Comments on: Cramming 50 lbs into a five-pound bag https://habitablezone.com/2012/09/01/cramming-50-lbs-into-a-five-pound-bag/ Fri, 03 Apr 2026 22:41:18 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: TB https://habitablezone.com/2012/09/01/cramming-50-lbs-into-a-five-pound-bag/#comment-17950 TB Sun, 02 Sep 2012 05:47:50 +0000 http://habitablezone.com/?p=21266#comment-17950 <p>Actually, the limit is two.</p> But yeah, the trick is "deactivating" an install before you uninstall it and move it to another machine. I screwed up a few things a few months back before I found out that the deactivation wasn't automatic when you uninstalled the software. I've managed to finish the installation and start up Photoshop, InDesign, and Acrobat. One at a time, of course. My laptop runs a Pentium 4, and is loaded to its maximum of one (count 'em, one) GB of RAM. I don't think I've ever seen a computer cry real tears before. I'll test the other applications later. These are the only ones I use a lot, and I'll only use them in an emergency on this scrappy little box. Actually, the limit is two.

But yeah, the trick is “deactivating” an install before you uninstall it and move it to another machine. I screwed up a few things a few months back before I found out that the deactivation wasn’t automatic when you uninstalled the software.

I’ve managed to finish the installation and start up Photoshop, InDesign, and Acrobat. One at a time, of course.

My laptop runs a Pentium 4, and is loaded to its maximum of one (count ‘em, one) GB of RAM. I don’t think I’ve ever seen a computer cry real tears before.

I’ll test the other applications later. These are the only ones I use a lot, and I’ll only use them in an emergency on this scrappy little box.

]]> By: podrock https://habitablezone.com/2012/09/01/cramming-50-lbs-into-a-five-pound-bag/#comment-17949 podrock Sun, 02 Sep 2012 05:17:28 +0000 http://habitablezone.com/?p=21266#comment-17949 I recall reading something about this. If installing on a second computer, you can only have one install authorized at a time. I recall reading something about this. If installing on a second computer, you can only have one install authorized at a time.

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