Move Adobe Apps to a Different HDD?

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Is there a way I can move my licensed Adobe apps like illustrator and photoshop to a different hard drive? I want to put them on my new, much faster computer. I would have just swapped the hard drive out into the new computer, however, it's OS is an OEM copy, so that did not work. Would it work if I cloned the drive so a different hard drive and put it in a new computer? Please help
 
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No, the clone would not work either. That is functionally no different than moving the physical drive.

Just install them on the new PC, and uninstall on the old PC.
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I don't have the disk or anything for the software though, just what's on my computer. Is there a way to install them without?

 
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No there isn't. How did they get installed on the PC?

Possibly the trial versions, and license with your existing serial numbers.
 
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I bought the PC with them installed on it
 
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Bought new or used?

If new, it should have come with the install media. Or the manufacturer should be able to provide.
If used, the seller should have (is required to) include the install media when transferring licensed software.
 
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He didn't. It's used. I could try to contact him. There is no way to move the programs to a different computer? Even if I installed the hard drive as a secondary drive in the new computer?
 
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With large applications like Photoshop, Illustrator, etc...a LOT of stuff gets written to the registry (and elsewhere) upon install.
Your new OS and its registry knows nothing about those applications.
 
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