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=Adobe Creative Suite Activation Server Shutdown= | =Adobe Creative Suite Activation Server Shutdown= | ||
[[File:Adobe Creative Suite support page mentioning the shut down of the activation servers for many of its older versions..png|thumb|The Adobe Creative Suite (CS) Support Page Stating The Shutdown of Activation Servers]] | [[File:Adobe Creative Suite support page mentioning the shut down of the activation servers for many of its older versions..png|thumb|The Adobe Creative Suite (CS) Support Page Stating The Shutdown of Activation Servers]]Adobe Creative Suite (CS) was a software collection released from 2003 to 2013, when Adobe replaced it with Creative Cloud (CC). The suite went through several major versions: | ||
Adobe Creative Suite (CS) was a software collection released from 2003 to 2013, when Adobe replaced it with Creative Cloud (CC). The suite went through several major versions: | |||
*CS (2003) | *CS (2003) | ||
*CS2 (2005) | *CS2 (2005) | ||
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==Server Shutdown and Impact== | ==Server Shutdown and Impact== | ||
=== Technical Issue === | ===Technical Issue=== | ||
When the installer is run from any source, the setup program will try to contact Adobe; either during the installation or post-install when the user tries to run the application for the first time. It will attempt to verify their serial number. The program will fail to contact Adobe, as the server it uses for serial number verification has been shut down. After trying for a few seconds or minutes the setup program will display an error, as it cannot contact the activation servers; and the applications will not be activated, rendering them in an inoperable state. | When the installer is run from any source, the setup program will try to contact Adobe; either during the installation or post-install when the user tries to run the application for the first time. It will attempt to verify their serial number. The program will fail to contact Adobe, as the server it uses for serial number verification has been shut down. After trying for a few seconds or minutes the setup program will display an error, as it cannot contact the activation servers; and the applications will not be activated, rendering them in an inoperable state. | ||
=== Non-existant solution: === | ===Non-existant solution:=== | ||
Nancy OShea, | 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> | ||
'''[https://forums.adobe.com/thread/1545413 Re-activating CS3 (Updated)]'''</blockquote> | '''[https://forums.adobe.com/thread/1545413 Re-activating CS3 (Updated)]'''</blockquote> | ||
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*Provided modified installers that don't require activation | *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> | ||
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