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Dreamweaver® CS3 Read Me


Welcome to Adobe® Dreamweaver® CS3. This document contains late-breaking product information, updates, and troubleshooting tips not covered in the Dreamweaver documentation.

Minimum system requirements
Install your software
Uninstall your software
Purchase from a trial
Electronic licensing
Registration information
Known issues
Customer care
Other resources
Adobe Dreamweaver Developer Toolbox

Minimum system requirements

Windows Macintosh

Install your software

  1. Close all applications currently running on your system, including other Adobe applications, Microsoft Office applications, and browser windows.
  2. Do one of the following:
    • Insert the CD or DVD in your drive and follow the on-screen instructions. (If the installer does not launch automatically, double-click Setup.exe (Windows) or Setup (Mac OS) at the root level of your disk to start the installation process.)
    • If you downloaded the software from the web, open the folder and double-click Setup.exe (Windows) or Setup (Mac OS), and then follow the on-screen instructions.

Note: To install additional components or to reinstall your software after the original installation, you will need access to the original installer (CD, DVD or the download from the web). Before you begin additional installations or reinstallations, please make sure the installer is in the same drive or location it was in during the original installation.

Uninstall your software

  1. Close all applications currently running on your system, including other Adobe applications, Microsoft Office applications, and browser windows.
  2. Do one of the following:
    • In Windows, 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 on-screen instructions.
    • In Mac OS, DO NOT drag applications to the trash. To safely uninstall software, double-click the product installer in Applications\Utilities\Adobe Installers. Authenticate as an administrator, then select Remove Components and follow the on-screen instructions.

Purchase from a trial

• Choose Activate from the Help menu and follow the on-screen instructions.

Note: If you decide to purchase a different product than you installed for the trial, you may need to uninstall and reinstall the software. For example, if you download and install a trial of Adobe® Creative® Suite 3 Design Premium, but you decide to purchase only Adobe® InDesign®, you will need to uninstall the trial version of the Suite before installing the standalone version of InDesign that you purchased. For more detailed information, visit www.adobe.com/go/tbinfo.

Volume licensing customers cannot purchase from a trial directly. After evaluating a Creative Suite 3 product, you must uninstall the trial and install the product using the volume licensing media and serial number. Refer to the “Uninstall your software” section of this document for instructions. Please contact your reseller or the authorized Adobe licensing center to place an order for a volume license. To find a reseller in your area, go to http://partners.adobe.com/resellerfinder/na/reseller.jsp.

Electronic licensing

Adobe software may include electronic license (e-license) management technology to ensure compliance with the Product License Agreement. When present, this technology prompts you to verify the license of your product within 30 days after you start it for the first time. If prompted, verification is mandatory.

The on-screen prompt may ask you to activate the software. This verification process does not collect, transmit, or use any personally identifiable information. To learn more, visit the Adobe website at www.adobe.com/activation.

Activate software
  1. If the Activation dialog box is not already open, choose Help > Activate.
  2. Follow the on-screen instructions.
    Note: If you want to install the product on a different computer, you must first deactivate the software on your computer. To deactivate, choose Help > Deactivate.

Registration information

When you install your software, be sure to register to get up-to-date product information, training, newsletters, and invitations to Adobe events and seminars. You will also receive a Dreamweaver extension as a complimentary benefit.

Known issues

Release Notes
Release Notes at www.adobe.com/go/learn_dw_releasenotes contain late-breaking information and known issues about Dreamweaver.

Customer care

Customer Service
Adobe Customer Service provides assistance with product information, sales, registration, and other non-technical issues. To find out how to contact Adobe Customer Service, please visit Adobe.com’s main page for your region or country and click on ‘Contact’.

Technical Plan Options and Technical Resources
If you require technical assistance for your product, including information on free and paid support options and troubleshooting resources, more information is available at www.adobe.com/go/support/. For outside of North America www.adobe.com/go/intlsupport/. Free troubleshooting resources include Adobe’s support knowledgebase, Adobe user-to-user forums and more.

If you are having any issues with installing or uninstalling any of your Creative Suite 3 applications, please try rebooting your system before contacting Support.

Technical Support
Online Forums at www.adobe.com/go/dreamweaver_newsgroup.
Enhancement Requests & Bugs at www.adobe.com/go/dreamweaver_requests.

Other resources

Documentation
Order printed documentation at www.adobe.com/go/buy_books.

Online Resources
Design Center at www.adobe.com/designcenter.
Developer Center at www.adobe.com/go/developer.

Adobe Dreamweaver Developer Toolbox

Adobe® Dreamweaver® Developer Toolbox is a set of Dreamweaver server behaviors and commands for creating dynamic web applications using PHP, ColdFusion, and ASP VBScript server scripting technologies.

Find out more about the Adobe Dreamweaver Developer Toolbox at http://www.adobe.com/go/addt.