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CS6 - Mac & PC

Sep 8, 2012 3:36 PM

Can I run 1 copy of CS6 on MacBook Pro (64)bit (new install) and upgrade the CS3 to CS6 on a windows vista (64)bit machine?  Basicly, can I put CS6 on my two machines?    Thanks.   Rick

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  • station_two
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    1. station_two,
    Sep 8, 2012 3:41 PM   in reply to rndb2taylor
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    You have to subscribe to the Creative Cloud in order to use Photoshop on both the Macintosh and the Windows platforms for a single price.

     

    Otherwise you need to buy two perpetual licenses, one for each platform.  The serial numbers are totally platform specific. 

     
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    Sep 8, 2012 3:44 PM   in reply to station_two
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    Thanks,  I was thinking of using Parallel/Bootcamp to run the windows based version on the Mac.  I had heard you can load a copy on up to 2 different machines.   Thanks.

     
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    Sep 8, 2012 4:00 PM   in reply to rndb2taylor
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    That is correct: two machines that are not used simultaneously.

     
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    4. John Waller,
    Sep 8, 2012 5:00 PM   in reply to rndb2taylor
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    rndb2taylor wrote:

     

    Thanks,  I was thinking of using Parallel/Bootcamp to run the windows based version on the Mac.  I had heard you can load a copy on up to 2 different machines.   Thanks.

    Yes, but only the Creative Cloud membership offers two activations on two different operating systems with the same license (including virtual machines).

     

    If you have a traditionally licensed version, the serial number is tied to either Mac or Windows (not both). A Mac serial number is not valid on Windows. And vice versa.

     

    So your activation options are:

     

    1) Perpetually licensed with two activations on Win/Win or Mac/Mac (not Win/Mac).

    To do what you want with this method, you'll have to purchase two separate copies: 1 for Win and 1 for Mac (giving you up to 4 activations - 2 x Win and 2 x Mac - in total).

     

    2) Cloud membership with up to two activations per membership on either operating system in any combination (Win/Win, Mac/Mac or Win/Mac) - perfect for your scenario.

     
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