[thelist] OT: installing PhotoShop

Emily Christensen wrote:
> 
> We have one copy of PhotoShop in our office, which is installed on the
> computer I don't regularly use. I want to install it on my computer so I'm
> not constantly moving around and can multi-task easily. (Our computers are
> networked so that most programs don't let us use the same copy on two
> different machines at once, so it's not really a copyright issue.)

With a single user license, it should be fine as long as you uninstall
from the one machine when you get it installed on the other machine (I
suppose technically you should uninstall it first, but we're talking
about computers here.).

> Naturally, the ad manager lost the documentation with the serial number on
> it, so I copied the serial from the graphic that pops up every time you open
> PS. Doesn't work: "Not a valid Adobe serial number." Has anyone had this
> problem, and if so, how did you solve it? (Ad manager's reponse: "Well, you
> got me there.")

Not that I'm condoning illegal activities/sites/thoughts/etc., but if
all else fails, there are sites out there that list serial numbers for
popular software.  Or so I've heard. ;) Search for "warez" on Yahoo and
you'll come up with a whole slew of sites. When you get there, look for
a link to "serialz." The problem with this is that you obviously can't
register the software with that serial number or use it for upgrades or
whatever.  If you registered when you first bought the software, you
might be able to call Adobe and get them to look it up for you.


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