Any earlier version qualified all the way back to 2.5 but that’s moot right now. CS hasn’t been sold for years. Any copy you might find out there would likely be pirated.
Also worth noting is that an upgrade package cannot be transfered or sold unless it’s last version purchased and the seller fills out a transfer of license form.
If you tell us why you need this info someone may be able to help you avoid some pain.
Bob
right now version 7 and above is eligible for upgrade to cs3 (latest). with cs3 adobe instituted a 3 version back upgrade policy. any more than that and you need to pay for a full license again.
Dave,
you didn’t read the original question very carefully, did you?
And furthermore, no-one outside Adobe currently knows whether they now are having a three-version-back policy or possibly a 7.0-and-later policy—so no baseless assumptions, please.
— Olaf
Baseless? It’s a known fact, CS3 allows upgrades from three version back only.
You seem to be hemming and hawing about what you’re trying to do. You’ve been given all the info available. If you want more, call Adobe.
Bob
The original question assumed that you can still buy CS.
Where are you going to get it?
You got the answer to the original question in post #1: all the rest is just people trying to be helpful.
Robert Levine wrote:
Baseless? It’s a known fact, CS3 allows upgrades from three version back only.
Sigh …
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Robert further wrote:
You’ve been given all the info available.
…. and then some.
— Olaf
you didn’t read the original question very carefully, did you?
yes, I read it. i figured you could extrapolate the required information by my stating adobe’s current policy.
you apparently didn’t read the 1st sentence in the 1st reply you got, did you?
now stop acting like a wanker to people trying to help you.
John Joslin wrote:
The original question assumed that you can still buy CS.
But you can. Pre-owned, for example. Or new-old stock.
And yes, I know about the licence transfer thing and that the original owner, after having transferred her/his licence, isn’t entitled to use upgrades anymore but must buy a new full licence if she/he wants to continue to use Photoshop. But those who transfer their licence don’t. Whether you can believe it or not—sometimes people just stop using Photoshop.
— Olaf
If they’re transferring a license then your entire question is moot. You’d be buying a full license. Upgrade policies would be meaningless.
Bob
as bob said in post 1 ("Any earlier version qualified all the way back to 2.5"), if you can find a legal version of cs you can upgrade to it from any previous version of photoshop as the restrictions didn’t take effect until cs3.
is that clearer? i was trying to be clear in my first post but apparently i wasn’t. i want to make sure you’re understanding that. are you understanding? is it clear now?
Robert Levine wrote:
If they’re transferring a license then your entire question is moot. You’d be buying a full license.
Now that’s a point. You’re right of course. But that still leaves the option of buying new-old stock. And yes, I am aware of the problem of software piracy—but I guess you can always check with Adobe whether a given copy is legit or not. After all, new-old stock still does exist.
Anyway—please stop scratching my head, will you? All I wanted to know is which upgrade policy applied to Photoshop CS (8.0). Period.
— Olaf
You’re kind of spinning your wheels by asking other users here to sort out a sticky problem, Olaf.
You’d be much better off, and the info you receive much more reliable, if you cut out us middlemen and deal directly with the Adobe Sales & Support people.
If one of the service reps don’t give you clear answers, call back and talk to someone else. If you’re still not clear, or are receiving conflicting information, elevate the call to the call center’s supervisor.
See, that way you can spend your indignancy cache on something that matters, like: "Why in the hell are the ½-gallon Welch’s Grape Juice bottles made of a commonly recyclable plastic, but the individual serving 10-ounce bottles aren’t?"
Olaf:
What version are you upgrading from? Is that question too stupid to ask?
Then you can get specifics.
Olaf,
To be hypothetical for a moment, if one were to acquire a legit copy of CS Upgrade and install it with an earlier version, let’s just say 2.5, or 3.0 (needs a patch BTW), one possible problem would be with the S/N of the older SW, and its number not being in the install database for CS. Had same problem with AI, when I skipped a few versions, before an upgrade. A call was necessary to Adobe to allow the install to complete, even though I had a registered ver. of AI on that same computer.
The above is not meant to confuse the issue, only to point out that even an allowed upgrade (before the 3 ver. policy was instituted), can require a call, to sort things out.
If one is upgrading from a version late enough to have its S/Ns in the internal insatll database, fine – no call needed.
Just wanted to point this out to you.
Hunt
I think cs required at least vers 5.5 to be installed to NOT have to call adobe. maybe it was 7. when did they change over the serial # format? maybe 7.
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Robert Levine wrote:
If they’re transferring a license then your entire question is moot. You’d be buying a full license.
Now that’s a point. You’re right of course. But that still leaves the option of buying new-old stock. And yes, I am aware of the
problem of software piracy—but I guess you can always check with Adobe whether a given copy is legit or not. After all, new-old
stock still does exist.
Anyway—please stop scratching my head, will you? All I wanted to know is which upgrade policy applied to Photoshop CS (8.0).
Period.
— Olaf
Good grief you sound like a major idiot.
If you want to use PS CS, and Adobe doesn’t sell PS CS, the company has already lost that potential sale. Why are you worrying about piracy and Adobe’s contorted upgrade policy du jour? Whether you find a pirated copy or buy a full license in NOS from somewhere else, Adobe won’t be seeing a dime of your money either way.
Find something useful to whine about.
CS2 required 5.5. Don’t remember back any further.
Bob
