Mac Upgrade

[ripit]

Quick question, I am in the process of replacing 2 Imac's to newer models. I Have Adobe CS4 running on the old Imacs and I will be installing CS5 on the new Imacs. Can I still buy just the CS5 upgrade to install? will it install on the new Imac without seeing an older version? Or do I need to purchase full versions of CS5? Thanks in advance for your help

[dabob]

It shouldn't be a problem to upgrade to a different computer - you will need the CS4 serial #. If you have problems Adobe tech support will help you out.

[mattbeals]

Quick question, I am in the process of replacing 2 Imac's to newer models. I Have Adobe CS4 running on the old Imacs and I will be installing CS5 on the new Imacs. Can I still buy just the CS5 upgrade to install? will it install on the new Imac without seeing an older version? Or do I need to purchase full versions of CS5? Thanks in advance for your help

When upgrading it is normal to have a license that does not allow the previous versions to be installed or used. So if you want to keep CS4 running on the old iMac's I'm 99% sure that the Adobe license requires you to buy new licenses for the new machines.

Some licenses required you to destroy previous copies.

[SnappySteve]

Quick question, I am in the process of replacing 2 Imac's to newer models. I Have Adobe CS4 running on the old Imacs and I will be installing CS5 on the new Imacs. Can I still buy just the CS5 upgrade to install? will it install on the new Imac without seeing an older version? Or do I need to purchase full versions of CS5? Thanks in advance for your help

If you deactivate the CS4 on the older units before shutting them off, you'll be able to buy the upgrade using those Serial Numbers. However, if you plan to still use those machines with CS4, you will have to buy full as the activation will remain "open" on those machines and you will not be able to activate an upgrade install.

[dabob]

Thats funny because as I sit here I have CS 2, CS4, and CS5 running simultaneously on my mac pro running 10.6.4 . . . . no problems - I didn't deactivate them since I have plugins that I didn't want to upgrade . . . so far so good . .. .

[Lukas Engqvist]

As a service provider it is normal to have multiple versions on one machine, all active...*since you will be using one at a time. The legal issue comes when you install the upgrade on a different machine. This is a legal breach since you can only use the one or the other. It is allowed to install on one workstation and one home computer or laptop, i e 2 installs, BUT you are only to use one or the other at any given time.
E.g I have CS4 on my main computer and CS4 and CS5 on my laptop (my main does not support CS5 since it is a G5) I may use CS4 on my main, but am not allowed to use CS4 or CS5 on my laptop until I shut down on my main.
Now if you are using the two installs in the office or at the same time you are breaching your contract.

[SnappySteve]

Thats funny because as I sit here I have CS 2, CS4, and CS5 running simultaneously on my mac pro running 10.6.4 . . . . no problems - I didn't deactivate them since I have plugins that I didn't want to upgrade . . . so far so good . .. .

I would not advertise that .....

[dabob]

In general I just run CS5 but if a customer comes in and asks a ? about one of the others I may not completely quit what I am doing just to demo a feature they are asking about .. . . I try to keep my applications that are running to a minimum . . . to be honest I can't remember the last time I ran any versions at the same time . . .. . I was just saying they can live happily on the same computer

[mattbeals]

It isn't really a matter of having them running at the same time. Depending on how the EULA is written you can only have the current version only. Implying that having previous versions concurrently installed is not allowed. Think of it this way; If you get the upgrade then you have to get rid of the old stuff.

But you will have to read the EULA to know for sure.

[Lukas Engqvist]

Well it was simpler when Adobe had the ASN programme then there was an understanding that we needed to have all versions to better serve our common customers. The reasons we need to have backward compatibility is so that the files created by customers are able to get handled correctly so that they get the right results. A customer with CS3 needs to have his files output from CS3 to be 100% sure that there are no reflows (e.g the way that insets work on non rectangular objects changed), also they might want the fixed files back, and upping a version and then saving to interchange isn't the best option. Also for many customers an ex ASN will often be the clients first line support, since we know how they work. I think if we had the choice it is easier for all of us to stick to just one version at a time.
It is true however that it was a while back I did scrutinze the EULA.