Install on bothlaptop and desktop

Hi dpost,

Yes, you can install Acrobat 9 Pro on both the laptop and desktop using the same serial number. Adobe is using an on-line activation system to check the number of installs used. If you decide later you want to move one of the installations to another computer, you must deactivate one of the current installations or you will get a message stating you are already using the two you are allowed per the EULA. Activation/Deactivation can be accessed from the Help menu.

Hope this helps,

Dimitri
WindJack Solutions
www.windjack.com
www.pdfscripting.com

Problems with two installations when today’s systems are always on-line:

I have used Acrobat for so long, I can't remember when I installed my first copy.

I have normally upgraded and have Acrobat 9 today but had only a month ago upgraded to version 8.1.

It is my personal legal opinion that each license is independent of the other. I paid the required cost of Acrobat 8.0 which today is version 8.1. When I purchased version 9, it was a full copy with a new license installed as a separate program. My program list now has both of them listed.
Rather than uninstall version 8(receive the updates but didn't install them since I was using Acrobat 9). I use GoToMyPC to access up to three computers, however, when I attempted to register the second legal installation of version 8.1, I received the message that I had exceeded the maximum installations and would need to deactivate a copy. The last time this occurred, I had version 7 at one location and had just purchased version 8. When I attempted to activate the new version, I received the same message.

I believe the reason is due to the requirement that only "one" copy be used at a time. While I am definitely meeting the legal definition, Adobe determines if the software is active by its on-line status, even though the pc is technically in a non-active state unless I access it via GoToMyPC. There must be a workaround for this because most PC's are active 24/7 although are not logged into their home network.
I have also determined that an upgrade must invalidate any other license for previous versions. Besides the fact that Adobe's client software is historically listed for hogging memory with unnecessary files similar to MS Office. Does anyone know how to get around the need to keep my two PC's both on-line while still fulfilling the legal definition of two installations? -thanks!