CS2 "Old Version?"

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Chuck Anderson
Jun 14, 2008
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Can anyone tells me what "Old Version" means. I have found a cheap copy available via amazon.com – says it is FULL, legitimate, with activation key – and again, sold through amazon.com, so I assume it is legitimate.

My question is …. was there an OLD version of CS2 that was somehow defective or missing parts? Does anyone know what the "old version" qualifier means?


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Jun 14, 2008
Chuck Anderson wrote:

Can anyone tells me what "Old Version" means. I have found a cheap copy available via amazon.com – says it is FULL, legitimate, with activation key – and again, sold through amazon.com, so I assume it is legitimate.

There is no such thing as an ‘activation key’. To activate your copy, Photoshop contacts the Adobe activation server and sends it some information about your licence key and your system. Based on that combination, the server returns an activation code, unique for your copy on your machine. Consequently, a seller can never supply you with an activation key, only Adobe can.

My question is …. was there an OLD version of CS2 that was somehow defective or missing parts? Does anyone know what the "old version" qualifier means?

No, AFAIK there has never been any other CS2 version than the normal version.


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John Passaneau
Jun 16, 2008
tChuck Anderson wrote in news:_vGdnad4-e-
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Can anyone tells me what "Old Version" means. I have found a cheap copy available via amazon.com – says it is FULL, legitimate, with activation key – and again, sold through amazon.com, so I assume it is legitimate.
My question is …. was there an OLD version of CS2 that was somehow defective or missing parts? Does anyone know what the "old version" qualifier means?

It means that CS2 is not the current version, CS3 is. And as such is not supported with updates by Adobe any longer. If your camera is not supported under the last version of the raw converter that shipped with CS2 (3.7 I think then you can
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Chuck Anderson
Jun 17, 2008
John Passaneau wrote:
tChuck Anderson wrote in news:_vGdnad4-e-
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Can anyone tells me what "Old Version" means. I have found a cheap copy available via amazon.com – says it is FULL, legitimate, with activation key – and again, sold through amazon.com, so I assume it is legitimate.
My question is …. was there an OLD version of CS2 that was somehow defective or missing parts? Does anyone know what the "old version" qualifier means?

It means that CS2 is not the current version, CS3 is. And as such is not supported with updates by Adobe any longer. If your camera is not supported under the last version of the raw converter that shipped with CS2 (3.7 I think then you can’t use the latest version 4.1 with it.) and using DIN converter will be your only way to use RAW. Note also that CS4 is likely to be released in the near future so CS2 will even more out of date. Given all that if it’s cheap enough it will get you into the upgrade path for CS4.
John Passaneau

Thanks for the reply …… as I’ve thought more about – and seen no other references to an "old version" – I’ve decided it must mean what you say. The seller is probably emphasizing that it is not the most recent version of Photoshop.


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Chuck Anderson • Boulder, CO
http://www.CycleTourist.com
Nothing he’s got he really needs
Twenty first century schizoid man.
***********************************
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nomail
Jun 17, 2008
Chuck Anderson wrote:

Can anyone tells me what "Old Version" means. I have found a cheap copy available via amazon.com – says it is FULL, legitimate, with activation key – and again, sold through amazon.com, so I assume it is legitimate.
My question is …. was there an OLD version of CS2 that was somehow defective or missing parts? Does anyone know what the "old version" qualifier means?

It means that CS2 is not the current version, CS3 is. And as such is not supported with updates by Adobe any longer. If your camera is not supported under the last version of the raw converter that shipped with CS2 (3.7 I think then you can’t use the latest version 4.1 with it.) and using DIN converter will be your only way to use RAW. Note also that CS4 is likely to be released in the near future so CS2 will even more out of date. Given all that if it’s cheap enough it will get you into the upgrade path for CS4.
John Passaneau

Thanks for the reply …… as I’ve thought more about – and seen no other references to an "old version" – I’ve decided it must mean what you say. The seller is probably emphasizing that it is not the most recent version of Photoshop.

Ask the seller why he is selling that copy. If he has upgaded to CS3, it’s illegal to sell CS2 because that remains part of the upgrade. You may run into troubles if you would want to upgrade to CS3 or CS4 in the future and you use such a copy.


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