I've recently had to invest in a new PC, following the demise of my XP machine, which contained Photoshop Elements 2. It came on a 'give away' disc with one of the many PC monthly magazines. I've had a new computer assembled, and was advised that Windows 7 was a better OS than Win 8. Unfortunately, I was told, it had not been possible to transfer everything from the defunct machine onto the Win 7 hard drive, PS Elements 2 being one of the items missing, and I seem to have mislaid (or lost) the free CD, so can't install it onto my new pc. Naturally, I went onto Google to download it afresh from one of the many sites but couldn't distinguish the PS Elements 2 download from all the other 'offers'. These sites seem to deliberately surround PS with lots of other downloads just to confuse. One of the sites I opened was Cnet because, in the past, I have found it straight forward to download stuff, but this time, what I thought was the 'free' PS2, turned out to be one of the chargeable PS Elements. I need this version of PS because I am used to it and haven't got an alternative programme to edit and 'doctor' some photos I want to print. Can anyone suggest a website for the free version and how to separate it from all the other offers.
Picasa probably closest to that software dinosaur -- nothing wrong with gimp, use it every week, agree gimp won't be an ideal replacement for elements 2;-)
Probably not much use to you but maybe someone doesn't know, you can get the full Photoshop CC and Lightroom (latest editions) for about £8.50 a month for the two. Yes I too hate their compulsory subscription model (£100 a year arrghhhhh) but the price of those two has come down, and you can have a one month free trial, and then another month after you start paying to cancel, so thought it worth mentioning.
Hi,
I have an original disk of Elements 2.0 and have made a copy for you, which I've tested in W7 and it works just the same as the original. PM me with your name and address and I'll post it to you for free.
A friend of mine who is a graphic designer uses Photoshop on her Mac and is not happy about the subscription. The problem is, Adobe know they got the market. she is looking at other software, but very little choice on the Mac, so she may be stuck with using her old version of Photoshop.
I can understand how Adobe sees it, you get a update every time the software is updated, but it does get expensive after a couple of years.
it's great, if you just use basic functions it has it's very easy to use, photoshop-alike layout now & no trouble at all -- lots more to it for more adventurous types BUT most will only scratch surfacei was thinking what is wrong with Gimp, it is flipping good.
Pixelmator £22.99 https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/pixelmator/id407963104?mt=12&ign-mpt=uo%3D4
or
Serif Affinity Photo, https://affinity.serif.com/en-gb/photo/ currently free beta test eventually circa £35
it's great, if you just use basic functions it has it's very easy to use, photoshop-alike layout now & no trouble at all -- lots more to it for more adventurous types BUT most will only scratch surface
Technically those aren't free and shouldn't be used unless you have a licence for the software.techspot.com contains links to all the free Adobe legacy software packages, including PS2. Working serial numbers are provided, and there are no add-in offers.
Hi,
I have an original disk of Elements 2.0 and have made a copy for you, which I've tested in W7 and it works just the same as the original. PM me with your name and address and I'll post it to you for free.
Technically those aren't free and shouldn't be used unless you have a licence for the software.
For a Windows user looking for a legit free alternative, Paint.net is your best option IMO.
The codes that DiligentDan was referring to were released to owners of old products that can no longer be activated in the normal way due to Adobe decommissioning the activation server. Since some people will have originally paid a lot of money for this software Adobe figured it was best to just issue them with a copy of the corporate installers and a generic key (which didn't require online activation) to make up for their disc version now being useless.My copy of PS2, as I think I said earlier, was supplied by one of the monthly computer magazines of a few years ago as a free offer. It has a code number, which I punched in after installing the programme. This was accepted, so I'm up and running. The only thing that seems not to be available, and I'm not sure why, is a reference to some sort of Help, but I'm not too bothered, because everything else seems to be OK