Need to transfer Adobe Acrobat to a new computer but lost your serial number? How do you find Adobe Acrobat Pro serial number before formatting your hard drive? If you somehow lost your serial number, there may be a way to find it as long as Adobe Acrobat is still installed.
Product Key Finder is a utility for retrieving lost serial numbers from Adobe Acrobat, Adobe Acrobat Pro, Adobe Acrobat X, Adobe Acrobat XI. In just a few simple steps, you can find the serial number for your copy of Adobe Acrobat on your computer.
We have a lot of older machines with Adobe installed verions 7 & 8 incuding std and pro editions. Is there a way to retrieve the serial number. SOURCE: problems with activation of adobe acrobat 8 professional. Adobe acrobat 8 professional Serial number The serial number for adobe is.
How to Find Your Lost Adobe Acrobat Serial Number?
- Download and install the Product Key Finder program on your computer.
- Start the program, and then click the Start Recovery button, it will bring up a drop-down menu that provides three recovery mode: From current system, From non-booting system and From remote computer.
- Select the From current system mode from the drop-down menu. This program will scan both your Windows registry and Adobe folders on your computer, quickly locate Adobe Acrobat serial numbers, along with product keys of Windows, Office and other applications.
- Now click the Save To File button. It allows you to save your Adobe Acrobat serial numbers into a text file for safe keeping.
Obtaining the serial number from an installed Adobe Acrobat is legal. But if you’ve formatting your hard drive or done a fresh Windows installation, you’ll lose your serial number forever. In that situation, you need to purchase a new copy of Adobe Acrobat.
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Adobe allows you to transfer your copy of Acrobat to any computer in your business, as long as you also transfer your license and activation. If you don't have an installation CD you can download the software to the new computer, but only if you purchased Acrobat directly from Adobe. If you're using the latest version of Acrobat, you can also download and activate the trial version of Adobe using your existing license; otherwise, you won't be able to transfer Acrobat unless you can get the installation file from another source.
1.Deactivate Acrobat on the old computer by launching the application and selecting 'Deactivate' from the Help menu. Select 'Suspend Activation' in the next window. When you suspend activation, you can no longer use Acrobat on this computer. However, you still have the option of reactivating the app if you run into problems transferring the license to the new computer. Once you have successfully transferred the license, you can come back to this screen and select 'Deactivate Permanently.'
2.Find your serial number by logging in to the My Adobe website (link in Resources) using the same username and password you used when you first activated the software. Hover your mouse over your name at the top of the screen, and then select 'My Products and Services.' Click the arrow next to 'Adobe Acrobat' to view the serial number.
3.Download the installation file from the My Adobe website to the new computer. If you purchased Acrobat from Adobe, hover your mouse over your name and select 'My Orders.' Click the 'Download' link next to the entry for Acrobat and then follow the download instructions. To download the trial version, click the 'Download' tab at the top of the page, select 'Product Trials,' click the 'Try' link under the Acrobat listing and then follow the prompts.
4.Run the Acrobat installation program on the new computer. Enter your serial number when prompted, and then click the 'Activate' button. The program will automatically communicate with the company's website to confirm the serial number, and you can begin using Acrobat on the new computer.
Tips
- You may be able to purchase Acrobat installation media through Adobe support for a small charge, although CDs for older versions may not be available (link in Resources). You also may be able to find inexpensive copies of older Acrobat CDs on sites such as eBay or Amazon.
- If Acrobat came pre-installed on a Dell computer, you can download the installation file from the Dell website using the Dell computer. Once you download the file, transfer it to the new computer for installation.
Warning
- Information in this article applies to Adobe Acrobat XI. It may vary slightly or significantly with other versions or products.
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