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OS Monterey 12.1 and CS4 [CS4 IS DEAD, & CAN'T BE ACTIVATED]

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January 14, 2022
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I use photoshop cs4 and adobe acrobat pro but they are not compatible now with OS Monterey 12.1

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Correct answer gener7

I was just being breif. There are other problems:

"That’s right, even if an application is 64-bit, that is not nearly enough to qualify it for Catalina and Big Sur. Apple also requires fundamental changes in how an application handles installation, security, privacy, and access to system files, because of the exact hacker threat you mentioned, so a quick 64-bit update would not have been enough anyway." Conrad C.

It's in this thread that has some good points.

https://community.adobe.com/t5/photoshop-ecosystem-discussions/photoshop-cs6-not-opening-in-big-sur-update-for-mac/m-p/11649028#M490871

CS6 is no longer sold or supported. So no updates and it's not going to be retooled for newer MacOS systems. About your only chance is to go Windows if you can get a version for that platform.

gener7

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Photoshop CS4-CS6 does have a 64 bit mode but support components such as the installer are 32-bit, so it's been out of the MacOS game since Catalina 10.15

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littlet14100498

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So all that is needeed is a 64 bit installer.

John Waller

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Which will never happen.

Dave Creamer of IDEAS

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Monterey does not support 32-bit. (I'm assuming your Acrobat Pro is as old as your Photoshop.)

Your choices are to stay with an OS that works with your software (if that's even possible) or to upgrade your software.

David Creamer: Community Expert (ACI and ACE 1995-2023)

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littlet14100498

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Yes , do no argue with people who say "I'm sorry to be the one to say this but loyal customers purchase upgrades. " I have been customer with verified purchases though nothing was added but cost. Get rid of couple butons, call it a different nme it is still he same PSD you remember back at the original. 16 bit 32 bit 64 bit . An add on to mke it work within the hire bit realm would shu off he subscripion slavery. Montery hs given me a laptop I use for one app the cost of couple grnd nd laptops I can't upgrade because I will lose those pps. Delightful.

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Joseph D26495511k97a

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Amazing, I raised this issue on other discussions yesterday and the Adobe police locked those discussions.

The lie is CS5 and CS6 offered 64bit options.

What Abobe has been purposely lazy is not adaptiong the installer from 32bit, so you cannot install a 64 bit version!!!

I don't know what is more pathetic, Adobe trying to fleece its customer base or the customer service people that run out as apologists for Adobe's horrific customer relationship.

Fortunately I own legacy versions which work on later Windows versions (up through Windows 11).

One of the Mac alternatives is to invest in a virtual machine like Parallels and Windows 10/11 and install CS5 or CS6 on the virtual machine on the mac.

I rather spend my cash investing in software that I own than burn my money buying the same services for a second time from Adobe.

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