Install Adobe Creative Suite 5

This document contains installation instructions for the following products:

• Adobe Creative Suite 5 Design Premium
• Adobe Creative Suite 5 Design Standard
• Adobe Creative Suite 5 Web Premium
• Adobe Creative Suite 5 Master Collection

The components of Adobe Creative Suite 5 Design Premium, Design Standard, Web Premium, and Master Collection are on multiple DVDs:

• Adobe Creative Suite 5 Application DVD set (multiple discs)
• Adobe Acrobat 9 Pro Application DVD (single disc)

Each component has its own serial number. Master Collection has an additional serial number for Color Finesse.

Locate all installation media and serial numbers before you begin the installation process. For help locating serial numbers, see Find a serial number.

Note: If you purchased an upgrade, use a qualifying serial number to complete the installation.

Note: Discs labeled "Content" contain optional, nonessential files that are not required to install the product. For example, a Content disc can contain ReadMe files, tutorials, or example files. You can install this content manually by copying it to your hard drive when you want to access the material. Most content can be copied to a location of your choosing. For instructions on installing fonts, see one of the following documents:

• Add a font to your computer (XP)
• Install or uninstall fonts (Vista)
• Installing fonts on Windows (Windows 7)
• Mac OS X 10.6 Help: the Fonts folder

Before you begin, close all applications, including your web browser. If you’re installing Creative Suite 5 for Windows, make sure that you have administrative privileges or can validate as an administrator.

Note: You do not need to uninstall any previous version of Creative Suite before installing CS5.

If you already have Acrobat 9 Pro installed, either as part of a suite or as a stand-alone application, you do not reinstall it. If you're an existing Acrobat 9 Pro user, download and install the most current updates. To check for updates, open Acrobat 9 Pro and choose Help > Check For Updates.

If you have Acrobat 8 or earlier installed on your computer, uninstall it before you install Acrobat 9 Pro.

• Windows XP: Open the Windows Control Panel and double-click Add or Remove Programs. Select the product that you want to uninstall, click Change/Remove, and then follow the onscreen instructions.
• Windows Vista and Windows 7: Open the Windows Control Panel and double-click Programs and Features. Select the product that you want to uninstall, click Uninstall/Change, and then follow the onscreen instructions.
• Mac OS: Run the uninstaller located in the Acrobat Professional folder.

• Windows: Navigate to the root directory of your DVD drive and double-click the Setup.exe file to begin installation. Follow the onscreen instructions to install Acrobat 9 Pro. When prompted for a serial number, enter your Adobe Acrobat 9 serial number and complete the installation.
• Mac OS: Drag the Adobe Acrobat 9 Pro folder into your Applications folder. After the files are copied, launch Adobe Acrobat 9 Pro. When prompted, enter your Adobe Acrobat 9 Pro serial number

The components of Adobe Creative Suite 5 Design Premium, Design Standard, Web Premium, and Master Collection are contained in two downloadable packages:

• Adobe Creative Suite 5 Application
• Adobe Acrobat 9 Pro Application

Each Windows package contains two files: a .7z file and a  .exe file. Each Mac OS package contains one DMG file.

Each component has its own serial number. Master Collection has an additional serial number for Color Finesse.

Locate all serial numbers before you begin the installation process. For help locating serial numbers, see Find a serial number.

Note: If you purchased an upgrade, use a qualifying serial number to complete the installation.

Note: You do not need to uninstall any previous version of Creative Suite before installing CS5.

• Mac OS: Double-click the Install.app file.
• Windows: Navigate to the directory where you saved the installation files and double-click the .exe file associated with your product to extract the installation files. The filename is based on the product you purchased, such as DesignPremium_CS5_LSx.exe.
  
  
  
  After the files finish extracting, the installer launches automatically. If it doesn’t, go to the folder that contains the extracted files. Open the folder named for the product that you purchased, then open the Adobe CS5 folder, and double-click Set-up.exe to begin installation.

If you already have Acrobat 9 Pro installed, either as part of a suite or as a stand-alone application, you do not reinstall it. If you're an existing Acrobat 9 Pro user, download and install the most current updates. To check for updates, open Acrobat 9 Pro and choose Help > Check For Updates.

If you have Acrobat 8 or earlier installed on your computer, uninstall it before you install Acrobat 9 Pro.

• Windows XP: Open the Windows Control Panel and double-click Add or Remove Programs. Select the product that you want to uninstall, click Change/Remove, and then follow the onscreen instructions.
• Windows Vista and Windows 7: Open the Windows Control Panel and double-click Programs and Features. Select the product that you want to uninstall, click Uninstall/Change, and then follow the onscreen instructions.
• Mac OS: Run the uninstaller located in the Acrobat Professional folder.

• Windows: Navigate to the directory where you saved the installation files and double-click APRO0930_Win_ESD1_[language].exe to extract the installation files.
• Mac OS: When the DMG file has finished downloading, a dialog box appears asking if you would like to launch the DMG file. Click OK. If the dialog box does not appear, navigate to the location where you saved the downloaded DMG file and double-click it to open the file. After the DMG file finishes verifying, a new window will open containing the Acrobat 9 Pro folder.

• Windows: After the files finish extracting, the installer launches automatically. If it doesn’t, locate the folder that contains the extracted files. Open the Adobe Acrobat 9 folder, then open the Acrobat 9 folder, and double-click Setup.exe to begin installation. Follow the onscreen instructions to install Acrobat 9 Pro. When prompted for a serial number, enter your Adobe Acrobat 9 Pro serial number to complete the installation.
• Mac OS: Drag the Adobe Acrobat 9 Pro folder into your Applications folder. After the files are copied, launch Adobe Acrobat 9 Pro. When prompted, enter your Adobe Acrobat 9 Pro serial number.