Adobe CS Activation: Difference between revisions

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*CS6 (2012)

==Background~~: The Activation System~~==

==Background==

When Adobe introduced the creative suite in 2003, Adobe implemented a new online activation system that wasn't present in Adobe's previous products. This system required users to connect to Adobe's servers to verify their serial number before the software could be used.

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*Sent notification emails to registered users

*Provided modified installers that don't require activation

Many users report never receiving this communication, particularly those who didn't register their products when registration was optional. Without registration, ~~adobe~~ had no way of having the contact information of these customers who did not complete an optional registration.<ref>https://community.adobe.com/t5/photoshop-ecosystem-discussions/activation-server-retirement/m-p/11491977</ref>

Many users report never receiving this communication, particularly those who didn't register their products when registration was optional. Without registration, Adobe had no way of having the contact information of these customers who did not complete an optional registration.<ref>https://community.adobe.com/t5/photoshop-ecosystem-discussions/activation-server-retirement/m-p/11491977</ref>

==='''Workaround for CS4'''===

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 *CS6 (2012)
-==Background: The Activation System==
+==Background==
 When Adobe introduced the creative suite in 2003, Adobe implemented a new online activation system that wasn't present in Adobe's previous products. This system required users to connect to Adobe's servers to verify their serial number before the software could be used.
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 *Sent notification emails to registered users
 *Provided modified installers that don't require activation
-Many users report never receiving this communication, particularly those who didn't register their products when registration was optional. Without registration, adobe had no way of having the contact information of these customers who did not complete an optional registration.<ref>https://community.adobe.com/t5/photoshop-ecosystem-discussions/activation-server-retirement/m-p/11491977</ref>
+Many users report never receiving this communication, particularly those who didn't register their products when registration was optional. Without registration, Adobe had no way of having the contact information of these customers who did not complete an optional registration.<ref>https://community.adobe.com/t5/photoshop-ecosystem-discussions/activation-server-retirement/m-p/11491977</ref>
 ==='''Workaround for CS4'''===