forget PhotoLine. [Link removed by moderator as per forum guidelines.]

     

    Jeff Arola
    Jeff ArolaCorrect answer
    Community Expert
    November 4, 2022

    While yes it would work, it won't work longer than 30 days because Adobe shut down the activation

    servers for cs-cs3.

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

     

    Better to do the Creative Cloud Photography Plan wihich includes Photoshop and Lighroom for

    around $9.99 a month or photoshop elements 2023 for around $100.

      Tom Winkelmann
      Tom Winkelmann
      Inspiring
      November 5, 2022

      Adobe has released a version for registered Users with a universal key for CS2 that does not require an activation server.

      AxelMatt
      AxelMatt
      Community Expert
      November 5, 2022

      That is only partly true. Such versions were available for download in the past.

      Since a couple of years they aren't available anymore. 

       

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