Adobe Creative Suite activation: Difference between revisions

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===Non-existant solution:===

Nancy OShea, a 'Community Expert' and Moderator on the Adobe forums, has made the following reference to a method to obtain a new CS3 installer that does not require activation:<ref>https://community.adobe.com/t5/download-install-discussions/cs3-activation-branched-from-cs2-activation/td-p/9689902</ref><blockquote>The correct answer below describes how to obtain a new CS3 installer, a new serial number that does not require activation and the procedures necessary to make it work. Read them carefully.<ref>https://community.adobe.com/t5/download-install-discussions/cs3-activation-branched-from-cs2-activation/m-p/9689903#M136927</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=12 Aug 2014 |title=Re-activating CS3 |url=https://forums.adobe.com/thread/1545413 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141204085848/https://forums.adobe.com/thread/1545413 |archive-date=4 Dec 2014 |via=Adobe forums}}</ref></blockquote>

Nancy OShea, a 'Community Expert' and Moderator on the Adobe forums, has made the following reference to a method to obtain a new CS3 installer that does not require activation:<ref>https://community.adobe.com/t5/download-install-discussions/cs3-activation-branched-from-cs2-activation/td-p/9689902</ref><blockquote>The correct answer below describes how to obtain a new CS3 installer, a new serial number that does not require activation and the procedures necessary to make it work. Read them carefully.<ref>https://community.adobe.com/t5/download-install-discussions/cs3-activation-branched-from-cs2-activation/m-p/9689903#M136927</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=12 Aug 2014 |title=Re-activating CS3 |url=https://forums.adobe.com/thread/1545413 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141204085848/https://forums.adobe.com/thread/1545413 |archive-date=4 Dec 2014 |via=Adobe forums}}</ref></blockquote>

[[File:Nancy adobe activation servers.png|thumb|Nancy OShea on adobe forums linking to a method to install software after activation servers have been phased out, that does not work.]]

However, the link she provided to ''"Re-activating CS3(Updated)"'' does not work as of February 17th, 2025.

However, the link she provided to ''"Re-activating CS3(Updated)"'' does not work as of February 17th, 2025. This was archived in 2014.<ref name=":0" />

===Affected Versions===

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 ===Non-existant solution:===
-Nancy OShea, a 'Community Expert' and Moderator on the Adobe forums, has made the following reference to a method to obtain a new CS3 installer that does not require activation:<ref>https://community.adobe.com/t5/download-install-discussions/cs3-activation-branched-from-cs2-activation/td-p/9689902</ref><blockquote>The correct answer below describes how to obtain a new CS3 installer, a new serial number that does not require activation and the procedures necessary to make it work.   Read them carefully.<ref>https://community.adobe.com/t5/download-install-discussions/cs3-activation-branched-from-cs2-activation/m-p/9689903#M136927</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=12 Aug 2014 |title=Re-activating CS3 |url=https://forums.adobe.com/thread/1545413 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141204085848/https://forums.adobe.com/thread/1545413 |archive-date=4 Dec 2014 |via=Adobe forums}}</ref></blockquote>
+Nancy OShea, a 'Community Expert' and Moderator on the Adobe forums, has made the following reference to a method to obtain a new CS3 installer that does not require activation:<ref>https://community.adobe.com/t5/download-install-discussions/cs3-activation-branched-from-cs2-activation/td-p/9689902</ref><blockquote>The correct answer below describes how to obtain a new CS3 installer, a new serial number that does not require activation and the procedures necessary to make it work.   Read them carefully.<ref>https://community.adobe.com/t5/download-install-discussions/cs3-activation-branched-from-cs2-activation/m-p/9689903#M136927</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=12 Aug 2014 |title=Re-activating CS3 |url=https://forums.adobe.com/thread/1545413 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141204085848/https://forums.adobe.com/thread/1545413 |archive-date=4 Dec 2014 |via=Adobe forums}}</ref></blockquote>
 [[File:Nancy adobe activation servers.png|thumb|Nancy OShea on adobe forums linking to a method to install software after activation servers have been phased out, that does not work.]]
-However, the link she provided to ''"Re-activating CS3(Updated)"'' does not work as of February 17th, 2025.
+However, the link she provided to ''"Re-activating CS3(Updated)"'' does not work as of February 17th, 2025. This was archived in 2014.<ref name=":0" />
 ===Affected Versions===