one work, one home/portable. both can not be in use at the same time. (same as always).
Thanks for the answer, does this mean that I Can have my work computer and home computer activated at the same time but not in use at the same time, the reason is, with this new de-activation system I Was hoping that I Don’t have to de-activate one to use the other as My home computer has no internet connection and would be a bother to have to re-activate and de-activate between my 2 computers every day
Brett,
As you’ve learned, yes, you can have PS CS2 installed on 2 separate PCs. The "new de-activation system", i.e. Transfer Activation is merely intended to facilitate your being able to install PS CS2 to yet a 3rd PC by way of "daactivating" it on one of the original 2.
Daryl
Can this cycle of de-activation / activation be repeated indefinitively?
AFAIK. But I think most of us better things to do than do it over and over again just looking for trouble.
Bob
I understood that you could install Photoshop on one work machine and one laptop for the field.
If they are networked together, they won’t let you use both at the same time (like letting one copy do a long operation while using the other computer to do minor touch-ups). You can instll on 2 machines, but you’re supposed to only be using one at a time (which is the most common situation).
"If they are networked together, they won’t let you use both at the same time " where did you get this info?
That "feature" has never existed on Windows but did on the Mac.
Bob
Stols,
While I don’t have the answer to your question, it would not surprise me to see activation occasionally denied after a certain number of activation transfers, or perhaps if several were performed during a short span of time. With PS CS, I seem to recall instances describe where multiple reactivations apparently would lead to reactivation being denied until completed with the assistance of Adobe Customer Service. I expect to be buying PS CS2 when it goes to local retail shelves, primarily for the purpose of exploring unanswered questions regarding activation that may well find me performing several activation transfers. I’ll report on what I learn when that happens.
Regards,
Daryl
I would imagine that Adobe built this system for "normal" activity, hence my feeling that at some point any experiments would be looking for trouble.
I don’t know anything more than anyone here but I can tell you that in the course of the last 6 months or so I’ve done quite a bit of activate/deactivate cycles and had no problems at all.
Bob
Brett,
I am replying here to your e-mail, rather than respond directly, as any confusion that you may have may also be experienced by others, and sharing information here is the best way (hopefully) to reduce that confusion.
Firstly, I have not yet purchased and installed PS CS2, therefore I have no direct experience yet with its activation process. Now, your e-mailed question is this:
The reason for this as some users say no you can not activate the new photoshop CS 2 On A second PC, They say yes you can install on 2 computers but can not activate on 2 computers at the same time, they say you have to de-activate first … I’m bit confuesed as some users say yes you can have it activated on 2 computers at the same time and some users say no you can not …the user below says no
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just curious where your source comes from that says yes you can activate on 2 computers,I Currently have CS 2 Activated on 2 computers and have read that the activation is diferent this time, yes and no
I have no "source" per se, other than having read the End User License Agreement (EULA) provided in the PS CS2 trial. Although a trial version, this same version can be installed as a full version by the entry of a serial number, so the EULA is the same for both types of installation. The EULA states the following with regard to two installations of PS CS2:
2.4 Portable or Home Computer Use. The primary user of the Computer on which the Software is installed may install a second copy of the Software for his or her exclusive use on either a portable Computer or a Computer located at his or her home, provided the Software on the portable or home Computer is not used at the same time as the Software on the primary Computer.
Now, as I reread it, certainly the EULA doesn’t state whether or not the Transfer Activation process must be used when moving between two PCs where PS CS2 is installed, but it would be foolish for Adobe to require that, particularly in view of the requirement for an internet connection for the Transfer Activation process (a problem in and of itself). The activation/reactivation process in PS CS2 may be much more robust than in CS1, but I don’t think anyone is ready yet to say it isn’t going to have problems where erroneous reactivations are prompted. As such, any event which aggravates the risk of that occurring and placing a greater workload upon Adobe to resolve will likely be avoided, hence I’d expect Adobe would fully permit 2 installations of PS CS2 that do not require any transfer of activation at all.
It’s easy to become confused in threads like this, where sometimes a reply can be separated from the original question to which it was directed as the result of other intervening posts, some asking further questions. So, if anyone knows otherwise, please directly reference this post if the following is not correct regarding PS CS2:
1. The installation of PS CS2 is permitted to two separate PCS and this means that the activation server supports the registration of two activations per single-user license.
2. Moving from a PS CS2 installation on one PC to another, where both have been installed for the same single-user license, does NOT require a transfer of activation to be performed.
3. If, for any reason, the 2nd installation of PS CS2 does not allow an activation to be performed, then a failure has occurred with the License Manager of PS CS2, and Adobe should be contacted to resolve the problem.
I hope this helps,
Daryl
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I understood that you could install Photoshop on one work machine and one laptop for the field.
If they are networked together, they won’t let you use both at the same time (like letting one copy do a long operation while using the other computer to do minor touch-ups). You can instll on 2 machines, but you’re supposed to only be using one at a time (which is the most common situation).
There’s nothing in PhotoShop to stop you doing that. If you have a firewall enabled, just block PhotoShop for talking to the ‘net. It works fine. This is no excuse for NOT using legal copies though.
