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Uninstalling CS3 after installing CS5.5?

May 7, 2012 12:47 AM

I have previously installed CS5.5 standard onto my laptop and retained CS3 until I was proficient.  What is the best procedure to now uninstall CS3 and free up some HDD space?  Win7 64 bit OS.  Do I need to deactivate CS3 or will this stop the newer software from running?

508 Views   3 Replies   Latest reply: Mylenium, May 7, 2012 7:30 PM
 
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    1. Mylenium,
    May 7, 2012 1:19 AM   in reply to jamahl73
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    Different versions operate independently, so deactivating CS3 does have no effect on CS5.5. However, uninstalling does - it wil lmess up file associations and shared components. Therfore the only proper way to do this is to uninstall everything, then only reinstall CS5.5.

     

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    2. jamahl73,
    May 7, 2012 5:15 PM   in reply to Mylenium
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    Hi Mylenium,

     

    Thanks for the quick response.  I am a CS novice so your help is appreciated.  Do I need to deactivate both CS3 & CS5.5 before I uninstall?  If so, are there any codes I should write down to allow me to reinstall and reactivate CS5.5?  I have the Upgrade Version of CS5.5 Design Standard.

     

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    3. Mylenium,
    May 7, 2012 7:30 PM   in reply to jamahl73
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    You only need to deactivate CS3. Whgen reinstalling on the same system, you can leave your existing activations for CS5.5 in place.

     

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