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• I just had to wipe everything on my mac and reinstall the operating system.  How can I get my products Adobe Creative Suite back on my computer?

  I just had to wipe everything on my mac and reinstall the operating system.  How can I get my products Adobe Creative Suite back on my computer?  I do not have a disk.  I think I bought the package online.  I don't see anywhere to re - download.  The purchase was made in 2011.

  Any help?

  Available downloadable Setup files:

  • Suites and programs: CC 2014 | CC | CS6 | CS5.5 | CS5 | CS4, CS4 Web Standard | CS3
  • Acrobat: XI, X | 9,8 | 9 standard
  • First Elements: 13 | 12 | 11, 10 | 9, 8, 7
  • Photoshop Elements: 13 | 12 | 11, 10 | 9,8,7
  • Lightroom: 5.7.1. 5 | 4 | 3
  • Captivate: 8 | 7 | 6 | 5
  • Contribute: CS5 | CS4, CS3

  Download and installation help links Adobe

  Download and installation to Prodesigntools help links are located on the most linked pages.  They are essential; especially steps 1, 2 and 3.  If you click on a link that does not have these listed steps, open a second window by using the link to Lightroom 3 to see these "important Instructions". window using the Lightroom 3 link to see these "important Instructions".

• Can I get an installation Win XP Pro Update CD includes SP3? The one I have now is pre - SP2 and reinstalling the operating system takes 4-EVER!

  My existing Windows XP Pro installation CD is almost a decade, and it precedes SP2. It's a nightmare, whenever I have to reinstall the operating system as ut takes a day or two to download Microsoft updates. Is it possible to replace my installation CD with a newer version, including a number of post-SP3 updates and SP3?

  You do this using a technique called "slipstreaming".  You start with a genuine XP installation CD and add in the necessary service packs and updates.

  If your CD-ROM is sp1 or 1A, you can just slipstream sp3.  If you have XP 'or' (pre - sp1), it is more complicated.

  There are many websites that explain how to do this.  Google for "slipstream sp3 of xp" or something similar.

  This site claims to have a script that will create a slipstreamed XP sp3 and all post-sp3 CD critical updates (description wrongly "sp2").  I the have not used and do not have any information on how easy it is or if she actually does what it says.

  See also http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/itproxpsp/thread/eff07503-cf09-4ada-b327-410d341450b9/

• I crushed my desktop under Vista SP2 and the repair shop transformed old files by (.old) and reinstalled the operating system.

  I crushed my desktop under Vista SP2 really bad and couldn't get it to work again. I took it to the repair guy and they converted all the files (.old) and then reinstalled the operating system that has recovered the old files and got the computer running again. All the old files use about half of the hard drive and I want that space back. Is it safe to uninstall the old files? Thanks for any help and suggestions.

  Hello

  as long you have recovered your data it's ok to delete the windows.old folder

  How to restore your personal files after you perform a custom Windows Vista or Windows 7 installation

  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/932912

  It's the same way for Windows vista to remove

  How can I remove the Windows.old folder?

  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows7/how-do-I-remove-the-Windows-old-folder

• Impossible to download and reinstall the operating system after erasing HD

  Yesterday morning, my iMac won't start.  It was fine the night before.

  The progress bar reaches about two thirds to three quarters of the way to the end when the bar of progress disappears and I find myself with a gray screen. It does this by starting too.

  I followed the advice of Linc Davis at https://discussions.apple.com/message/21333265 (hash) 21333265 (Note - I can't find the symbol of hash on my keyboard key so if you if know where he is, please replace by in the link - oh (hash) and tell me where it's too please ;-)).

  I started the Revovery volume (now here actually).  Run Disk Utility/First aid finds no problem with MacIntosh HD (my boot drive). I can't find how to repair permissions.  The option no longer seems to be there. Reset NVRAM has nothing else that makes the iMac wonder my preferred language.

  I used download and reinstall OS option.  The first time I tried to re-download El Capitan, it took 15 minutes and 45 minutes to install.  Installation failed leaving me to the grey screen again.  I think that the Setup program itself was trying to restart the iMac when he got stuck in the same place I'm stuck.  I left it there for about six hours before I tried to restart manually.

  Tried to download the operating system again. This time, it was after using the recovery volume, select MacIntosh HD, by using erasing, then the option reinstall in THE.

  I did two times now.  The first time I tried 'Erase and re - install' the download bar has got to a point about a third of the way across, and then he stopped. Time of download bar gradually got more and more long, up to what I canceled it (when the display estimated download time is six and a half).  The internet connection was problematic, or the Mac had stopped download (similar to the earier progress bar).  The second attempt to delete and download, the download bar has not yet started to progress.

  My HARD drive has several volumes.

  1. The most important. My MacIntosh HD with OS 10.11.4 - El Capitan.
  2. The second, MacIntosh HD 2, is about 50 GB, a Mavericks installed on it.
  3. The third is 10.11.4 recovery volume.
  4. The fourth is another volume of recovery for the Mavericks.
  5. There is another called eDrive bulkhead.

  Apart from MacIntosh HD, with none of these volumes I problems in starting up (with the possible exception of the Mavericks resumed, that I have not tried to access all since the update to El Capitan).

  I used first aid utility disk several times, and no problems have been reported. I used the version of El Capitan permanently.

  I can't understand why, after erasing the MacIntosh HD to do it again, I can't get the iMac to download the MacOS and reinstall.

  A couple of clues-

  • After his clear utility drive always reports what is MacIntosh HD. (When I restart, the dialog "Select Start Drive" only shows the volume of the Mavericks and eDrive)
  • Disk utility also shows "Apple Disk Image/OS X Base System."  OF THE said that it is ejection. But this button does not work.  I suspect it's what might stop download me the installer and start again.

  I used e-drive to check the iMac and, in particular, the drive HARD; even performed a surface scan.  No problems have been reported.

  Your 2007 iMac is too old to download OS X, you need to install OS X since the recovery partition directly. If this does not work then Yes, something is wrong with your HD run Apple Hardware Test Mode Extended 2 - 3 times back to back, if errors appear which confirms what I said. You will need the original DVD that came with the computer in order to run it.

• How can you reactvate windows after changing a HARD drive and reinstall the operating system

  My hard drive crashed. I bought another HARD drive, installed, reinstalled windows. Windows is not enabled and does not except the key

  How to activate Windows 7 manually (activate by phone)
   
  1) click Start and in the search for box type: slui.exe 4
   
  (2) press the ENTER"" key.
   
  (3) select your "country" in the list.
   
  (4) choose the option "activate phone".
   
  (5) stay on the phone (do not select/press all options) and wait for a person to help you with the activation.
   
  (6) explain your problem clearly to the support person.
   
  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/950929/en-us

• lost all my favorites when I had to erase my mac and reinstall the operating system.

  I had to erase my mac and get back to a previous operating system. I was with Time Machine to back up my computer, so I thought that he would return to the top of my bookmarks Firefox so file. I reinstalled Firefox, but I can't find the file anywhere. I checked in this location/Library/Application Support / Mozilla

  I have a sync also account, but can't find my recovery key and I no longer have access to which it has been synchronized to the other computer.

  Any ideas on how I can get my favorites back?

  Thanks for your help, but I could solve my problem. I restored my computer using Time Machine and my favorites are back. I could not find the file on my hard drive for time Machine because he was in a hidden folder.

• Backup my operating system Vista (shipped on a sony Vaio) laptop so I can reformat and reinstall the operating system

  PC is a Sony Vaio VGN-CR353 under Vista SP2,

  Noted several windows applications does not always work and have not, bug where adobe acrobat reader files won't open

  Unable to solve if prefer to reinstall the OS if Possible

  Hello Lena fair Juliet,.

  Thank you for your message.  This should not be a problem, however, you will need to check with Sony to get recovery discs if you don't have them.  Otherwise, remember to back up all your important data, and then you can repair or reinstall.

  See you soon

  Engineer Jason Microsoft Support answers visit our Microsoft answers feedback Forum and let us know what you think.

• How can I reinstall the operating system with the recurring kernel panics?

  MacBook 1.1, white, plastic, 2.0/2x1GB/80GB/SD/USB.

  It used a lot, but want to keep going for special purposes.  Get kernel panic/black screen when I try to reinstall the operating system on a blank disc;  deleted before trying to reinstall Lion 10.7.3.  Tried other earlier versions of operating system.  Reinstall the memory chips and ordered new ones as a bet.  Made a "Lion" partition the Middle clone backup FW for my MacBook Pro, but there now El Capitan; window said I have bad installer in MB Pro; Cannot install on this new FW partition, but I don't know if this will help anyway.  Must be HW problem; nothing on the MacBook drive.   Diagnosis I could not complete either.  Impossible to wipe FW with the MB Pro, Lion and other stuff loading to attack the problem of HW?   Don't know how to do in this regard.  A new Disk Warrior 5 and old Tech Tool Pro.  Apple HW Test on the original disc from MacBook will not appear either?   Difficult OB!    Challenge yourself, please!   New mem circuits can do. ??

  So I'll try to attack it from the external hard drive, of course, I have to.   But how to find and eliminate the block HW?   Finally, go ask Apple support.

  It doesn't let me finish any operation!

  According to Mactracker, a Macbook 1.1 is limited to Snow Leopard 10.6, as the new OSX compatible.  Do you mean you had lion (10.7) installed?

  Ciao.

• I have a Dell Dimension 3000, service Pack3 & I would like to know how to reinstall the operating system xp professional?

  I have a Dell Dimension 3000, service Pack3 & I would like to know how to reinstall the operating system xp professional.

  Thank you

  Dee

  Check maual of the user of the ignition key (e.g. F11) you need to press on when you first ask the computer to access the XP restore partition. If you have a "restore CD" the game that the BIOS so that the CD-ROM drive is the 1st device to start, followed by the hard drive. then power on the computer and "press any key" when prompted to start the installation.

  J W Stuart: http://www.pagestart.com

• How can I reinstall the operating system on the 4200 travel companion

  I received just an old Travel Mate 4200 and you want to clean.  How can I reinstall the operating system?

  There are a number of documents in our GTK this a reload of your Acer computer

• tried to reinstall the operating system and it crashed

  Acer One Netbook D257.

  Installed to 2 g of RAM (you have to take all this goes to do!) and since then the wireless is uneven right next to the router unless.

  So, I thought it would be a pilot. Tried to install the driver from Intel. That didn't fix it.

  So I thought I would start fresh by reinstalling the operating system using the Acer tool that backs up the user's data.

  Wonder of wonders, it doesn't at all now! System 7 House is caput! He starts up a message saying that Acer could not install the OS!

  Suggestions? How can I get a copy of "acer" of win7 to replace on this netbook?

  TIA

  Ron

  Alrighty then, here is the resolution!

  Apparently, there is a removable rear on this computer! You must know the 'secret' to open the door!

  The 'trick' is to remove the keyboard, and then there are 5 magic screws that release the rear panel.

  There are two right under the disk hard corners L & R and then there are three online in the upper part of the hard drive. One of those is to the left of the upper-left corner (probably as he field key 'E'?) Once you do this, dislodging then the back is yet another task. Fortunately for me, I pushed inside to understand. There's "brand" in the plastic that indicate you the five. Just look at the two bottom and you'll see what I mean.

  The other thing to know is that the back side of the Panel has hooks that need to go first when back, which means that it is NOT the starting point of prying eyes. The other 3 sides are 'snap' as push so I think that starting with a front corner notches to stop might be the best solution, otherwise you will destroy the hooks.

  The problem with dropping the network was the antenna wires that connect to the transmitter. They were loose. They do not have much of a loop service for them so when I raised the mobo to install memory, the first time, they jumped off. The antenna is located around the monitor bezel.

  Now, it works fine.

  Why they have not make obvious to repair this unit is a mystery. I guess for $250, it's a deal, but then you get watered to have someone for you install memory.

  If all goes well, I saved someone some $ and headaches this announcement.

  Enjoy

  Ron

• How do I upgrade to Windows 7 Pro without reinstalling the operating system?

  I have a client who is moving from a workgroup to a domain based network.  About half of the computers are Windows 7 Home edition.  I need to upgrade to Pro so I can join the domain.  I was not able to find an easy way to do it since Anytime Upgrade no longer works on Windows 7.  The only time I did, I had to by a free license key and ended up having to completely reinstall the operating system.  So, how can I switch to Win 7 Pro without reinstallation of the operating system or go to Windows 8.

  Unfortunately, your only option now would be to buy a full version or upgrade to Windows 7 professional retail license and use the product key with the Express Windows 7 Home Premium Upgrade Wizard. It is, it's expensive:

  Where can I still get Windows 7?

  Full version-

  Microsoft Windows 7 Professional

  Version upgrade-

  Microsoft Windows 7 Professional upgrade

  If the license for Windows 7 Professional, you have access to is a retail version update or complete, you can use the product key and the Express upgrade to Windows 7 Edition Home Premium to Windows 7 Professional. First of all, check that the edition of Windows 7, you are upgrading is already enabled (if it isn't, you will encounter complications and that you might start all by performing a clean installation). Click Start, type Anytime Upgrade, click on the option enter a key, enter the key of Windows 7 Professional on demand, click Next, wait while checking the key, accept the license agreement, click on upgrade, wait while the software upgrades, (it may take 10 minutes or more depending on the if updates are required) your computer restarts automatically, after the reboot, Windows 7 will notify you updating the computer, the computer will restart once more automatically and will be completed the upgrade, a window will appear notifying the upgrade was successful and your computer is ready to use, click Close, you should be upgraded to Windows 7 Professional your files, programs and settings retained.

  Windows 7 Anytime Upgrade fails:

  If your getting the following: error: Windows Anytime Upgrade failed
  This problem may occur if Windows 7 SP1 was downloaded by Windows Update, but has not yet been installed.
  See: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2660811

  = Other reasons and possible corrections.

  Windows Anytime Upgrade fails with the error:
  "every time that the upgrade has failed. Go online to solve the problem.
  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/2658652

  If Anytime Upgrade still does not work:

  Shut down and restart your computer.

  Make sure that the Windows updates have been installed.

  Download the hotfix that contains a tool called CheckSUR, this tool will look at the package and the maintenance of records and difficulty any data corrupted, the tool is listed under kb947821 he can be found at the following link http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=947821

  If Anytime Upgrade still does not work, turn off the user account control:

  1. go in user accounts in Control Panel

  2 change user account control settings

  3. pull the slider to the level as low as possible

  4. restart the PC

  5. pass by the "Anytime Upgrade" as usual

  Try the following:

  1 disable any security software before attempting to upgrade

  2. make sure that your computer is updated (devices and applications)

  3. disconnect all external devices before installing.

  4. check your hard disk for errors:

  Click Start

  Type: CMD, according to the results, right-click CMD

  Click on "Run as Administrator"

  At the command prompt, type: chkdsk /f /r

  When you restart your system, your computer will be scanned for errors and will try to correct them.

  1. click on start, type msconfig in the search box and press ENTER.

  User account control permission

  If you are prompted for an administrator password or a confirmation, type the password, or click on continue.

  2. in the general tab, click Selective startup.

  3. under Selective startup, clear the check box load startup items.

  4. click on the Services tab, select the hide all Microsoft Services check box, and then click Disable all.

  5. click on OK.

  6. When you are prompted, click on restart.

  7. after the computer starts, check if the problem is resolved.

  Also run the Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor:

  http://www.Microsoft.com/Windows/Windows-7/Upgrade-Advisor.aspx

  Who should I contact if I have problems installing and / or activation of my product key card?

  Please contact to the: www.windows7.com/getkeysupport.

  If all above fails them, install Windows 7 Service Pack 1, and then try the Express Upgrade:

  Learn how to install Windows 7 Service Pack 1 (SP1)
  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows7/learn-how-to-install-Windows-7-Service-Pack-1-SP1

  If your key is not valid and you will need to change the keys, you may need to Open regedit and remove first the ProductKey value in the following registry key:
   
  HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\WindowsAnytimeUpgrade

• I have Adobe Acrobat 9 Standard on both of my computers.  Some time previously, one crashed my computer and I had to reinstall the operating system and all applications.  After you install Acrobat 9 special and differential treatment in the computer once,

  I have Adobe Acrobat 9 Standard on both of my computers.

  Some time previously, one crashed my computer and I had to reinstall the operating system and all applications.

  After you install Acrobat 9 special and differential treatment in the computer once, I wanted to update the update of the version 9.0.0 software to the same level as it was before the crash and that the other computer has version named 9.5.5.

  The update to version 9.0.0 system does not at all. 'There is no update' listed in the dialog box.

  Can you advise how to get my Adobo Acrobat 9 Standard (Version 9.0.0) could be updated to the same level it had before the accident.

  FTP://FTP.Adobe.com/pub/Adobe/Acrobat/Win/9.x/

• "Don't use this CD to reinstall the operating system on Dell count" that I had in 2004 and have more... what I want to know I can install it on a different computer now and it would be legal?

  Original title: Original Windows XP cd.

  I have an original cd of Windows XP Home Edition with the product key for it and want to use it... but when I look at the disk, according to me, he said: "Don't use this CD to reinstall the operating system on Dell count" that I had in 2004 and have more... what I want to know I can install it on a different computer now and it would be legal?

  Because Dell SLP, the restriction of similar model is not important. All that matters is the EULA and the fact that the two computers are Dells.