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I've got cs4 running on my pc, but have now bought a macbook.
I've been in touch with Adobe to see about them sending me a disc for the mac, but they've told me they will only deal with the current (cs5) version of the software.
So, i was considering the upgrade, but wonder if anyone knows, can I get the upgrade to run on my pc AND my macbook??
definitely different installers
maybe you can download the demo version of CS4 and try the key on the mac?
if you can't find a legitimate copy of CS4 you're stuffed, or you have to be naughty
I bought a copy of Elements 10 recently, it came with 3 disks. Depending on your OS, set the disk you started with, 3 for OSX, 1 for windows. So I would ask Adobe if they supply both Mac and OS versions with your new purchase.
It used to be that their licence allowed you to install the SW on one base machine and one mobile machine, as long as you only used one at a time.
You could run "Parallels For Mac" which allows you to run Windows software on a Mac, therefore just reinstall you PC version with your original key
Cathy I think yours wasn't transferable because of something to do with student editions?
I understand that so long as you deactivate from one computer you can then activate on another computer. The hard part might be finding a Mac download of the CS4 version of Photoshop if you didn't get the CDs.
Once it is installed on both machines you should be able to move quite swiftly from one computer to the other by using the Photoshop menu item to Deactivate / Activate
(See Screenshot From my Photoshop)
HTH
Might another way to do it to install Windows on the Mac using bootcamp?
Not a particularly elegant solution, but it would work.
I just bought a iMac as my old pc was crashing and getting slow, and i also wanted to install my elements 9 on it. In the original elements box i had a PC and a apple disk so i thought there wouldn't be any problems. After 6 installation attempts i couldn't get it running properly. i contacted adobe and they said they wouldn't discuss my problem unless i upgrade to elements 10. the bloody thing had only been out a couple of months. i did post some questions on the adobe forum but none of there recommendations worked. Apple support were great but if was obviously an adobe issue and in the end i gave up. The only solution adobe offered was to spend £69 quid on elements 10 and hope it worked, or i could tell adobe to stick it and get apple Aperture 3 which apple offered to discount from £179.99 to £54.99.
That was two weeks ago and although its taken a little getting used to i have to say i can't believe anyone uses adobe products, aperture is amazing. so simple to use and very effective. Photoshop and elements have a lot more functions, but that because it needs them to get around it destructive editing system. My advice to anyone who buys an apple is ditch adobe and get Aperture 3. you won't regret it.
Apparently, i can get a "multi platform license which will allow me to run on both systems.
BUT
after an hour on the phone to adobe in the states, india and somewhere else, I was disconnected while waiting for the guy to come back with a price for me.
I think I might just wait for Focus on Imaging and go on to the adobe stand and just get it over and done with, and thump someone.
Quote: i have to say i can't believe anyone uses adobe products, aperture is amazing. so simple to use and very effective. Photoshop and elements have a lot more functions, but that because it needs them to get around it destructive editing system
I always think of Aperture as playing catch up with Adobe's non-destructive Lightroom.
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