The software seems to be working perfectly.
No problems with the installation, serial number, online registration, or updates afterwards. On December 15, 2012, activation servers for CS2 applications were shut down. I found Photoshop CS2 (Win XP) in the discount bin at a local military PX/store yesterday ($290 sealed in box with CD’s, serial, & users guide), decided to give it a try in spite of it being an older version (cheaper then CS3 in the same store), and installed it from the CD this morning. Adobe Illustrator CS2 (v.12) is the version of Adobe Illustrator that was included with Adobe Creative Suite 2 and Creative Suite Production Studio Premium.
If more people did the switch and soon they will be doing that the clear message to the software pigs will be given. Adobe Creative Suite (CS) is a discontinued software suite of graphic design, video editing, and web development applications developed by Adobe Systems.Each edition consisted of several Adobe applications, such as Photoshop, Acrobat, Premiere Pro or After Effects, InDesign, and Illustrator, which became industry standard applications for many graphic design positions. I am not advocating that Gimp is either better than or as good as Photoshop but it does appear that the next version of Gimp coming out shortly will be at the very least good enough. The appeal that Linux along with Gimp and other software that is free eliminates this kind of aggravation. If there is no money exchanged then it will be a bargain – The vendor wrote back to me and offered to exchange my cs2 for cs3, but he’s not saying anything about activation… I am hoping Amazon’s buyer’s garuntee will cover it. So it looks like now I get to fight to get my money back.
He directed me to general customer service, who said the same thing.
I called the activation phone line at Adobe and was told the serial number is invalid. I bought mine through an Amazon dealer and theactivate button does nothing. Is this normal or did something go wrong during the installation? I’ve opened and closed the program at least two dozen times this morning, still with no request for activation. However in recent years it seems that this version too has disappeared to the sands of time as Adobe attempts to cut costs and can no longer justify hosting a distribution server for a 15.
Further, "Activate" under the "Help" menu does absolutely nothing (no response whatsoever) and "Transfer Activation" under the same menu is disabled (grayed out). Adobe released this version for free to the general public as part of their end of life strategy for CS2 when they decided to retire their activation servers. However, contrary to what the user guide says, it did not ask for activation when I started the software. I found Photoshop CS2 (Win XP) in the discount bin at a local military PX/store yesterday ($290 sealed in box with CD’s, serial, & users guide), decided to give it a try in spite of it being an older version (cheaper then CS3 in the same store), and installed it from the CD this morning. I bought mine through an Amazon dealer and the activate button does nothing. Once all the information is entered, hit activate.Me too. The keygen will give you an Authorization code, which you need to enter into Photoshop. *make sure you never close the keygen, as to retain your original serial number*Enter the activation number Photoshop gives you into the middle line of the keygen and hit "Generate Auth Code" Once this happens, bring back up the keygen. When it does, hit "phone activation"Under phone activation, you'll get this screen Open the keygen, and enter the serial number it provides you into Photoshop and hit "activate online"It will say, activation unsucessful.It's supposed to do this. Also this is the most important part! Please pay attention CAREFULLY. Now is where the keygen I provided comes into play. When the program opens up, it will prompt you to buy it, of course.
Once downloaded, double click on the setup.Įnter whatever information you like, it doesn't matter.Once you have your info, hit install trialNot full.After the installation, go Start/All Programs/Adobe Photoshop CS And with more efficient editing, processing, and file handling, there's no slowing you down. Unprecedented adaptability lets you custom-fit Photoshop to the way you work.
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