3 Replies Latest reply: Jan 22, 2013 7:48 AM by Arpit Kapoor RSS

    Deactivating and activating multiple versions

    mpc999 Community Member

      I may have to replace the logic board on my Mac. I understand that CS activations are based on the identity of the CPU on that board, so that when the board is replaced Adobe will think my Creative Suites are on a new computer.

      I have CS4, CS5, CS5.5 and CS6 installed. Do I have to deactivate each version, or will deactivating CS6 be good enough? Similarly, when I get my computer repaired and start back up, will I have to activate each version of CS in order, one at a time, or just CS6? (CS6 is a download, not the cloud version.)

      In other words, does my latest version of the suite cover all my versions registered with Adobe? All these versions (serial numbers) are upgrades; I started with CS1 as a full purchase but no longer have it installed.

      I know I could call Adobe, but a reply from anyone here who has been down that road would be faster and probably more intelligible.