Photoshop 7 upgrade deadline: October 15

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Curvemeister
Oct 11, 2008
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If you have Photoshop 7, your last upgrade opportunity is Wed Oct 15. Purchase by then and you also get an upgrade to CS4. After that date no upgrade path exists for Photoshop 7, and you must do a full purchase of the current version of Photoshop.

http://blogs.adobe.com/jnack/2008/10/last_chance_to.html http://photoshopnews.com/2008/10/06/last-chance-to-upgrade-f rom-photoshop-7/

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Curvemeister
Oct 11, 2008
If you have Photoshop 7, your last upgrade opportunity is Wed Oct 15. Purchase by then and I believe you also get an upgrade to CS4, since you are purchasing cs3 between CS4’s announce and release date. After that date no upgrade path exists for Photoshop 7, and you must do a full purchase of CS4.

http://blogs.adobe.com/jnack/2008/10/last_chance_to.html http://photoshopnews.com/2008/10/06/last-chance-to-upgrade-f rom-photoshop-7/
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Don_McCahill
Oct 11, 2008
Any bets that we will start to see postings on Oct 16 from people claiming that Adobe is unfair for not telling them this sooner?
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dave_milbut
Oct 11, 2008
maybe this should be made sticky for a few days bob. and bolded, or red-ed or otherwise made to stand out…

good call CM!
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Bob Levine
Oct 11, 2008
There you go…right to the top.

I still say nobody reads it.

Bob
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dave_milbut
Oct 11, 2008
I still say nobody reads it.

🙂

good deal man. at least they can’t say they weren’t told! 🙂
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Chris_Coel
Oct 13, 2008
Like Dave said, they cant say they were never told…

Don, you still wanna bet on it? Im going for they wont read it with it even being stickied.
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liza_V
Oct 13, 2008
oh..my dear.. what number has photoshop CS?
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John Joslin
Oct 13, 2008
what number has photoshop CS?

8. 7 was the last non-CS version.

You can always check in "Help > About" in most programs.
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Buko
Oct 14, 2008
Many only come here to whine after the fact.
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John_T_Smith
Oct 14, 2008
only come here to whine after the fact

That is true of ALL software (and hardware!) forums I’ve seen

People who are happy with their product usually don’t go to support forums

People who are UNhappy find a place to ask questions and/or complain

That is just the way things usually work
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Chris_Coel
Oct 16, 2008
A guide for many people in the versions of Photoshop

theres the normal version numbers

..63 – Oct. 1988
1.0
2.0
2.5
3.0
4.0
5.0
5.5
6.0
7
7.01 — added camera raw support–
CS (8.0)
CS2 (9.0)
CS3 (10.0)
CS4 (11.0)

< http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adobe_Photoshop_release_history>

Its been 20 years since the first version.. wow.
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jcates
Oct 16, 2008
Its been 20 years since the first version.. wow.

And I remember when you couldn’t set ppi/res higher than 266. We still have a few product pictures that haven’t been updated that are 266 res.
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Jayson_hahn
Oct 17, 2008
I have been using Photoshop for atleast 10 years, it’s amazing how things change.
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Roger_Corby
Oct 17, 2008
In a test today, I found that you can still get an upgrade from Photoshop 7 to CS4, if you phone your order and get the right sales rep. If you try to order online or through a chat with the wrong sales rep they will deny the availability of an upgrade.

The sales rep I spoke with told me the release/upgrade was rushed through, so you are likely to find conflicting information from various reps.

Adobe seems to have lost the product registrations of some Photoshop 7 users, so those users were not informed of the upgrade deadline. A posting in the Adobe forums 11 days before a deadline is not sufficient notification. Some of us have to work for a living and don’t hang out in the forums every day.
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Buko
Oct 19, 2008
I found that you can still get an upgrade from Photoshop 7 to CS4, if you phone your order and get the right sales rep.

That won’t last long.
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Mary_Elizabeth_Pratt
Oct 28, 2008
I have Adobe Illustrator 7.0, we recently reformatted our hard drive due to viruses in our computer. Unfortunately I have lost my serial number for my Adobe Illustrator to reload it.
Adobe no longer supports Illustrator 7.0
Can you help me?
My name is Mary E. Frey/Pratt
I bought my edition of Adobe in 1999, it came with the Adobe Photo shop, Illustrator and fonts
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Roger_Corby
Oct 29, 2008
It was a bait and switch. I was very specific when I told "Brett" that I wanted to upgrade from Photoshop 7 to CS4. He said "great, the upgrade is only $199." I even asked him again at the end of our conversation if the upgrade path was valid. He said yes. Now that I’ve paid for the upgrade to CS4, Adobe is telling me I cannot upgrade from PS7. I have to return the upgrade for a full version at $500 more.

Do not believe anything an Adobe sales rep tells you. Adobe does not stand behind them.
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Chris_Cox
Oct 29, 2008
Roger – contact customer support, tell them what happened. They should arrange for you to return your upgrade and get you a refund.

Outsourcing – what more can I say?
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Bob Levine
Oct 29, 2008
It was a bait and switch.

No…it was an uninformed CSR.

Bob
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Bob Levine
Oct 29, 2008
If you registered it, then Adobe would have a record. If not, you’re pretty much out of luck.

Bob
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dave_milbut
Oct 29, 2008
as of today (10/29/08) amazon seems to have a few copies of cs3 upgrade left. version 7 users who want to stay legit and in the upgrade path should look there.

(WARNING: do NOT buy from amazon resellers, these are often pirated copies that will not pass upgrade/registration or activation muster! buy only from amazon when you can click "Add to Shopping Cart" not "See all buying options"!!!)

cs3 standard upgrade windows ($196)
< http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Photoshop-CS3-Upgrade-VERSION/dp /B000NDIC04>

cs3 extended ed. upgrade windows ($329)
< http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Photoshop-Extended-Upgrade-VERSI ON/dp/B000NDICI6>
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hwould
Nov 7, 2008
Dang I read this warning too little, too late. 🙁 <http://wellnessexperts.com>
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valter_chaves
Dec 5, 2008
I cant find the on amazon.com. Anyone got other sources?

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vintagewatches
Dec 5, 2008
is mine program Serial works for you?? i have same software….i also bought in 1999 …is it legal?
Thanks
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Bob Levine
Dec 5, 2008
Given that this thread is now attracting nothing but spam and the fact that CS4 has been out for a couple of months, I’m going to let this one die a natural death.

Bob

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