activation and opsys upgrade?

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shamanjp
Jan 18, 2004
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I have Photoshop cs installed on my computer with Windows 2000. If I upgrade to Windows xp will Photoshop cs still work good or will I have to re-install or re-activate?

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Alvie
Jan 18, 2004
Seemingly yes but maybe no.
You see the activation files are in the Adobe directory. Unless the upgrade removes those files, I can’t see how a fresh activation would be needed. In any case, you can activate many times before you have to phone Adobe and explain why you are re-installing it for the 15th time in 15 days! ABC

"shamanjp" <shamanjp(nospam)@prodigy.net> wrote in message
I have Photoshop cs installed on my computer with Windows 2000. If I
upgrade
to Windows xp will Photoshop cs still work good or will I have to
re-install
or re-activate?

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Hecate
Jan 18, 2004
On Sun, 18 Jan 2004 02:05:01 GMT, "Alvie" wrote:

Seemingly yes but maybe no.
You see the activation files are in the Adobe directory. Unless the upgrade removes those files, I can’t see how a fresh activation would be needed. In any case, you can activate many times before you have to phone Adobe and explain why you are re-installing it for the 15th time in 15 days! ABC
It depends on how many other changes are made to the computer. It tracks changes and after (IIRC three changes e.g. new hard drive, new OS and so forth) it will require reactivation.



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I have Photoshop cs installed on my computer with Windows 2000. If I
upgrade
to Windows xp will Photoshop cs still work good or will I have to
re-install
or re-activate?

It is my understanding from reading various posts that a clean install of XP is the way to go. You might want to check into this. ~Dr.J.
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Mike Davis
Jan 18, 2004
A clean XP install is preferable if you can do it. But on many personal computers, there is simply too much software, too many updates, too many patches, too many tweaks and settings to start all over from scratch to be practical, IMHO. I have upgraded many office computers from Win95 and Win98 to XP Pro with absolutely no problems. My home computer went from Win98 (original ed with all current updates) to XP Home without a hitch.

The biggest problem comes from not heeding warnings about hardware that may be outdated and that may not have current XP drivers available. Also, be aware that you need a lot of free hard drive space, since XP will retain the old Win9x OS in case of a problem. Double check that you can get drivers for your hardware from the manufacturer. Many older HP printers are not supported. Most photo printers should be OK, but check the web sites. Older scanners can be a problem so check for those drivers carefully. Be prepared to give the installation lots of time to "do it’s thing" and be sure it has finished a given step before going to the next one.
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Laurence Payne
Jan 18, 2004
On Sun, 18 Jan 2004 12:51:22 GMT, "mdavis"
wrote:

A clean XP install is preferable if you can do it. But on many personal computers, there is simply too much software, too many updates, too many patches, too many tweaks and settings to start all over from scratch to be practical, IMHO. I have upgraded many office computers from Win95 and Win98 to XP Pro with absolutely no problems. My home computer went from Win98 (original ed with all current updates) to XP Home without a hitch.

I’d say that was precisely WHY a clean install is preferable 🙂
MD
Mike Davis
Jan 18, 2004
There is a compatibility wizard that runs before the WinXP OS is installed. It gives you a list of any potential problems with hardware and drivers before any changes are made. If you barge ahead and ignore checking any warnings, yes, it may cause problems. A clean install would result in exactly the same problems when you attempt to install the offending hardware. The OS itself either installs and works, or it refuses to install and reverts back to the old OS version. As I said, I’ve installed XP Pro and Home updates on over a dozen machines of all makes from Compaq to Dell to Gateway to home built with no problems of any kind. The problems come from those who fail to heed the warnings. The only problem with drivers I’ve had is with an older UMax Powerlook II scanner on a SCSI card and some older office HP printers that neither HP nor Microsoft cared enough about to rewrite drivers for.

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