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Can I just copy an application from one computer to another?
There is a problem with photoshop on one computer in the graphic design lab. Can I Copy photoshop from the appliactions folder on one computer to the applications folder on another computer? Will there be any errors? I was just going to reimage it. But the teacher was like. can you just copy it there without reimaging the computer? and im not sure. I could just reinstall it from the disk if I can locate the disk.
Jason210
It won't work. The only way is to do an image of the hard disk.
So long as you have the license number, the missing disk should not be a problem. Visit the Adobe support forums for help.
Some applications you can, others require installation. Try it and see.
most aplications have files installed outside of the program folder itself. Items get installed into the windows section in certain places. This is why if you reinstall windows your old programs wont work. Same thing happens if you transfer the program to another machine.
Adobe prob have a service where you can just download the program as long as you have a serial. The trial version may even allow this.
Adobe prob have a service where you can just download the program as long as you have a serial. The trial version may even allow this.
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Oh shit...I forgot Macs don't have a registry do they?
Nope, applications are pretty well self-contained except for the preferences files I mention in the post above. :)
oh i got this in the photoshop section lol.
Ignor what i said. If you are using OSX then more often than not you can just drag and drop the program. See what jimjo says basically.
Ignor what i said. If you are using OSX then more often than not you can just drag and drop the program. See what jimjo says basically.
Oh - hehehehe, I got to it from the Mac OSX section :)