Need old Lightroom
Mar 8, 2023 04:03:13 #
I found a LR6 that I could install, with a 1-month trial period. Not sure what will happen now.
Mar 8, 2023 08:10:57 #
David in Dallas wrote:
I found a LR6 that I could install, with a 1-month trial period. Not sure what will happen now.
Interesting. It's a shame that companies are so restrictive.
Mar 8, 2023 08:28:29 #
David,
I have a hard copy of Lightroom 5 (and I think somewhere the code to upgrade to 6) that you can have for the cost of postage. Just PM me your address. I uninstalled it when I shut down the computer it was on, but I don't know if Adobe still has a verification server for it.
Thanks, Roger
PS-Don't worry about the postage, if you want it just send me your address.
I have a hard copy of Lightroom 5 (and I think somewhere the code to upgrade to 6) that you can have for the cost of postage. Just PM me your address. I uninstalled it when I shut down the computer it was on, but I don't know if Adobe still has a verification server for it.
Thanks, Roger
PS-Don't worry about the postage, if you want it just send me your address.
Mar 8, 2023 08:39:35 #
Bo0mer wrote:
David,
I have a hard copy of Lightroom 5 (and I think somewhere the code to upgrade to 6) that you can have for the cost of postage. Just PM me your address. I uninstalled it when I shut down the computer it was on, but I don't know if Adobe still has a verification server for it.
Thanks, Roger
PS-Don't worry about the postage, if you want it just send me your address.
I have a hard copy of Lightroom 5 (and I think somewhere the code to upgrade to 6) that you can have for the cost of postage. Just PM me your address. I uninstalled it when I shut down the computer it was on, but I don't know if Adobe still has a verification server for it.
Thanks, Roger
PS-Don't worry about the postage, if you want it just send me your address.
If you don't have an LR5 license key, don't bother.
If you don't have an LRCAT in the LR5 format, don't bother, because you'd be starting over from scratch. Maybe, the XMP files, if available, could rebuild your edits, BIG IF ...
Mar 8, 2023 10:13:46 #
I have met half a dozen folks through the years who have been burned by "buying" old software from Internet sources and Saturday morning swap meets. They are usually unable to get the software to install. If they do, it quits working after a brief "free trial" period, and they can't get a license key that works.
In one case, a guy lost all the data on his PC because installing "$40 Photoshop" (downloaded from a bit torrent site) also installed a malware package that erased his drive! He was also the sort of chap who never backed up anything. He paid to trash his computer!
Back before they introduced subscriptions, Adobe said that they probably legitimately licensed one out of five copies of each retail package. The other four were bootlegs. That was one of many reasons they (and Microsoft and others) adopted the subscription model.
Copyright owners are due a royalty on the sale of their works. It takes considerable effort to engineer, write, support, and market software to the masses. That all costs money.
Once upon a time, you could buy a tool and use it for life. So I can appreciate the sentiment that, "You ought to be able to run ten-year-old computer hardware and software as a "daily driver" until its 20th "birthday." " Unfortunately, the computing world does not work that way. The life of most computers is about seven years before the manufacturer quits supporting it, or the operating system developer renders it obsolete because the new version needs new hardware, or the software vendor renders it obsolete because the software requires a new OS AND new hardware! Of course, peripheral devices have to be replaced, too, because the industry goes through connecting and cabling and networking and storage media standards with the same churn.
Just because you're paranoid, does not mean they are not out to get your money... They are. The time to save for a new computer *system* starts on the day after you buy a new one.
In one case, a guy lost all the data on his PC because installing "$40 Photoshop" (downloaded from a bit torrent site) also installed a malware package that erased his drive! He was also the sort of chap who never backed up anything. He paid to trash his computer!
Back before they introduced subscriptions, Adobe said that they probably legitimately licensed one out of five copies of each retail package. The other four were bootlegs. That was one of many reasons they (and Microsoft and others) adopted the subscription model.
Copyright owners are due a royalty on the sale of their works. It takes considerable effort to engineer, write, support, and market software to the masses. That all costs money.
Once upon a time, you could buy a tool and use it for life. So I can appreciate the sentiment that, "You ought to be able to run ten-year-old computer hardware and software as a "daily driver" until its 20th "birthday." " Unfortunately, the computing world does not work that way. The life of most computers is about seven years before the manufacturer quits supporting it, or the operating system developer renders it obsolete because the new version needs new hardware, or the software vendor renders it obsolete because the software requires a new OS AND new hardware! Of course, peripheral devices have to be replaced, too, because the industry goes through connecting and cabling and networking and storage media standards with the same churn.
Just because you're paranoid, does not mean they are not out to get your money... They are. The time to save for a new computer *system* starts on the day after you buy a new one.
Mar 8, 2023 10:23:55 #
David in Dallas wrote:
I'm running Windows 7 Pro on my desktop and had be... (show quote)
I have Lightroom 3 w/disc which you can have, if you can use it.
Mar 8, 2023 10:27:07 #
If you can install it on another computer that doesn't have important data, that would be a step toward safety.
Mar 8, 2023 10:28:40 #
David in Dallas wrote:
I found a LR6 that I could install, with a 1-month trial period. Not sure what will happen now.
In February in another thread, I provided a download link to the Win10 version of LR6. What happened with that software? Assuming you had your own LR6 license key and that LR6 license key already existed in your Adobe.com profile, that install should have run successfully to completion. What was your actual experience vs expectation? You never provided an update.
Mar 8, 2023 18:57:45 #
I was able to install LR6 but with a 1-month trial period. I'm suspecting that means my license key is not on file at Adobe (although I used to have one). LR6 doesn't like my newer lrcat files, but I had a couple of older ones to use.
Mar 8, 2023 19:02:29 #
David in Dallas wrote:
I was able to install LR6 but with a 1-month trial period. I'm suspecting that means my license key is not on file at Adobe (although I used to have one). LR6 doesn't like my newer lrcat files, but I had a couple of older ones to use.
You never could complete the LR6 install without the license keys in your Adobe profile. You might try a chat with Adobe.com as well as simply reviewing your purchase history in my Adobe profile. The trial period won't last. And, if you have the valid codes, you should be able to re-install successfully to completion.
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