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Am I allowed to install CS4 on my Laptop, as well as my PC?

Oct 28, 2009 2:26 PM

I have CS4 installed on my PC, but I also want to install it on my Laptop.  Do I need a certain code that will enable me to install it on my Laptop?  If not, will I receive a message that will prevent me from loading CS4 onto the Laptop?

 

Also, I'd like to make a copy of the CD, in case the original gets damaged.  Is this allowed?

 

Regards

 

Pam Jones

1078 Views   8 Replies   Latest reply: Buko., Oct 30, 2009 3:37 PM
 
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    1. Buko.,
    Oct 28, 2009 2:54 PM   in reply to Pamela E Jones
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    each license is allowed to have two simultaneous activations. just install and activate like you did the the first time. you just are not allowed to use both installs at the same time

     
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    2. Gola Raj,
    Oct 30, 2009 8:27 AM   in reply to Buko.
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    I think you can install the software on both machines, but you can not connect 2nd one online when 1st is connected. If your system (Any) is connected with internet you can't use another one. May be then it will say some warning. Otherwise if you are not connected to internet then you can use for unlimited users.

     
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    3. John Joslin,
    Oct 30, 2009 8:51 AM   in reply to Gola Raj
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    I am pretty sure being on line has got nothing to do with it.


    Two users is not unlimited!

     
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    4. jignarro,
    Oct 30, 2009 9:39 AM   in reply to John Joslin
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    "I am pretty sure being on line has got nothing to do with it."

     

    Being online is how CS4 knows you are running it on more than one machine.

     
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    5. Buko.,
    Oct 30, 2009 9:50 AM   in reply to jignarro
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    Being online has nothing to do with it.

     

    I routinely have both activations running at the same time as I am lazy and dislike waiting for photoshop to boot up. So I have both activations running at the same time. 

     

    BTW you can install Photoshop on as many machines as you want you can only activate it on 2 of the machines at one time.

     
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    6. jignarro,
    Oct 30, 2009 10:06 AM   in reply to Buko.
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    Hmm, I know I've been kicked off before when I was trying to run it on 2 machines. That was probably CS or even before though so perhaps they've lightened up a bit.

     
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    7. John Joslin,
    Oct 30, 2009 10:07 AM   in reply to jignarro
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    jignarro wrote:

    Being online is how CS4 knows you are running it on more than one machine.

     

    You just proved you don't know how activation works.


    You activate on line; after that it doesn't matter.

     
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    8. Buko.,
    Oct 30, 2009 3:37 PM   in reply to jignarro
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    jignarro wrote:

     

    Hmm, I know I've been kicked off before when I was trying to run it on 2 machines. That was probably CS or even before though so perhaps they've lightened up a bit.

    No that was more like Photoshop 6 or 7 before activation.

     
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