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Photoshop CS2 (is dead).

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August 15, 2019
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I downloaded it from the Adobe site because I had changed computers and my disc no longer worked. The program works fine until I want to download a PSD design file from printify to make a mockup of my design. Now it says I have to re-activate my photoshop, but there is no way to do this. Can anyone help?

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Correct answer Lumigraphics

CS2 is dead. Dead, dead, dead. You need to upgrade or switch programs.

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Your choice, but since the original CS2 CANNOT BE ACTIVATED and some say Adobe will not provide a replacement any longer you may be out of luck.

Nancy OShea

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No. CS2 from 2005 is officially dead. The activation servers were taken offline many years ago and Adobe discontinued the activation-free version in May 2019. So your only option is to move to modern software which is probably a good thing given how out of date CS2 had become.

An annual Photography plan -- 20GB storage + latest versions of PS, LR classic & LR CC costs only $120/year..

Creative Cloud pricing and membership plans | Adobe Creative Cloud

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ab133Author

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I know I can pay every year to keep an updated version of photoshop but I

think that's a rip off considering I paid $695 when I first bought it. I

don't mind paying for updates and then opting out of continuing to pay for

them, but totally throwing out the old system of owning the program is

makes me mad.

On Fri, Aug 16, 2019 at 10:56 AM Nancy OShea <forums_noreply@adobe.com>

Kevin Stohlmeyer

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There is a Photoshop Photography plan that is only $9.99/mo.

Seems reasonable if you are expecting to continue using Photoshop on newer operating systems or hardware.

Adobe Creative Cloud Photography plan | Professional photo editing software

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chrisl41501719

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For every problem you find using CS2, there are another 10 or so that you won't see until you try to print. If someone sent me a CS2 psd to use, I'd ask them to re-save it as a Tiff or PDF instead so I can open it in Acrobat and res-save into a format version from after the Iron Age.

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ab133Author

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If it's a tiff can I create a mockup from it? The reason I downloaded the psd file is I can create a mockup from it with my apparel design.

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ab133Author

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What are the error messages?

Do you have any trouble using photoshop cs2 with other files?

I can use CS2 with all other files including vectors. And when I create

layers they are psd files, but I can't open a newer type of psd file if

it's a mockup type.

On Fri, Aug 16, 2019 at 12:16 PM Jeff Arola <forums_noreply@adobe.com>

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Lumigraphics

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You can no longer activate CS2. There was a version used with a replacement serial number that didn't require activation but I don't believe that can be used anymore either. Your version WILL NOT WORK period. Finito.

Talk to Adobe Customer Care about your options, but AFAIK all you can do is upgrade.