A giant leap: Upgrading from 4x to CS!

DL
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Dave_Liston
Dec 27, 2003
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Having spent the requsite hour wading through the knowledge base and FAQs, I boldly risk the tomatoes and eggs by putting forth the following:

We are having a friendly arguement here concerning the upgrade process.

My friend’s view is that you must have nothing older than PS 7 and have it installed on your hard drive in order to do a CS upgrade.

I disagree, backing up my guess with the article
<http://www.adobe.com/support/techdocs/26cae.htm> -which discusses upgrading to 6x- that any retail version from 4x to 7x qualifies for a CS upgrade, and (stretching it a bit) that during the upgrade to CS you only need insert the qualifying version’s CD at a prompt to verify the upgrade.

From what I’ve seen here it’s time for me to leap into the new decade, but with eyes open. Do I win the doughnut or owe the dollar?

Thanks,
Dave

(edited to fix my HTML which was not working) =)

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Robert_Levine
Dec 27, 2003
Have your friend throw in a cup of coffee, too. You can upgrade from Photoshop 2.5 (the first non-Mac version) if have it.

For versions prior to 4 (I THINK) you will need to call Adobe for special installation instructions.

Bob
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Phosphor
Dec 27, 2003
Ayup, Dave L…

Photoshop (full or academic, not LE or trial versions) is upgradable from ANY legal and registered version. And to assuage any further question about it, it can be done all in one go…no intermediary upgrades necessary.

e.g: Got version 1.0.7 on your old Mac Quadra, and you wanna go to CS on your new XP machine? If you’re a legal and registered owner, you can skip right to Photoshop 8 (CS). You’ll have to contact Adobe’s Customer Service Department for some help, but it can be done.
DM
dave_milbut
Dec 27, 2003
but it can be done.

and for the same upgrade price that someone moving from 7 would pay. pretty shweet deal!
DL
Dave_Liston
Dec 27, 2003
Sofari so Goodi! …So you don’t have to have the older version installed, just the CD in hand for verification? (This will ensure the Grande Mocha)
DM
dave_milbut
Dec 27, 2003
correct
DM
dave_milbut
Dec 27, 2003
Sofari

and don’t go on Sofari without a pithy helment!
DL
Dave_Liston
Dec 27, 2003
Heehee! Bingo, Royal Flush, and Gumlegs in the 5th!

Thanks, y’all.

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