That arrangement only lasted a couple of years. The last ever version of the Mac OS X operating system to include Rosetta was 10.6.8 in 2009. So, Macs have not been able to run CS2 for nearly 8 years. The only way to run CS2 on a Mac now is by running the Windows version in a virtualized Windows environment such as Bootcamp or Parallels.
What's Covered
- Adobe releases Creative Suite 2 for free. If you have an older Mac or Windows system and wish to do some image editing, you'll be glad to hear Adobe's CS2 software is now available for free.
- Photoshop: Failure to install CS2 on Mac OS 10.10 Hi, I'm not sure if this is the right spot for this question.I recently replaced my hard drive on my IMac and had to reinstall photoshop CS2 and it keeps getting to a certain part of the installation and says 'The installation failed.
- The only drawback, apart from the fact that you need an Adobe account – is that PowerPC devices support the Mac version, so OS X 10.2.8-10.3.8 is needed (Rosetta), in order to reap the benefits. Here are the steps you need to follow to download Adobe Photoshop CS2 on your PC or Mac.
Manually Removing Adobe Creative Suite 2 components
Manually Removing Dreamweaver
Manually Removing Acrobat 8
Adobe Creative Suite 2.3 consists of the Adobe Creative Suite 2 components as well as additional disks for installation of Dreamweaver 8 and Acrobat 8. If you are using Adobe Creative Suite 2, then follow the instructions for 'Manually removing Adobe Creative Suite 2 components.' If you are using Adobe Creative Suite 2.3, then perform the additional steps listed under Manually removing Dreamweaver and Manually removing Acrobat 8.
Note: You may wish to check the contents of any folders for personal documents before you deleteing them.
Manually Removing Adobe Creative Suite 2 components
The steps below are instructions for manually removing all files and folders that Adobe Creative Suite 2.0 installs on your computer. The Adobe Acrobat 7.0 and Adobe Version Cue 2.0 applications include uninstallers in their respective application folders. Adobe recommends that you use those uninstallers for those applications before you manually remove their components. Occasionally, damaged files or a partial installation may cause the uninstallers to leave files or empty application folders on the system after you remove the application. When you manually remove Adobe Creative Suite, you ensure that all files and folders are removed.
To manually remove Adobe Creative Suite:
1. Remove files you wish to save from the following folders in the Applications folder, and then delete the folders:
-- Adobe Acrobat 7.0 Professional (Adobe Creative Suite Premium only)
-- Adobe Bridge
-- Adobe Creative Suite 2
-- Adobe GoLive CS2 (Adobe Creative Suite Premium only)
-- Adobe Illustrator CS2
-- Adobe InDesign CS2
-- Adobe Photoshop CS2
-- Adobe Version Cue CS2
2. Delete the following files or folders:
Important: When you delete the Adobe folders indicated in the list below with an asterisk (*), you may affect other Adobe applications; for example, you may remove fonts or settings installed by other Adobe applications. If you installed fonts that you wish to save in an Adobe application folder, move them before you delete the folder. By default, the Adobe Creative Suite installer installs multiple fonts in the Library/Application folder.
-- Applications/Adobe Help Center file
-- Applications/Adobe Stock Photos file
-- Applications/Utilities/Adobe Updater file
-- Applications/Utilities/Adobe Utilities folder
-- Users/[User]/Documents/AdobeStockPhotos folder
-- Users/[User]/Documents/Updater folder
-- Users/[User]/Library/Acrobat User Data folder (Adobe Creative Suite Premium only)
-- Users/[User]/Library/Application Support/Adobe folder*
-- Users/[User]/Library/Caches/Acrobat folder
-- Users/[User]/Library/Caches/Adobe folder
-- Users/[User]/Library/Caches/Opera Cache folder
-- Users/[User]/Library/Preferences/Acrobat folder
-- Users/[User]/Library/Preferences/Adobe folder
-- Users/[User]/Library/Preferences/Adobe GoLive 8.0 Prefs folder
-- Users/[User]/Library/Preferences/Adobe Illustrator CS2 Settings folder
-- Users/[User]/Library/Preferences/Adobe InDesignfolder
-- Users/[User]/Library/Preferences/Adobe Photoshop CS2 Paths folder
-- Users/[User]/Library/Preferences/Adobe Photoshop CS2 Settings folder
-- Users/[User]/Library/Preferences/Adobe Save for Web AI 9.0 Prefs folder
-- Users/[User]/Library/Preferences/Adobe Imageready CS2 Settings folder
-- Users/[User]/Library/Preferences/Com.Adobe.Acrobat.Pro7.0.plist file
-- Users/[User]/Library/Preferences/Com.Adobe.Acrobat.sh.plist file
-- Users/[User]/Library/Preferences/Com.Adobe.ALM.AdobeLMbundle.plist file
-- Users/[User]/Library/Preferences/Com.Adobe.AMI.Installer.plist file
-- Users/[User]/Library/Preferences/Com.Adobe.Bridge.plist file
-- Users/[User]/Library/Preferences/Com.Adobe.Photoshop.plist file
-- Users/[User]/Library/Preferences/Opera Preferences folder
-- Users/[User]/Library/Preference Panes/Opera Preferences folder
-- Users/[User]/Library/receipts/com.adobe.Acrobat.Pro file (Adobe Creative Suite Premium only)
-- Library/Application Support/Adobe folder*
-- Library/Application Support/Adobe PDF folder
-- Library/Application Support/Adobe Systems folder
-- Library/Preferences/Adobe Systems folder
-- Library/Preferences/com.adobe.acrobat.pdfviewer.plist file
-- Library/Preferences/com.Adobe.AdobePDFSettings.plist file
-- Library/Preferences/com.adobe.versioncueCS2.plist file
-- Library/PreferencePanes/VersionCueCS2.prefPane folder
-- Library/StartupItems/AdobeVersionCueCS2 folder
3. Empty Trash by clicking on the Trash icon and selecting Empty Trash.
Manually Removing Dreamweaver 8
Remove the following files and folders:
-- Applications/ Macromedia Dreamweaver 8
-- Users/[User]/ Library/ Application Support/ Macromedia/Dreamweaver 8
-- Users/[User]/ Library/ Preferences/ Dreamweaver 8 Prefs
-- Users/[User]/ Library/ Preferences/com.macromedia.Dreamweaver.plist
Manually Removing Acrobat 8
1. Run the Acrobat Uninstaller found in the Adobe Acrobat 8 Professional folder in the Applications folder.
2. Check for the following folders and remove them if found:
-- HD/Applications/Adobe Acrobat 8 Professional
-- HD/Library/Application Support/Adobe PDF
-- HD/Users/[User]/Librarr/Application Support/Adobe
-- HD/Users/[User]/Library/Preferences/Acrobat
3. Check for the following files and remove them if found:
-- HD/Users/ [User]/Library/Preferences/com.adobe.Acrobat.Pro.plist
-- HD/Users/[User]/Library/Preferences/com.adobe.Acrobat.Pro_ppc_8.0.plist
-- HD/Users/[User]/Library/Preferences/com.adobe.Acrobat.80.sh.plist
-- HD/Library/Preferences/com.adobe.acrobat.pdfviewer.plist
-- HD/Library/Preferences/com.adobePDFSettings.plist
Commercial
Windows/macOS
340 MB
Photoshop CS2 software brings a new level of power, precision and control to the digital photography experience and to the overall creative process. Photoshop CS2 integrates a new set of intuitive tools, including an enhanced Spot Healing Brush, for handling common photographic problems such as blemishes, red-eye, noise, blurring and lens distortion.
Windows Serial number: 1045-1412-5685-1654-6343-1431
Mac OS X Serial number: 1045-0410-5403-3188-5429-0639
Mac OS X Serial number: 1045-0410-5403-3188-5429-0639
Responding to requests from film, broadcast and video professionals, Photoshop CS2 now allows non-destructive editing and the creation and editing of 32-Bit High Dynamic Range (HDR) images, ideal for 3D rendering and advanced compositing.
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The new Camera Raw 3.0 workflow allows settings for multiple raw files to be simultaneously modified. In addition batch processing of raw files, to JPEG, TIFF, DNG or PSD formats, can now be done in the background without launching the main Photoshop executable. Integrated, non-destructive cropping and straightening controls allow raw files to be easily prepared for final output.
The Power to Create the Extraordinary
- Adobe Bridge— The next-generation File Browser for Photoshop CS2.
- Vanishing Point— Groundbreaking ability to clone, paint and transform in the perspective of your images.
- Image Warp— Warp any object, with customizable presets and adjustable control points.
- Noise Reduction— Advanced correction of noise created in high-ISO shooting, plus JPEG artifact reduction.
- 32-bit HDR— Create and edit 32-bit, High Dynamic Range images, for the widest range and richest detail.
- Spot Healing Brush— Fast, efficient one-click retouching of dust, scratches and other image flaws.
- One-Click Red Eye Correction— Instantly eradicate this common photo flaw.
- Optical Lens Correction— Correct common lens issues like barrel and pincushion distortion.
- Animation— Easily create animated Web graphics directly in Photoshop CS2.
- Smart Sharpen— Intelligently counteract common photo blurring with advanced control.
- Shadow/Highlight— Simple discrete adjustment of shadows and highlights, now also for CMYK images.
- Enhanced 16-bit Editing— Additional filters, such as Liquify, are now available for use in 16-bit images.
Creation Acceleration
- Smart Objects— Non-destructive editing and transformations, including Illustrator CS2 integration.
- Multiple Layer Control with Smart Guides— Faster, more intuitive editing without using the Layers palette.
- Multi-Image Camera Raw— Process multiple raw images while you continue to work in Photoshop CS2.
- Video Preview— Send an instant preview of video-destined images to an external monitor.
- WYSIWYG Font menus— Preview typefaces visually, right in the Font menu.
- Printing Enhancements— New options enable more efficient, consistent print output.
- All-New PDF Engine— Comprehensive, customizable presets and PDF 1.6/Acrobat 7.0 compatibility.
- Enhanced Memory Use— Devote more than 2 GB of RAM to Photoshop CS2 for optimum performance.
- Powerful Design Process Management— Easier versioning & collaboration with the new Adobe Version Cue®.
- Integrated Adobe Online Services— Access and download professional Adobe Stock Photos and share and print online with Adobe Photoshop Services.
Adaptability — Making Photoshop CS2 Your Own
- Menu Customization— Workflow-based presets and custom-defined menu sets, with color-keyed commands.
- Enhanced Automation— New actions and scripts facilitating batch image processing and film & video production.
- Variables— Streamline creation of repetitive graphics using imported spreadsheet data.
- Event-Based Scripting— Expand your efficiency with commands triggered at specific points in your workflow
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