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Photoshop CS3 : Windows Patch

Submitted by DA on Sunday, 17 December 200676 Comments

Here is how to crack CS3 and get rid of the trial period:

1) Complete the installation as usual
2) Go to \Adobe\Adobe Photoshop CS3\AMT
3) Rename the file called application.sif to something else, like application.six
4) Have fun

Update

If P-CS3 stops after January 1 2007, you have two options

1. Re-install PS3 & follow the steps above again
OR

2. Rename application.six [you may have renamed it to something else] file to application.sif

3. Start P-CS3, and you will be greeted with dud screen

4. Close P-CS3

5. Follow the original steps at the beginning of this post
MAC users click here [248AM]

Photoshop CS3 Download [LINK]

76 Comments »

  • Moey said:

    thanks alot mate.

  • Zoey said:

    Works! Pro!

  • Jaffar said:

    Hey dude!

    Thank you a lot! First i got a error message, than i renamed it back, but on a next try it started without any problem!

  • Magic said:

    You Rock DUDE

  • Andreeeeson said:

    Dude. That’s ridiculously simple. I wish it was always this easy to crack Adobe Products :D

  • SWeet said:

    Awseome there buddy thanks alot :D

  • yashie said:

    seen this on another website that said to change it to application.bak that didn’t work this one works great thanks a bunch

  • pn said:

    i cant find the folder that has that application in…where is it

  • Thomas said:

    Works only til 12-31-06 :-(

  • B San said:

    Has anyone been able to make this work after 1-1-07? :(

  • Mandarkzila said:

    DUDE!!! THIS WORKS! Thanks a lot bro.

  • happy dude said:

    it worked to last december, then stopt working

    i followed the steps above, and it worked, wow thats was simpel as the first time it was cracked..

    another BAD way, is to change the system clock to exampel 3 jan 2006, that will work, but the dates will be skrewed upp in the computer

    B San U havent read the wounderful way - that is statede above. there is stands hao to do it after the clock had gone over to 2007.

    AND I PROMIZE IT WORKS!!!

    Thanks to the dude who made this patch…

    WOW Happy New Year…

  • david said:

    Thank you very much! I’ve been trying to find out how to do this for hour’s. I ran across another website that told me to delete that file instead of renaming it and it just gave me an error message and photoshop wouldn’t work anymore but luckily i had the file in my recycle bin still. Well anyway’s thank’s for the help.

  • sean2078 said:

    Dude, thanks for the update. I was like.. I know this was working a couple of days ago!?

  • alex said:

    this worked like a charm, but only when i renamed it twice, its 1/09/07

  • sam said:

    thanks a lot.
    It is very helpful to me, especially the content of ‘Update’. Now my cs3 is working well.

  • cpl said:

    In my case, I can only find BACKUPapplication.sif. Still rename it to application.sif and launch. Quit and rename it back to application.six works.

    Thanks for the tip.

  • Bill wayl said:

    GREAT DUDE!!!!
    It works fine.
    Thanks a lot

  • itachi said:

    great!!! really tahnks!!! does it expire some day?

  • Marko said:

    Wow! Only one letter. Cool.

  • HuH said:

    What a god…..That is the bomb thank you

  • Kenton said:

    Thanks dude, i used it on my mac and worked great. then my mac crashed due to another problem. but once i got it working again, i reinstalled and the patch worked great again.

    thanks.

  • Wader said:

    ThANKS

  • blindman said:

    ‘application.sif’ fix died after 30 days.renamed file to original, opened ps3, checked ‘30 day trial’ box and closed ps3. renamed ‘application.sif’ again. working.

  • isak said:

    WOW THAT REALLY WORKED FLAWLESSLY THANKS

  • abc said:

    THE ULTIMATE ANSWER-WURX PERFECT

    open up Adobe Photoshop CS3/AMT/application.xml with Notepad

    mod the line to whatever date u want :D
    all thnx 2 me for figuring it out

  • ro said:

    cheers!

  • xajduk said:

    Here is how to crack CS3 and get rid of the trial period:

    1) Complete the installation as usual
    2) Go to \Adobe\Adobe Photoshop CS3\AMT
    3) Rename the file called application.sif to something else, like application.six
    4) Have fun

    A-N-D:

    THE ULTIMATE ANSWER-WURX PERFECT

    open up Adobe Photoshop CS3/AMT/application.xml with Notepad

    mod the line to whatever date u want

    all thnx 2 me for figuring it out

    You use these two metods and it works for me.

  • pawan said:

    dude it converts professional to beta version …… whats this ???

  • zorba said:

    i did the sif change…. 10 times ..Photoshop says ” u cannot use this prog at this moment……”..

    could u explain what do do with the >mod the line to whatever date u want .. thing.
    Thank you

  • 5h4rkz said:

    where is the date to mod, on mine there is no date?

    any way to specify what to edit on the ‘application.xml’? as changing the application.sif doesnt work on mine?

  • sightbox said:

    Well, the sif change did not work for me either. I cannot seem to locate a date in my application.xml file.

    Any more ideas?

    THANKS

  • Michelle said:

    help :( It doesn’t work for me, it says I have have to reinstall it.

  • Me said:

    This crack no longer seems to work - it’ll just say you can’t use this application at this time, and ask you to reinstall. If you change the filename back, you will have access to the remainder of your trial.

  • vasco said:

    it’s happens the same to me. The rename of file doesn’t work. Any ideias?

  • Malacon said:

    Hi there

    When I re-install CS3 it ask me to download a e-license and when I click “download later” it says that the product license has expired and shuts the program down…

    Any ideas on how to get it working??

  • carlos said:

    the same thing happenz 2 me every time i open photoshop it just sayz license expired then shut downs the program does anyone know how to fix this

  • Eyad said:

    Hello,

    For me, I tried the above steps and didn’t work, i.e. renaming application.sif so, I am not sure if you have to keep it or rename it.

    Download the file bellow:

    [link removed]

    use the password: thekod3.devil.it
    Replace the exe file and ……… let’s rock.

  • Imaging Designing said:

    this patch doesn’t work any more do you have another method

  • Shah Rukh said:

    Thanks alot buddy, i’ll gonna try it this morning, thanks alot… keep it up…

  • Helpful Friend said:

    The patch probably won’t work, but if you set your system date (double click the clock thingy) to something in May or before, you can start up photoshop and then change it back :). Inconvenient, but it works.

  • alfa said:

    Or delete the file C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\FLEXnet\adobe_00080000_tsf.data and start Photoshop for a new go at a 30 days trial period.

    Enjoy.

  • me said:

    deleting C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\FLEXnet\adobe_00080000_tsf.data does not work. :(

  • me said:

    as of now, resetting time back to june works best.

  • sucess said:

    I got it working to the point of the activation screen in photoshop by deleting the “C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\FLEXnet\adobe_00080000_tsf.data” file

  • Jimbo1024 said:

    you gotta be kidding me, all the hackers ect now uh days and no one can get a program running without a trial version! im not understanding why this isnt working.

    STEPS

    1. Download Trial version from Adobe
    2. Install with key, activate it by phone
    3. open it up
    4. ” license has expired ”

    How come ? the cd-key is installed and its activated ? why dosnt it work ?

    is there a certain version you have too install in order for it not to say that ?

    btw who is gonna pay $650 for a program thats not worth it ? School systems ans companys. thats about it.

    lol help would be great.

    latter fellows

  • aric said:

    after installin the photoshop and when i run the programme it says product licence expired…do u guyz no how to fix this problem

  • tizzle b said:

    if u have…

    license expired error

    just change your date of your computer to 2006 worked for me

  • ky said:

    Any one can help? I can’t seem to use CS3. After installing, I tried to selet the trial verion 30 days option bt the rror says: A problem was encountered while trying to load the trial period for Adobe CS3. Click quit to restart your computer or reinstaling the software fixes the problem. Otherwise, click continue to dsplay a screen to enter valid serial number to being using product without trial.

    I’ve tried reinstalling 3 times.. repairing.. changing the application.sif to .six and back, changing my computer date to 2006 but it still doesn’t work at all.
    I’m running on Win vista home premium 2 GB memory,nvida Geforce 8400G graphic card. System requirement far exceeds that required I believe.

  • rory said:

    I installed and erase few times cs3, including deep cleaning with WinCS3Clean, but none of the hints mentioned here, did not help.
    Please post here a new way, if you are able to find some.

  • Aluccia said:

    I’ve installed CS3 and used the try version…now,after the 30 days I’ve tied the “crack” above..but appear a message error! pls…answer!kiss

  • scruffedup said:

    yeh, that didnt work…I have tried every variation and all it says is that the liscence is invalid or something and that I need to contact my IT something or other or costomer support

  • Jimmay said:

    anyone have a new link to re-download “application.sif”?
    that’d be HUGE if someone could get that up…
    thanks everyone

  • matt said:

    Open adobe/amt/application.xml, open it with notepad…..find the registration date…then reset your computers date to that date. works everytime.

  • Brandon said:

    umm i tried to do this but even when i sear for it there is no application.sif in my computer for some reason

  • nikko said:

    i got the cs3 master suite to work with serial and activation code

    the only problem i’m having is that if flexnet licensing “phones home” and i get photoshop to work doesn’t that mean that adobe knows your using a bootleg version of their software. or having a keygen and activation code gets rid of all that problem? i got the master suite to work but i’m trying to figure out how to disable flexnet without having problem starting out pscs3 but no luck i have to enable flexnet everytime. just worried about this.

  • jackie said:

    ugh, where is the date listed in the application xml file? I cant find it, is it encoded maybe>

  • Pascal said:

    what about 2008???

    it doesn’t work :(

  • Riana said:

    Ok. when you said open up “\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop CS3\AMT”

    i put that into the address bar thingy in my folder but that folder isnt there. i have no idea where to go.lol i thought it wood start with something like c/:blah blah or how ever write it.
    i cant just put

    \Adobe\Adobe Photoshop CS3\AMT

    in there like that. it doesnt work..
    help help help.. lmaoo. please

  • ICR said:

    I read every post here and the only one that really works is the one Tizzle B did i just did it , just changed the date in my computer to 2006 and worked….. Riana when you see this \Adobe\Adobe Photoshop CS3\AMT obviusly is in C: unless you have 2 discs on your pc lol, remember where you install your progs cmon not just click YES/OK imao……. Thanks Tizzle B for the ad…

  • tempuser said:

    This works to this date:
    1.deny Adobe from connecting to internet(including Updater, Photoshop, Activation licensing, …)
    2.Delete this C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\FLEXnet\adobe_00080000_tsf.data
    3.Run Photoshop CS3, and Use a new Serial created with ZWT kegen and Activate with Telephone.
    4.Adobe cannot connect to internet to register, so Click NEVER REGISTER.
    5.finished.

  • m1k3y said:

    Anyone tried using “runasdate”…

    http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/runasdate.zip

    seems to be working for me. Just download it and select ps.exe to run at a specified date within the trial period. You will need a working trial copy to get this going. It essentially works like setting the pc clock back, but you don’t have to keep rolling your clock /date. All the other cracks/patches seem to have been worked out of the program, and the keygens are all having pretty serious virus issues from what I see on the boards.

  • trala said:

    Why don’t you guys just go online and find a version called Photoshop CS3 Lite, which is a single .exe that installs Photoshop automatically without any keygen or anything. I use it and I am able to use additional brushes, effect, etc., no problem. It’s not an official Adobe release, but a cr@cked version that is stripped down to be only around 50mb in size (like 1/10th the size of the original, but with full functionality). But I thought you guys aren’t worried about it not being an offical release since you’re trying all this stuff to bypass buying it :)

  • sowhatifiswipedit said:

    tempuser RULES i have been screwing with this reactivation horseshit for the whole day

    THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU

    (and for clarity, it just gets you back to the activation screen - but without a REactivation request.)

    YOU ROCK

  • Jwis said:

    Thx All Fuck Iran

  • rava said:

    thanks for that

  • tombldrs said:

    where is the never register tab i cant find 1 anywhere. did everything else but no luck here yet.
    some1 help

  • han said:

    haha i just changed my computer’s date to 2006, clicked the never register tab and it worked perfectly!!

  • Lala. said:

    Where the hell is this? C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\FLEXnet\adobe_00080000_tsf.data I can’t seem to find “Application Data” Err.

  • anne said:

    ?????
    it doesnt work!

  • lalala said:

    2) Go to \Adobe\Adobe Photoshop CS3\AMT

    where do i find this..
    i am confused??

  • Daniel said:

    Hi dear friends, but in my opinion, Photoshop CS3 is nothing but a whole load of TRIPE!! All this bullshit of renaming sif to six and putting in serial numbers and authorisation codes wont work for long. Somehow it secretly connects to the net and then it is a dead piece of crap!! Photoshop CS or 8.0 is the best Photoshop ever and very user friendly.Just a plain working serial number is needed and it works like an angel!The keyboard shortcuts in CS3 are entirely different than CS and too confusing. So why waste your time on something unworthy and complain here when you can get something better? OLD is GOLD !! If you want Photoshop CS (8.0), (Dont ask for CS3!!) Mail me at [removed email address] and I will send the download link!

  • Saying1 said:

    @Moey - @vasco - mine doesnt it says it is missing you idiot!!!

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