Follow the download link to open a page at the Adobe site, and at a minimum download CreativeSuiteCS2Disc1.exe, CreativeSuiteCS2Disc2.exe and CreativeSuiteCS2Disc3.exe from the links at the top of the page (that's a bulky 1.07GB in total, so choose a system with a fast internet connection).

If you'd like just to try, though, here's what to do. We've managed to install CS2 on a 64-bit Windows 7 system, but this is unsupported and there's no telling what issues might crop up. These are old programs, intended for use on Windows 2000/ XP and Mac OS X v.10.2.8–v.10.3.8 (PowerPC® G4 or G5 processor). And, as Adobe has now made them available for free, you can now try out these old industry standards for yourself.īe aware, this won't be for everyone. Unsurprisingly, the suite isn't as leading edge as it was at release, but the programs do still have their uses. The main components included Adobe Photoshop (photo editing), Adobe Illustrator (vector graphics editing), Adobe InDesign (desktop publishing) and Adobe Version Cue (version control), while Adobe Bridge helped to link everything together. Adobe Creative Suite 2 was a capable collection of powerful design tools, released in 2005.

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