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I payed for a full copy of CS2 and Dreamweaver in the web premium package in 2008. In 2009 I bought Photoshop CS3.
I find as a photographer I use PS CS3 and CS2 Illustrator regularly. I had to replace my Hard Disk recently and reinstall CS2.
The serial no from the download page now does not work.!!!!! I payed Adobe a lot of money for their software, for a Perpetual Liscence not one which can be cancelled when they change their marketing strategiy.
I had previously install the download using the supplied serial no when the Adobe Servers were taken down. I had no problems running it on Windows XP then on Windows 7 Pro .
I have had not luck with the online customer support people, basically a dead loss.
I am loathe to do it but it seems my only way forward is to use my Original Adobe Disks + serial no and an Activation Keygen.
This means setting up a virtual box Windows XP system to run a Malware Infected Keygen.
I expect my Photoshop CS3 will soon go the same way.
Hi everyone.
Before the radical approach I decided to have a go at re-downloading the CS2 files + serial nos etc.
Guess what Adobe still has them on the site. Everything worked just fine. My CD must have a slight error!!!.
I have installed Photoshop CS2, Illustrator CS2, Acrobat7Pro and Indesign on my Windows 10 Home 32bit Laptop
Hope this helps others, these parts of CS2 do play OK with the basic version of Window10.
It would have helped if adobe chat had suggested this rather than saying "I cant re
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Hi everyone.
Before the radical approach I decided to have a go at re-downloading the CS2 files + serial nos etc.
Guess what Adobe still has them on the site. Everything worked just fine. My CD must have a slight error!!!.
I have installed Photoshop CS2, Illustrator CS2, Acrobat7Pro and Indesign on my Windows 10 Home 32bit Laptop
Hope this helps others, these parts of CS2 do play OK with the basic version of Window10.
It would have helped if adobe chat had suggested this rather than saying "I cant read you message" I think this really meant dont bother with CS2.
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You can't use your original CD, if I understand you correctly. It isn't that your CD needed a new serial; rather you needed replacement software and a new serial to go with it. I strongly suggest you keep the download safe (not just on the computer), it won't be there forever.
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Adobe came out with a special version of CS2 after their activation server for it was put out of commission. That is why your CD and its serial number will not work. You have to download the special version and use the special activation code that is provided. You can read about it more thru the links below...
CS2: Error: Activation Server Unavailable | CS2, Acrobat 7, Audition 3 -
https://helpx.adobe.com/creative-suite/kb/creative-suite-2-activation-end-life.html
https://helpx.adobe.com/creative-suite/kb/cs2-product-downloads.html?promoid=19SCDRQK
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Adobe offered the download of activation free software on their website. I downloaded it and saved to CDs replacing my original .disks.
I had a problem with using then 2 years later.
Downloading again solved the problem