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NMCDerek
09-07-2009, 02:23 PM
I've purchased Adobe photoshop creative suit 4 over the weekend, and I've installed it on my main work machine here at home, and now I want to install ia second copy at my folks home for me and them.

Do I want to deactivate my main copy on my main work pc, Or do I want to leave that active since I'm allowed 2 installs?
joeparis
09-07-2009, 04:13 PM
Technically, you can install your Adobe software as many times as you like but you are only allowed two Activations at any time. I haven't read the EULA closely but I believe those two activations are meant to be for your personal use (a desktop and a laptop, for example). You will be using it for your own personal use, I take it, therefore don't deactivate on your home machine. Adobe might quibble over a second activation on another desktop at a different address... but how are they to know?
NMCDerek
09-07-2009, 08:17 PM
Technically, you can install your Adobe software as many times as you like but you are only allowed two Activations at any time. I haven't read the EULA closely but I believe those two activations are meant to be for your personal use (a desktop and a laptop, for example). You will be using it for your own personal use, I take it, therefore don't deactivate on your home machine. Adobe might quibble over a second activation on another desktop at a different address... but how are they to know?Ok thank you mate, It's actually for education, home use, but the professor said to deactivate it when you install your second copy on your lappy.
joeparis
09-07-2009, 10:50 PM
but the professor said to deactivate it when you install your second copy on your lappy.
You should tell your professor that there aren't unlimited opportunities to activate/deactivate. I think it's around 30, which seems a lot, but if you started deactivating every time you went to your parents' and activated your copy there, you would soon reach the limit.
NMCDerek
09-07-2009, 11:35 PM
You should tell your professor that there aren't unlimited opportunities to activate/deactivate. I think it's around 30, which seems a lot, but if you started deactivating every time you went to your parents' and activated your copy there, you would soon reach the limit.Thank you Joe, he was mentioning this during the duel install process from home machine to the lappy?
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