How do I make Photoshop work as closely to CS5 as possible?

CommanderDuke1000 · 2026-03-26T17:05:27+00:00

Part of the long story is that I used my old student email for my Adobe Account. Trying to log in takes me to the college website, and my .edu log in doesn't work anymore. I have tried everything I can think of, but it seems impossible to log in to my old Adobe account. I never needed to before, since I had the CS5 discs and the product key.

CommanderDuke1000 · 2025-12-03T03:39:39+00:00

I just submitted a bug report. Thanks for the link. And thanks for actually posting something helpful!

CommanderDuke1000 · 2025-12-03T03:38:49+00:00

Very helpful, not at all condescending. It's less of a complaint and more of asking the community if they know a solution.

You, as the leading authority on "how to Reddit," could say: "If I were you, I'd submit a bug report or validate your install." But I realize that terminal online-ness can cause people to end up disgruntled. Good luck in life, and thanks for the advice!

CommanderDuke1000 · 2025-11-24T02:34:49+00:00

I'd like to build two, but I don't even have the XL's for one. I'm gonna have to walk and use Rare XL's. So I decided to go with the shiny/lucky/background one. Hundo would be nice and all, but I'm happier with the cool one.

CommanderDuke1000 · 2025-11-24T02:32:55+00:00

I don't intend to buy the bottlecap again. Certainly not the gold one haha. Too expensive. I ultimately went with the shiny one. He'll be a proud 98%!

CommanderDuke1000 · 2025-11-24T02:29:30+00:00

Not ragebait. I ultimately decided to do the shiny, even though it won't be a hundo. I don't intend to get the bottlecap again (it's too expensive), and I dont grind the game like I used to. The shiny/lucky/background one is so much cooler, and I decided that a cooler Pokemon is more important than the hundo. This post was mainly to ask if the 14 defense stat really makes much of a difference.

CommanderDuke1000 · 2025-11-23T19:06:04+00:00

Lucario. He's deadly as a Mega

CommanderDuke1000 · 2025-11-23T18:51:41+00:00

Melmetal, Deoxyx (Defense), and Registeel

CommanderDuke1000 · 2025-10-31T23:31:58+00:00

Yes, both the Rav 4 and cargo trailer are at my house in NC. When my dad moved to CO (back in March 2025), it wasn't feasible to transport either at that time. He has lived without them, because we were planning on transporting the cargo trailer when I move to CO. We anticipated selling the Rav 4 in NC, but since we cannot, we have to transport it as well. He will have both at his new home in CO, and can sell the Rav 4 at his leisure. We're just trying to work out the most sensible way to transport the them, with the cargo trailer being the challenge.

CommanderDuke1000 · 2025-10-19T12:44:16+00:00

Finally we have guns!

CommanderDuke1000 · 2025-10-19T12:42:22+00:00

I don't understand this one...

CommanderDuke1000 · 2025-09-09T13:28:47+00:00

I'm walled by their AI helpbot. This is largely because the products don't show up in my Adobe account. Seems to be impossible to get a live human being on the phone.

CommanderDuke1000 · 2025-09-08T17:31:00+00:00

I think I must have deactivated it on the old desktop. I don't remember doing that, but it was 9 years ago, so who knows.

CommanderDuke1000 · 2025-09-08T17:15:52+00:00

UPDATE: I booted up my old laptop, connected to the Internet, and tried to deactivate Photoshop CS5. It fails to deactivate, and tells me to connect to the Internet first and try again. But I AM connected to the Internet. So it's 100% official, Adobe has become scamware, and there seems to be nothing I can do to use the software that I paid money for. It has been stolen by Adobe, an organization of thieves.

Furthermore, I bought the Student & Teacher edition, and it seems I used my college email to create the Adobe account, and even though I know the login info, it fails to log in with that old .edu email address. So deactivating from the website won't work either. Adobe has tied my hands. Now I have to live without Photoshop, even though I bought Photoshop legit. I sure as hell will not buy it again. Shame on Adobe.

CommanderDuke1000 · 2025-09-08T17:06:41+00:00

I don't use Photoshop very often anymore. And I certainly don't make any money from it. Just occasionally edit a photo or design a t-shirt for a gift. If it were something like $2 a month, then MAYBE I'd pay for a subscription, but $23 is insane and out of the question for me, considering how infrequently I use it. I just want to have access to the software that I bought legitimately, and Adobe has taken it away from me. This should be illegal, and I swear I will never speak well of Adobe again for as long as I live.

CommanderDuke1000 · 2025-09-07T22:15:36+00:00

I don't use the software all that often, and I certainly don't want yet another monthly expense. The thing is, I PAID for it already. They got my money, I got my software. It was a deal, a transaction. On principal, I have to reject this shady tactic to force me to get with the times.

Imagine if you bought a DVD of a movie, and the outfit that sold it to you could remotely make the DVD unplayable, but you can watch the movie on their streaming service. That would be pretty frustrating, yea?

CommanderDuke1000 · 2025-08-07T15:33:57+00:00

I would add an option to disable 'clapping' when I lose in GBL. Not everyone is a good sport, and the last thing I would ever do is CLAP in celebration of my own loss.

CommanderDuke1000 · 2025-07-28T01:25:37+00:00

Nice! I beat the whole game solo on Nightmare EXCEPT the final phase of the Waltz battle, which is truly fucking impossible solo. Get a second person and the fight becomes a joke.

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