[Mac] Adobe Illustrator CS5 + Activation Instructions [ctang]

This is Adobe Illustrator CS5 for Mac OS X!! I decided to upload this because when doing a search for it I couldn't find it. I got Illustrator DMG from Adobe's website and the install instructions are the same as 76dragon's instructions, as they worked very well for me. Included in this torrent is Illustrator_15_LS1.dmg and install instructions, including activator keys. These instructions are not mine, they are 76dragon's (TPB) and I take no credit for them in any way. They are being used because they worked for me without any incident or hiccup!!! Part 1: REMOVE OLD ADOBE INSTALLATIONS (IF APPLICABLE) BEFORE INSTALLING ADOBE CS5 Remove the following Adobe applications and files before installing the Adobe CS5 Master Collection: /Applications/Adobe? (everything with Adobe) /Library/Application Support/Adobe /Library/Application Support/FLEXnet Publisher /Library/Preferences/FLEXnet Publisher /Library/Preferences/com.adobe... (everything with com.adobe) ~/Library/Application Support/Adobe ~/Library/Application Support/Adobe/Acrobat ~/Library/Preferences/Acrobat ~/Library/Preferences/Acrobat Distiller Prefs ~/Library/Preferences/Adobe... (everything with Adobe) ~/Library/Preferences/com.adobe... (everything with com.adobe) Part 2: INSTALLATION OF ADOBE Illustrator CS5 (Or any other CS5 pruduct) Disconnect from network/internet (Turn AirPort Off). Double click "Adobe CS5 Master Collection.dmg" to install the Adobe CS5 Master Collection. Whilst installing CS5, ensure that you choose "Install this product as a trial" and DO NOT enter any serials. If you've already installed CS5 applications using a serial, load any of the installed CS5 applications and select Help > Deactivate. Quit all of the installed CS5 applications. TERMINAL Launch a Terminal window (in /Applications/Utilities) and copy and paste: sudo /Applications/TextEdit.app/Contents/MacOS/TextEdit /etc/hosts Hit return and type your admin password. The "hosts" file should automatically open in TextEdit. TEXTEDIT If the following lines are already part of the "hosts" file close it and continue with the "Finish" section. If not hit return (in the opened "hosts" file) and copy and paste following lines: 127.0.0.1 activate.adobe.com 127.0.0.1 practivate.adobe.com 127.0.0.1 ereg.adobe.com 127.0.0.1 activate.wip3.adobe.com 127.0.0.1 wip3.adobe.com 127.0.0.1 3dns-3.adobe.com 127.0.0.1 3dns-2.adobe.com 127.0.0.1 adobe-dns.adobe.com 127.0.0.1 adobe-dns-2.adobe.com 127.0.0.1 adobe-dns-3.adobe.com 127.0.0.1 ereg.wip3.adobe.com 127.0.0.1 activate-sea.adobe.com 127.0.0.1 wwis-dubc1-vip60.adobe.com 127.0.0.1 activate-sjc0.adobe.com Save the "hosts" file, DO NOT Save As?. Part 3: FINALIZE ADOBE CS5 INSTALLATION In Terminal copy and paste: sudo dscacheutil -flushcache Hit return (and type your admin password if asked for it). The Adobe activation servers are now blocked. FINISH ADOBE CS5 INSTALLATION Launch any of the installed CS5 applications and enter one of the following serials: 1325-0617-8365-2331-6662-9349 1325-0621-9125-0765-3648-0614 1325-0365-5929-6118-8817-8422 1325-0150-1163-7532-1626-3430 1325-0178-1927-9019-0123-2254 1325-0702-3693-1544-9166-3515 1325-0549-2240-0071-3409-1342 Connect back to network/internet (Turn AirPort On). You can start using CS5 applications. Run any CS5 application > Help > Updates? multiple times until all installed Adobe CS5 applications are up to date.

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76dragon (2010-05-06)

@ctang, thanks for uploading that. Also delete this folder at Part 1:
/Library/Preferences/FLEXnet Publisher
A few notes additional notes to part 1 of the post:
- / is the system root folder (which you can find in Finder by clicking on the hard drive icon at devices)
- ~ is the User folder (which you can find in Finder by clicking on the home icon at places)
- You don't have to remove old installations. However, I strongly recommend to at least delete the "/Library/Application Support/FLEXnet Publisher" and "/Library/Preferences/FLEXnet Publisher" folders and re-enter the relevant serial upon opening an Adobe application. By keeping your old FLEXnet Publisher folders you may run into licensing errors.
- Obviously, if you're attached to your old Adobe application preferences, don't delete the preferences files in the system and User libraries. There is no harm in doing so, they'll be automatically regenerated but by deleting them you will loose your user preferences. I prefer to start with a clean system but that may not be the case for everybody.
* You can find the Adobe CS5 package (excluding Acrobat) on The Pirate Bay. Search for "Adobe CS5 Master Collection [MAC]"
* Download Adobe Acrobat 9 Pro (not included in the CS5 torrent). On the Demonoid website search for "Acrobat Pro 9.0 + 9.1 Update + SN".

 ctang (2010-05-06)

@75dragon: i added what you told me to the instructions that are posted on the above

 ctang (2010-05-06)

sorry that was supposed to be 76dragon not 75dragon

Skhalaj (2010-05-07)

Can anyone verify that it works?
(no offense ctang - just checking if there's anything else that needs to be added)

jlie69 (2010-05-07)

@76dragon i have just installed photoshop cs5 and now i want to install illustrator... do i have to still delete all those adobe files be4 installing illustrator, and what will that do with my photoshop?

76dragon (2010-05-08)

@jlie69 I already wrote the answer to your question in my post above:
- You don't have to remove old installations and can use new and old installations side by side. However, I strongly recommend to at least delete the "/Library/Application Support/FLEXnet Publisher" and "/Library/Preferences/FLEXnet Publisher" folders and re-enter the relevant serial upon opening an Adobe application. By keeping your old FLEXnet Publisher folders you may run into licensing errors.

 ctang (2010-05-08)

@jlie69: you are doing exactly what i did...all you have to do is disconnect from the internet, install Illustrator CS5 (as trial) and quit it if it opens after installation...it should work if you have already done all of the instructions to install photoshop CS5
enjoy

 zombifuzz (2010-05-13)

where have you been man?

 ctang (2010-05-14)

@zombifuzz: i had my computer packed away for almost a week bc i moved home from school

priscillaflores (2010-06-27)

thanks ctang and 76dragon, you two really made my day :)

MaifunN (2010-06-28)

Hello,
Just to verify, when removing old Adobe files, does this include programs unrelated to Illustrator itself? I have a cracked PSE 8 and I'm curious if this is still a necessary removal step before the Illustrator installation. Thanks

 ctang (2010-06-28)

that depends...did the crack work just as this workaround did or not...if not then probably do a complete uninstall of PSE 8 and install this, then just reinstall your cracked PSE 8 and you shouldnt have any problems...good luck and leave a comment about how it goes

punisher_latin (2010-07-14)

fidanssh (2010-07-19)

@ctang, @76dragon i love you, guys!

 ctang (2010-07-20)

your welcome!!!

lndn_lvr (2010-07-31)

if any of you comp wiz could help me, please!
every time I type into my terminal window the "sudo /..." command I get this message: "the document 'hosts' could not be opened. The file doesn't exist." Uhhh, HELP! (I'm the only who uses this comp.)
Could I have deleted the file by accident? I recently cleaned my Library of all adobe stuff, so I'm just wondering. Thank you in advance!

851851 (2010-08-12)

Thanks @ctang, @76dragon!!

hunter1117 (2010-08-25)

I did all of this and everything is updated and none of the toolbars are showing up. If you could help me I would be veeeery greatful.

greyskiesblack (2010-08-27)

Okay, I'm really new to downloading torrents. When it finished downloading I just have the .rar file. How do I acquire the dmg file? I don't see it after downloading.

EKK622 (2010-09-03)

Downloaded it and followed the steps and it worked perfectly. The step to stop communication between the servers may be unnecessary, but I still did it.
GreySkiesBlack- After you download the torrent and have the .rar file you want to use a .rar/.zip extractor to pull the files out of it (I treat .rar and .zip files with the application called 'Zipeg'). After that you just follow the steps and you should be good to go.

cpearce (2010-10-23)

HELP!
I installed, as per instructions and then when i launched the terminal window and pasted "sudo /etc/hosts", pressed return it just went to the next line and never gave me an opportunity to enter my password! please help!

mothercougar (2010-10-29)

When I download this file, it shows up in Vuze as a .rar file. And your instructions say nothing about a .rar file. What do I do?

jaredkent (2010-11-20)

I was just curious if I'll need to uninstall Photoshop. I have a CS4 version that I torrented. It was a hassle to find a working torrent and I'm not really looking to uninstall it and 1) find out that I can't get this torrent working, or 2) not be able to find the Photoshop torrent again.
In the instructions it talks about Adobe CS5 Package, not Illustrator CS5. Should I be using a CS5 Package .dmg or does it just mean Illustrator. If I should be using this package .dmg does that include a bundle of Adobe CS5 programs (including Photoshop) or am I just misunderstanding it.

shyy71 (2010-11-24)

it works fine, thx a ton ctang !
for news, yes it includes all what you have in cs5 suite, and yes you have to unrar it
and connect yourself back when you have to deactivate in the help section

splinky47 (2010-12-17)

Thanks for the upload. I followed all the instructions as written, and had it up and running very quickly.
Thanks again! +++++

raul_fdz (2011-01-20)

Will the CORE generator work as well? Sorry I'm kinda new to this.

dniicee (2011-01-21)

I need help with changing he "hosts" textedit. Everytime i try to save it, it says i don't have permission. How do i change this? PLEASE help thanks

takenote (2011-01-24)

It works!!!
You just have to follow directions EXACTLY. And I mean, EXACTLY. After reading the instructions about 20 times I was able to do it.
IF YOU HAVE A BLANK TERMINAL (for some reason I did, guess I did something stupid) go to this site: and it will tell you how to fix it.
Great download.
I'm new to torrents, and I'm just excited this worked since I need it for school!

peacekeper (2011-02-28)

I followed the instructions, but after copy and paste command in Terminal: sudo /etc/hosts. Nothing happened, text edit file did not open. Please help .
Thanks

neex1233 (2011-03-01)

Won't work for me. Last year it worked...

onfire911 (2011-04-14)

I downloaded the file but when i clicked to open it nothing happened, it just told me i did not have an application to open this file...

nouchka (2011-05-02)

works perfectly, thank you ^^

rachb73 (2011-05-25)

Instructions & follow up comments have been awesome. Did not have to uninstall other adobe products. Thanks so much to ctang and everyone who has posted comments so far. I will be seeding this one for sure : )

kurtcham (2011-06-07)

None of serials worked for me.

kurtcham (2011-06-07)

Is it important to you use whatever older version of Illustrator is included in this torrent instead of d/l'ing the newest version of Adobe? I was able to install Photoshop CS5 recently this way with no problem. I saw the notes above about removing "FLEXnet Publisher" but this is no where to be found on my computer.

skrbla29 (2011-06-09)

after the startup screen says "Illustrator CS5 quit unexpectedly" - mac pro, snow leopard, what's wrong?? photoshop cs5 working

Eboric (2011-06-17)

I type this in: sudo /etc/host
Then hit enter and it comes up with password.
I type that in but it doesn't seem to type anything and hit enter. And it just says command not found.
I tried searching for the "com.apple.Terminal.plist" from the /username/Library/Preferences/ and deleting it but it wasn't there.
Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.

hazmatt23 (2011-07-13)

I downloaded a copy of Photoshop and did the crack. Will that crack work with this, do I have to completely remove the things from the Terminal that I put in for PS5 or what? Just wondering before downloading. Kinda need both PS and Illustrator. Thanks for any help anyone can give.

MickiSel (2011-08-07)

Is it safe to download the updates from Adobe Applications Manager? Just checking, so I don't accidentally fuck up everything :p
Also, Adobe Applications Manager starts up by itself every time I start the computer. Really annoying, and there's nothing in the startup items. Anything to do about it?
Awesome crack, thanks a ton! :D

scrapel (2011-08-20)

work with lion?

designstudent (2011-09-19)

Had trouble with the "Sudo.. etc etc" in Terminal.
TextEdit popped up in Dock, then disappeared.
Next day
(This is all after i had already entered Serial number etc.. and installed Illustrator)
turned on my mac, to discover that the 'Hosts' file was "attached" to and opened automatically with any textedit file i opened..
BUT
'Hosts' file was LOCKED. Could not edit anything. So searched google for ways to edit it.
I used 'sudo nano /etc/hosts' in terminal to edit within terminal and saved.

designstudent (2011-09-19)

Then re-opened Terminal again to enter 'sudo dscacheutil -flushcache' which apparently "blocks Adobe activation servers"?
So.. Please explain to me if this post-method works the same way.
And.. Next time, Please explain what those 'Terminal' commands are executing for us newbies - so we at least have a clearer understanding. Thanks!!

jetboy69 (2011-10-11)

I also had issues with this one. The first instructions in the terminal window didn't work for me. I followed these and I got it to work:
'Hosts' file was LOCKED. Could not edit anything. So searched google for ways to edit it.
I used 'sudo nano /etc/hosts' in terminal to edit within terminal and saved.
Editing in Terminal was interesting for me. But, once I did that, all the rest of the instructions worked for me. Thanks!

nodnarbkram (2011-10-13)

Here's how to change the hosts file in Lion:

thedjentleman (2011-11-02)

If I already have an installed version of Photoshop CS4 do I have to get rid of it before installing illustrator? I'd really prefer not to...

thedjentleman (2011-11-02)

whoops! Never mind! :)

thomas.lang198 (2012-01-04)

@ctang, @76dragon & @all other commentators:
I would like to thank you not only for this fantastic torrent and the great instructions you give along with it, but also for you helping ppl. with your comments. I really appreciate it and feel you should know that you've made my life A LOT easier!
Keep up the good work! I'll be seeeeeding to 3.0
Thanks!

pickleI (2012-01-08)

I keep getting a .rar file....so um...what?

sunshyn7 (2012-01-20)

You are AWESOME! Thank you so so much.

fergusonturd (2012-01-31)

tnx it worked perfect!!! but since i only downloaded illustrator can i DL another adobe product like photoshop? will it still work or will y screw something up?

mrsmiles1992 (2012-02-04)

Hey!!! to save everyone time!
SKIP PART 2 !!! i downloaded and installed without doing step 2. all i did was turn off my airport.. install C5 then enter serial.. turn back on air port. WORKED FINE

baxterdeeeeepburn (2012-02-09)

A question regarding part 2: How do you uninstall the CS5 applications if you have already installed it with a serial key? i'm not quite sure what "help >" means - especially the 'gt' - what is that? Any help wld be greatly appreciated! :)

eirrehc (2012-02-26)

awesome!!can you upload camerabag 2 from the app store please?

jooooj (2012-03-19)

What if I have Photoshop CS5 already installed? Should I remove it?

taukken (2012-04-13)

@pickleI you need a rar extractor, UnRarX is what I use.....

nadrew (2012-04-18)

Instructions worked perfectly with this torrent:
Thank you!

Orevilo (2012-04-25)

Amazing! Thank you very much. This is the most straight forward instructions there are.

cokezer00 (2012-06-29)

Works on Lion. However, the instructions for the Terminal are not the same. This is what I did, so I thought I'd share it with you guys. =)
Terminal
Type this into the terminal in order to access your host files if you're using Lion:
sudo nano /private/etc/hosts
to save you need to press Ctrl X, and then Y for yes and lastly press the enter key.
In part 3, to flush the cache in the terminal. I typed in:
sudo killall -INFO mDNSResponder
sudo killall -HUP mDNSResponder

kanel0728 (2012-07-13)

Okay, so when it says to remove the following Adobe applications, so I just trash them? Or what?
And when I install the thing, will it install all of the things that I deleted? Because I have Adobe DreamWeaver and the flash player and stuff. Will it re-install those? Does it install every single Adobe application???

Valadiel (2012-07-18)

Hi, so it's safe to update directly from CS5 programs? No need to download cracked upgrades?
Besides, everything worked perfectly for me! Thanks a lot !!

goo3 (2012-09-07)

works great, thanx

ibarrag (2012-09-22)

@cokezer00 ~ Dude, you're the man! I was stumped till I followed your directions for installing on Lion. I'm good to go. Thanks brother!
ctang ~ Thanks for the up. You should include cokezer00's info for Lion.

mitz0307 (2013-05-13)

Hi.. I read your instructions and when I tried to reopen Illustrator it goes to the 30day trial page, is this right? has something gone wrong??

moose450 (2013-06-28)

This is for PC you jackass what a waste of time

evjokawa (2013-07-30)

it works perfectly, but the only problem is that the file downloaded is a rar file so in order to open the rar file on mac, you need to download the program stuffit deluxe version 14.0.0, on this webiste:
DO NOT get newer versions because they are not as good as some older versions like this one