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Adding CS4 to a second computer

PostPosted: Wed Nov 17, 2010 2:36 pm
by chas3stix
I've been told that you can have Photoshop running on two PCs under one license. Just how do you go about doing this? Is there a tutorial showing how to accomplish this?
Chas

Re: Adding CS4 to a second computer

PostPosted: Wed Nov 17, 2010 2:58 pm
by Russinator
All I did was to insert the CD [or is it a DVD] and clicked where a click was required. You are correct about two computers; however, when I tried to load it on our 3rd Mac machine, it told me that was unacceptable.

FYI: We have two iMac machines and one laptop in our house [all Mac's].

Re: Adding CS4 to a second computer

PostPosted: Wed Nov 17, 2010 3:16 pm
by jlwilm
There is an activate/deactivate function that should allow you to have it installed on 3 or more, but only workable on 2. You have to be careful to do the deactivate before uninstalling CS2/3/4/5/etc or you will run into issues.

Re: Adding CS4 to a second computer

PostPosted: Wed Nov 17, 2010 3:21 pm
by Russinator
John, thanks for the info. I didn't know about that trick.

I left CS4 on my DW's iMac. I have both 4 and 5 on my iMac and only 5 on our laptop.

My DW never uses it, so she's okay with the older version of Photoshop.

Re: Adding CS4 to a second computer

PostPosted: Wed Nov 17, 2010 8:32 pm
by chas3stix
It was a little more complicated for me. Since all I had was the download version, I had to resort to Adobe chat help. It took a while but me and someone named Raj got it going.
Chas