Adobe CS2 Premium Plus giveaway for PC & Mac (Creative Suite 2 /Photoshop CS2 / Photoshop Elements 4.0/5.0 / Acrobat Pro

[Carnos Jax]

I created an account two days ago (though it seems I didn't have to?) and left the download page open.

I finished downloading the last items overnight (early hours of this morning).

So if I understand everything stated previously in this thread, I most likely won't need to input the serial numbers when installing the software?

Also, since the serial numbers are the same for everyone (or so it would seem), I suppose Adobe can't somehow stop the install (in the event a SN is actually required)?

Is Adobe asking us on our 'honor' to not use the software we downloaded? There is nothing else they can do to prevent us from using it?

[space-time]

yes, Carnos, it appears the information is correct. I also downloaded all of them but I didn't get around to install them.

[ka jowct]

TLB wrote:
Has anyone seen a formal request from Adobe to not use the licenses that went viral? I actually downloaded through my Adobe ID so they know what I downloaded and that I skipped CS2 in my Adobe purchase hisotry. I just wanted Acrobat Pro 8 and Elements some older machines, but from some of the rumblings at the Adobe support pages and other Blogs it seems that they do consider it pirating without prior purchase of CS2 or the original titles of the same vintage.

I didn't do it through my account, but since I already own the CS2 apps, I'm not going to worry about the rumblings.

Odd for Adobe to be "rumbling" at all about software they will not sell or support.

So if I understand everything stated previously in this thread, I most likely won't need to input the serial numbers when installing the software?

You will have to enter the serial number, but you won't have to go through the "authorization" step.

When I was working more actively with graphics apps, I always wanted to have plenty of redundancy in case of disaster. The authorization procedure that began with CS2 was a PITA. I had to jump through some dodgy hoops in order to have the apps installed on more than two computers. (The applications were never in simultaneous use, so Adobe lost nothing thereby.) The "free" versions should make my safety nets a lot easier to maintain. I have CS 4 and CS5 versions of InDesign and Photoshop, and will probably get v6 to be on the safe side; but I can't foresee ever needing Illustrator enough to move beyond CS2, as long as I have a computer that can run Snow Leopard or earlier.

[Carnos Jax]

Thanks for the replies space, ka jowct.