Inventing the abbotts cast. Jan 12, 2012 - How to disable activation for any Adobe product on Windows 7. All you need to. Here is a picture of my host file so that you can see where to put it. ( btw if you ever. The drop menu 'All Files' or 'Show All Files' 4. With the hosts file you can change the IP address that you resolve a give. See how a website will look like when hosted on a different server without making. Don't have any # signs in front of the IP address as they will deactivate this entry).

The Hosts file is a static name-resolution table that overrides the system's DNS server settings. It can be edited using any text-editor such as Notepad. The file is located at:%systemroot% system32 drivers etc hosts Please note that the file has no extension. To find the file manually: 1.

Open 'My Computer' 2. Open Drive C 3. Open Windows folder 4. Open System32 folder 5. Open Drivers folder 6.

Open Etc folder 7. Double-click the hosts file and choose to open using Notepad when you're asked. ** if you get 'access denied' errors when trying to save the file, try openning the file using 'Run as Administrator'. This issue happens usually when you're working on Win Vista/7 with UAC turned on. *** on Win8 you can't just edit the file and save it on it's original location.

Instead, edit the file and save it on the Desktop. Later replace the original file with the new one you saved on the desktop using the file explorer's Copy-Paste. You will probably be asked to confirm the action using Administrator account.

If you experience connectivity issues or the following errors when signing into or activating Adobe applications, try the steps given in this article: • We are unable to activate [product name]. Product activation is required to use this product.

• Please connect to the Internet and retry. • Either your computer is offline or the clock on your computer is set incorrectly, causing a connection error. An Internet connection is required.

Please connect to the Internet or adjust your clock and try again. • You may have limited access to Adobe apps or services.