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| From | Savageduck <savageduck1@{REMOVESPAM}me.com> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.sys.mac.system |
| Message-ID | <2013092615542384492-savageduck1@REMOVESPAMmecom> (permalink) |
| References | <PdCdnf7sI9icsdnPnZ2dnUVZ_tCdnZ2d@giganews.com> <slrnl48f28.3191.g.kreme@mbp55.local> <2013092608232677923-savageduck1@REMOVESPAMmecom> <270920130932029245%YourName@YourISP.com> |
| Subject | Re: The usual dumbass Migration Assistant Question |
| Organization | http://www.panic.com/unison/ |
| Date | 2013-09-26 15:54 -0700 |
On 2013-09-26 14:32:02 -0700, Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> said:
> In article <2013092608232677923-savageduck1@REMOVESPAMmecom>,
> Savageduck <savageduck1@{REMOVESPAM}me.com> wrote:
>
>> On 2013-09-26 06:53:09 -0700, Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> said:
>>
>>> In message <PdCdnf7sI9icsdnPnZ2dnUVZ_tCdnZ2d@giganews.com>
>>> Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> wrote:
>>>
>>>> New iMac should be here tomorrow. Probably won't have time to do much
>>>> with it until next week.
>>>
>>>> My plan is to migrate-assist only apps and transfer user data in the BG
>>>> when up and running.
>>>
>>> That is not a good idea. If you don't want to copy all the user
>>> settings, then I would setup the new machine without any migration
>>> assistant use, copy the apps from the old machine, and start over.
>>>
>>>> - What happens to licensed s/w such as Photoshop? Do I have to
>>>> de-authorize on the source and authorize on target?
>>>
>>> Knowing Adobe, this will be 1) a huge pain in the ass 2) will fuck up no
>>> matter what you do 3) will involve hours on the phone with Adobe.
>>>
>>> You're ONLY hope for it working is to do a full migration assistant
>>> install, but I have no confidence Adobe will have gone to great lengths
>>> to ensure that doesn't work.
>>
>> Adobe Photoshop migration is simple. First, their license permits
>> installation on two machines, even with the new CC, usually a desktop &
>> a laptop, but there is nothing stopping installation on two desktops or
>> two laptops.
>
> Tehcnically true, but if you not going to still be using the old
> computer, then it's best to deactivate it (especially if you're not
> going to keep it of course).
Correct.
> If the new computer breaks down, then you
> may get given a different machine and then you're stuck with no more
> activations. If the old computer breaks, then you won't be able to
> deactivate it later. Then you've got to try and convince the Adobe Help
> Desk that you're not simply trying to pirate it.
All of my copies of Adobe software are registered, and are on record
behind my Adobe user log in and password. On the one occasion, way back
with CS2 & a PPC Mac, I needed just that assistance after a serious HD
crash, Adobe customer service had me up and running in a few minutes.
Not one question concerning piracy as my credentials were/are good.
--
Regards,
Savageduck
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