new adobe thread - expired serial number

[solrac]

ok the other thread got out of hand. This is not stupid CIA intelligence bullcrap.

Ok, simple. On June 1, 2002, all illegally obtained version of photoshop expire.

I don't know how.

All I know is that i got an error upon opening photoshop that says "Your request cannot be completed because the serial number is expired" (not verbatim).

I tried subject matter removed

Now what I want to know is by what mechanism does Photoshop know the serials expire? Are all these 6 serial numbers i have pre-destined to expire in June 2002? Or did adobe create a database of pirated serials and use the web component to monitor for them starting June 2002?

I don't know, but it's a pain. I need a new serial number!!

By the way, if I was not in poverty I would buy photohsop.

[fryke]

You're walking on a path here... My perception of this board is that discussions about where to *actually* find serials or warez is not liked that much.

With Surfer's dying (06/2002 is the last issue) this is a time of change, anyway. I'd just wait it out. Mac OS X lets you have Photoshop open and running for months without a restart.

[uoba]

We anticipate some heavy response fire

As I mentioned in another thread, it's been a bad few days for people using 'beta' software!

It's one thing using it, it's another using this forum to post your worries about it not working!!!

The general consensus is that it'll lower the tone and reputation of macosx.com

[solrac]

that's not true, about lowering the reputation of macosx.com. It's a community and the web site is not responsible for individual posts.

Anyway, this is very important information, and it's screwed up.

And no, I can't leave photoshop running for months without quitting it, even on Mac OS X. Because I run so many apps that I have to quit the ones that are not being used to free up memory. Yes, it does make my computer go faster. I know I should be able to have 100000 apps open and if they are unused they should leave no memory footprint but it doesn't work that way.

And on top of that I have to restart to OS 9 to use my POS digital camera.

[uoba]

Pull the disclaimer statement if you like but if you where to find all and sundry posting warez, serial etc info about how to hack or get round spending money on apps, then the whole of this forum would totally change for the worse!

Leave your dodgy-app worries for Carracho chat etc.

I don't mind if people occasionally enquire, in which case most of us kindly direct them to Carracho.

Anyway, here's a hack to get round your Photoshop problem, log-on to Adobe.com and find the On-Line Purchase section, using the numbers on your credit card (just like a serial number input these and add your address detail, and *ding* you'll get a working version!

[aishafenton]

Cool. We could all start writing in Elite then!

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[uoba]

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[aishafenton]

ONLY CAUSE YA ARENT ELITE AS ME!!! IM 5UPER ELITE!!

oh god. someone please report me to the moderator. the insanity must end.