I found this only after I posted here. You are correct, offline activation works. Still I don't see why online activation does not work, if offline activation works. It gives you the impression that you have to buy one of the cloud solutions to continue using Lightroom ... ... View more

thanks heaps!!!! It worked! ... View more

I also stumbled upon this issue, I wanted to sign-out from my running copy on an old computer to install it on a new one (still have the installer), but I can't. And maybe the activation on the new one wouldn't work either. But it is still running fine on my second computer. So this forces me to buy one of the monthly subscriptions, although I have bought a piece of software that is still fitting my needs. I will not do that and look somewhere els. Goodbye Adobe! ... View more