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Adobe not giving away free anything
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MisterHero
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For anyone who's installed it: Are the acrobat programs included withe the CS install or should I download/backup those too?
Dark Octave
Banned
Damn I was just about to pick up Illustrator for vector work.
This has saved me about seven million dollars.
This has saved me about seven million dollars.
InsaneZero
Member
Seems like the plug's been pulled.
I don't think it's a promotion....
From their help docs they turned off internet activation for CS2 in December, these are deliberately released "master keys" for old customers so they can still use their products.
Here is the help doc which links to the download page at the bottom.
The link is the same to the one in the op omitting "&pid=4485850" at the end.
With some further exploration they also have "master keys" for all the Macromedia Studio FX 2004 (Dreamweaver, Flash, Fireworks etc) as well - link (scroll down a bit)
The Macromedia products are different in that they list the cd keys on the help page, and have no download link for the programs. Perhaps someone can find download links for the Macromedia programs.... Trial versions might be easier to find, which you might be able to fully activate with one of those keys.
From their help docs they turned off internet activation for CS2 in December, these are deliberately released "master keys" for old customers so they can still use their products.
Here is the help doc which links to the download page at the bottom.
The link is the same to the one in the op omitting "&pid=4485850" at the end.
With some further exploration they also have "master keys" for all the Macromedia Studio FX 2004 (Dreamweaver, Flash, Fireworks etc) as well - link (scroll down a bit)
The Macromedia products are different in that they list the cd keys on the help page, and have no download link for the programs. Perhaps someone can find download links for the Macromedia programs.... Trial versions might be easier to find, which you might be able to fully activate with one of those keys.
lordfroakie
Member
Yay! Got CS2 to work ^_^
Phonomezer
Banned
I'm stuck at "insert disc 2" ;_;
PhoncipleBone
Banned
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Thank you. Downloading now.
Thank you. Downloading now.
Dreams-Visions
Member
CS2 is from...'05? '06?
Seraphis Cain
bad gameplay lol
The fix for this is on the previous page of the thread.
Adobe is aware of it and apparently not bothered.
Adobe staff on their community forums:
Adobe staff on their community forums:
- http://forums.adobe.com/message/4973108#4973107
blainethemono
Member
Did you run all 3 exes first? The second one extracts the files to the wrong place
Check and see if you have a C:\Creative Suite folder with two folders in there, those need to be moved to C:\Creative Suite CS2\Adobe Creative Suite 2.0 with the rest of the folders. The install should work fine if you move them there. The .exe for disc 2 is messed up and doesn't extract them to the proper folder
But even after that, I couldn't get CS2 to work because it gave me a serial # error when trying to run photoshop
kinda agree, there are loads of improvements in cs3 over cs2 (like extra blending modes for layers). I would have been much more exited if they gave cs3 away, but cs2 is still nice I guess.
Phonomezer
Banned
Must have skimmed over it, thanks.
Excellent, thank you. Will tide me over until I get CS6 next month on this PC (finally, tired of having to use the uni lab all the time).
PhoncipleBone
Banned
Is the disk 2 error on the Mac downloads as well?
blainethemono
Member
You got photoshop to run without giving you a serial code error or something? I eventually just said fuck it and installed photoshop by itself and it worked fine. but the CS full install wouldn't let me run it
weekend_warrior
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which one of these do I download for CS2?
which one of these do I download for CS2?
you don't download anything
O.DOGG
Member
All of them make up Creative Suite 2. VCS2.zip is a tutorial and the CS_2.0_WWE_Extras_1.exe is just extras but they're all part of the complete package.
Filth
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NotTheGuyYouKill
Member
Pretty awesome stuff.
My bad, thanks!
itwasTuesday
He wasn't alone.
I will spread the word. It will join the ranks of pimped software.
Phonomezer
Banned
PS didn't work on the first try, some unrecoverable error. Reopened it and it worked immediately.
weekend_warrior
Banned
Gotcha, so I download them all and put them in folders in C:\Creative Suite CS2? Right now they're just downloading to my desktop.
blainethemono
Member
I just kept getting this
I dunno if its because I didn't skip the online activation or what. Doesn't really matter though, all I really wanted was Photoshop
3 of the downloads just stopped in their tracks
Same here... just selected retry on the download manager and seems to work again.
zephervack
Member
Amazing, thanks everyone, its gonna be awesome having Photoshop at work, I will just say im using my own legal key, since they wont ever buy it anyways.
This is 100% legal right?
This is 100% legal right?
Shadow Hog
Member
Which of these aren't included in the Creative Suite pack?
zerokoolpsx
Member
Also stuck at disc 2. Wtf? Attempting to run all 3 at once. See if that does anything.
Oh. Will do this in a minute.
weekend_warrior
Banned
You beautiful bastard you!
lordfroakie
Member
I downloaded photoshop and illustrator separately.
Well, Adobe made the links to the downloads/keys public in their help documentation and an Adobe staff member said they were aware they were available to anyone on their community forum.
I'd say that's as legal as you're going to get without buying them.
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