ptarmigan Posted February 22, 2010 Share #1 Posted February 22, 2010 Advertisement (gone after registration) Gents..... Anyone done this recently with the likes of Adobe PS, Capture One, Aperture and SilverEFXPro? I can have 2 licenses with PS CS and I believe I can de-authorise my old iMac when everything is transferred/installed. Not sure what the score is with the other three though? Anyone have any ideas? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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cbretteville Posted February 22, 2010 Share #2 Posted February 22, 2010 CaptureOne shoudn't be an issue either. I've done it with v5. Can't say for Aperture or SilverFX but I would guess they have mechanisms for this too. Try googling. Carl Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted February 22, 2010 Share #3 Posted February 22, 2010 C1 will let you deactivate-activate their products on their website. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted February 22, 2010 Share #4 Posted February 22, 2010 Gents..... Anyone done this recently with the likes of Adobe PS, Capture One, Aperture and SilverEFXPro? I can have 2 licenses with PS CS and I believe I can de-authorise my old iMac when everything is transferred/installed. Not sure what the score is with the other three though? Anyone have any ideas? Ian, The procedure for PS is as follows (assume it is CS4). De-authorise your old computer. Download the latest trial version from the Adobe site and go through the install routine, making sure you select the same language as the version/serial code you have. If you leave it at for example US English and yours is a European version of CS, the install will not complete. Once you have done that, you can generate a challenge code, which you then have to phone up your local Adobe office and they will give you the answer for your challenge code. There are full detailed instructions on the Adobe website. I seem to recall there is a multiple keystroke required to generate the challenge code. It is all rather laborious and time consuming but I don't think there is a way round it. Wilson Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ptarmigan Posted February 22, 2010 Author Share #5 Posted February 22, 2010 Thanks everyone. PS CS4 and Capture 1 done. Just Aperture and SilverEFX to go. iTunes transferred a treat but I am having no end of issues with Entourage!! That's another story!!!!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted February 23, 2010 Share #6 Posted February 23, 2010 Thanks everyone. PS CS4 and Capture 1 done. Just Aperture and SilverEFX to go. iTunes transferred a treat but I am having no end of issues with Entourage!! That's another story!!!!! Ian, From your old Mac copy Documents/Microsoft user data/Office 2008 identities/Main identity to your new Mac. That should bring in the database, contacts, notes, events etc. You can do it all separately by going to each task in the old Mac's Entourage and exporting the items to an Entourage archive but just overwriting the identity is easier. Verify the database after you have done this - hold down the alt key as you open Entourage. Wilson Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ptarmigan Posted February 23, 2010 Author Share #7 Posted February 23, 2010 Advertisement (gone after registration) Ian, The procedure for PS is as follows (assume it is CS4). De-authorise your old computer. Download the latest trial version from the Adobe site and go through the install routine, making sure you select the same language as the version/serial code you have. If you leave it at for example US English and yours is a European version of CS, the install will not complete. Once you have done that, you can generate a challenge code, which you then have to phone up your local Adobe office and they will give you the answer for your challenge code. There are full detailed instructions on the Adobe website. I seem to recall there is a multiple keystroke required to generate the challenge code. It is all rather laborious and time consuming but I don't think there is a way round it. Wilson Wilson It's even easier than that with PS CS4. Inside the application you can deactivate it and you get a message saying you can either reactivate on this machine or install on another. Ian, From your old Mac copy Documents/Microsoft user data/Office 2008 identities/Main identity to your new Mac. That should bring in the database, contacts, notes, events etc. You can do it all separately by going to each task in the old Mac's Entourage and exporting the items to an Entourage archive but just overwriting the identity is easier. Verify the database after you have done this - hold down the alt key as you open Entourage. Wilson Wish I'd had this info before. I have it all done now but it was a pain! Odd thing though, Entourage has some difference between the two installations and I can't see why. Anyone know how to de-activate the Office License Key as I'd like it when I rebuild the iMac? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted February 23, 2010 Share #8 Posted February 23, 2010 Wilson It's even easier than that with PS CS4. Inside the application you can deactivate it and you get a message saying you can either reactivate on this machine or install on another. Anyone know how to de-activate the Office License Key as I'd like it when I rebuild the iMac? Ian, I agree on PS but only if you have the full version of CS4. If you bought, as I did an upgrade disc set from CS3, you have to go through the laborious routine of the challenge code etc. Adobe recommend that you do this from an install of the trial download of CS4 but entering the upgrade serial number, rather than your update DVD. I really struggled, as their advice was so ambiguous and had missed out the vital step of resetting the install language from US English to International English and I could not fathom why my re-install (new 1 TB HD on my iMac) just would not complete. Office - I recall spending some considerable time on the phone with Microsoft. Pleasant and helpful but a lengthy process. Again I seem to recall you needed to get a reactivation code and then delete a couple of files and allow them to re-make. However this is only if you want to be 100% legal. If you just don't care, see here on Microsoft's own website Mactopia Product Forums: Office I have to say that Phase One make this whole process delightfully easy and there is a part of their website which shows your whole activation and de-activation history so you can keep track of it all (I have two x 2 computer licences for 4.x and one x 2 computer licence for 5.x Pro). Wilson Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andybarton Posted February 23, 2010 Share #9 Posted February 23, 2010 Whenever I have bought a new Mac I have simply used the application that transfers everything from the old one to the new, one, including permissions, preferences, SNs etc. Never had a problem. Just click yes, go away and make some tea and it's all done when you get back (provided you have more than one cup...) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ptarmigan Posted February 23, 2010 Author Share #10 Posted February 23, 2010 Ian, I agree on PS but only if you have the full version of CS4. If you bought, as I did an upgrade disc set from CS3, you have to go through the laborious routine of the challenge code etc. Adobe recommend that you do this from an install of the trial download of CS4 but entering the upgrade serial number, rather than your update DVD. I really struggled, as their advice was so ambiguous and had missed out the vital step of resetting the install language from US English to International English and I could not fathom why my re-install (new 1 TB HD on my iMac) just would not complete. Office - I recall spending some considerable time on the phone with Microsoft. Pleasant and helpful but a lengthy process. Again I seem to recall you needed to get a reactivation code and then delete a couple of files and allow them to re-make. However this is only if you want to be 100% legal. If you just don't care, see here on Microsoft's own website Mactopia Product Forums: Office I have to say that Phase One make this whole process delightfully easy and there is a part of their website which shows your whole activation and de-activation history so you can keep track of it all (I have two x 2 computer licences for 4.x and one x 2 computer licence for 5.x Pro). Wilson Thanks. Sorry to air a different view on the CS4 saga but I also have a full copy of CS3 and an upgrade copy of CS4. I just installed CS4, it asked me for a license key for both CS4 and a previous version. I entered the CS3 license key and that was that. Obviously then activated the new copy. I haven't uninstalled CS4 from the Mac as I will format the HDD and reinstall the OS. Hey, wonder if I can just install Snow Leopard (using both license keys) or will I have to install Tiger and then update? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ptarmigan Posted February 23, 2010 Author Share #11 Posted February 23, 2010 Whenever I have bought a new Mac I have simply used the application that transfers everything from the old one to the new, one, including permissions, preferences, SNs etc. Never had a problem. Just click yes, go away and make some tea and it's all done when you get back (provided you have more than one cup...) Andy Yep, the simple easy option! I wanted to sort a few things out though and didn't want everything migrated over. Unless I am mistaken (and I could be) it's all or nothing. I have to say though I easily connected the two Macs and was able to drag and drop stuff across the network. It has taken some time though what with software updates etc. Have to say I was surprised that the Mac pro came with Leopard installed and I had to update to Snow Leopard myself. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andybarton Posted February 23, 2010 Share #12 Posted February 23, 2010 I have always found it easier to migrate everything (Migration Assistant! That's what it's called! ) and make sure everything runs smoothly. Then start deleting stuff I don't want from the new Mac. However, it does mean that I have people in my AddressBook that I haven't spoken to in 20 years and who may well be dead now Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted February 23, 2010 Share #13 Posted February 23, 2010 Thanks. Sorry to air a different view on the CS4 saga but I also have a full copy of CS3 and an upgrade copy of CS4. I just installed CS4, it asked me for a license key for both CS4 and a previous version. I entered the CS3 license key and that was that. Obviously then activated the new copy. I haven't uninstalled CS4 from the Mac as I will format the HDD and reinstall the OS. Hey, wonder if I can just install Snow Leopard (using both license keys) or will I have to install Tiger and then update? Ian, I suspect my problems were caused by the fact that my CS3 was the extended version (was given a free upgrade to this) and my CS4 the standard version. I would just stick in SL and see how you get on. If it fails (it did on my iMac, as I was trying to be smart and use the discount SL upgrade I got with my MacBook Pro 13" but that was a machine specific version) your machine then just reverts to the previous OS. I have a feeling however, that if you are currently on Tiger, there is a special DVD to upgrade to SL from that. Wilson Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andybarton Posted February 23, 2010 Share #14 Posted February 23, 2010 I have heard elsewhere that the Snow Leopard DVD that one buys for £25 will update Tiger directly to Snow Leopard. I haven't tried this myself, btw. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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