Adobe allows you to transfer your copy of Acrobat to any computer in your business, as long as you also transfer your license and activation. If you don't have an installation CD you can download the software to the new computer, but only if you purchased Acrobat directly from Adobe. If you're using the latest version of Acrobat, you can also download and activate the trial version of Adobe using your existing license; otherwise, you won't be able to transfer Acrobat unless you can get the installation file from another source.
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Deactivate Acrobat on the old computer by launching the application and selecting 'Deactivate' from the Help menu. Select 'Suspend Activation' in the next window. When you suspend activation, you can no longer use Acrobat on this computer. However, you still have the option of reactivating the app if you run into problems transferring the license to the new computer. Once you have successfully transferred the license, you can come back to this screen and select 'Deactivate Permanently.'
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Find your serial number by logging in to the My Adobe website (link in Resources) using the same username and password you used when you first activated the software. Hover your mouse over your name at the top of the screen, and then select 'My Products and Services.' Click the arrow next to 'Adobe Acrobat' to view the serial number.
Re: Unable to unregister my Lightroom serial number at 'My Adobe' website. [email protected] Dec 3, 2012 1:22 PM ( in response to Victoria Bampton LR Queen ) Yes, I had the same idea. Option 1 – move and relink. Find and copy your catalog to the new computer. If you don’t know where to find it, go to Edit menu > Catalog Settings (Windows) or Lightroom menu > Catalog Settings (Mac) and it’ll be listed there. Find and copy your images to the new computer. Restart Lightroom to complete the installation of your new plugin. Note: with the 7.5 release of Adobe Lightroom, some newer plugins now have the extension of.xmp rather than.lrtemplate or.lrplugin. This is so they can be used in both Lightroom and Photoshop. Crysta: Don’t get uninstall and unregister confused! In the mnu, you can choose to deactivate or unregister the program from the computer. I once made the mistake of just uninstalling and thankfully, Adobe allowed me to install on a 3rd, as I gotten rid of the computer I just uninstalled and didn’t unregister the computer.
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Download the installation file from the My Adobe website to the new computer. If you purchased Acrobat from Adobe, hover your mouse over your name and select 'My Orders.' Click the 'Download' link next to the entry for Acrobat and then follow the download instructions. To download the trial version, click the 'Download' tab at the top of the page, select 'Product Trials,' click the 'Try' link under the Acrobat listing and then follow the prompts.
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Run the Acrobat installation program on the new computer. Enter your serial number when prompted, and then click the 'Activate' button. The program will automatically communicate with the company's website to confirm the serial number, and you can begin using Acrobat on the new computer.
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Learn to activate or deactivate Adobe applications.
Activation validates your software license to prevent fraud and abuse of Adobe products and services. The activation process sends information to Adobe at various times, such as at download, installation, uninstallation, serialization, launch, and during update checks for Adobe software. Adobe may also use this information to provide you with license renewal options and to help us understand how you use our products.
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Activation stores information about your license in encoded form on the system hard drive of your computer. Application versions prior to Creative Cloud 2019 store this information in a shared Adobe directory. Applications version Creative Cloud 2019 or later store this information in per-user OS secure storage using credential entries whose names start with Adobe at the following locations:
Deactivation disconnects an application from a valid user license. Once deactivated, you can reactivate at any time, if you choose. You do not need to uninstall an application from your computer to deactivate it. Uninstalling an application does not necessarily deactivate its license.
A single license for Adobe software lets you install an application on two computers—for example, at home and in the office. If you want to install the software on a third computer, first you must deactivate one installation of the application. Here’s how.
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Deactivation removes any information about your license (see above) stored on your computer.
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You can also deactivate your account from Adobe.com.
Find your serial number or redeem your redemption code
Some products require you to enter your serial number before you can start using your product. If your product came with a redemption code, you use it to obtain your serial number.
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Creative Cloud apps do not require serial numbers. If you are asked to enter a serial number when you start a Creative Cloud app, it is an error. See Troubleshoot when Creative Cloud apps ask for serial number for information to resolve the issue.
You can install and activate your individual app on up to two computers or devices, but you can use it on only one at a time. See On how many computers can I use my subscription or app?
If you want to install your product on a new computer, you need to first deactivate it on one of the computers. Once deactivated, you can then install the product on your new computer.
If the computer on which you installed the product is no longer available, contact us to update the activation information in the system. Once the information is removed, you can install the product on a new computer.
Running into a problem? See Troubleshoot Creative Cloud activation errors.
The following types of information may be sent to Adobe during activation:
The IP address assigned to you by your Internet service provider is received by Adobe as part of the process of sending the activation data to Adobe.
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