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December 22, 2017
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Reactivation of photoshop cs3 in windows 10 [2017]

  • December 22, 2017
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I have been trying to re activate photoshop cs3 for 3 days following a windows 10 update. what ever i do the reactivate prompt reappears . I have unistalled the existing files, downloaded the special installer and run it ten times but there is no change. I can not find a telephone number to get help from Adobe which is shocking: all the website elements just circle round endlessly to other parts of the website.

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최고의 답변: Terri Stevens

This is what I did and this installer did not work.


mmmm very strange as

C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Adobe\Adobe PCD\cache is an essential folder.

Is your operating system on the C:\ volume, if it is not -and it does not have to be- then the path to look on is

x:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Adobe\Adobe PCD\cache

where x is the volume Windows 10 is on.  What I would suggest is searching the entire computer for cache.db and seeing if you can find it that way. Cache.db contains the previous version serial number and while it remains on the computer you will not be asked for the new serial. I'm afraid phoning Adobe will do you no good as support on CS3 products has now ended-all they will do is refer you here.

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Terri Stevens
Legend
December 22, 2017

Are you using the new serial number that comes with the new installer? If so try this go to

'C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Adobe\Adobe PCD\cache'

see if there is a file there called cache.db and if so delete it. Now start Photoshop CS3 and with any luck you'll be prompted to enter the new serial number. Opt to never register, close Photoshop, restart the computer and fire up Photoshop CS3 there's a good chance it will now work.

GR81작성자
Participant
December 22, 2017

The installer does not ask for the serial number

Terri Stevens
Legend
December 22, 2017

I have found the file using the windows search and deleted the file as you suggested and the installation has worked! Thank you. I have opened cs3 which prompted for registration but this was not possible so I opted for “Never register”. CS3 is now working


that's good. This is a very common problem, when Adobe produced the new installer they should have in my opinion had the installer delete cache.db but seem to have forgotten to do that.

JR Boulay
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Community Expert
December 22, 2017

The same issue has been reported in the French forum: Bonjour, J'ai exactement le même problème: Suite à la mise à jour Windows 10 illustrator CS3 déjà installé (et qui fon…

It looks like a Windows 10 issue…

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