Fixed: Error 150:30 (Adobe CS4 licensing problem) – MAC
by Linus Neumann on Dezember 26, 2009
The following script will solve the often and randomly occuring problem with Adobe CS4 Mac “licensing for this product has stopped working… Error:150:30”
If this solves your problem (it will!) consider leaving a nice comment.
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Copy and paste this to Terminal.app, enter your user password when prompted and follow the instructions on the screen. During this process, as ~40MB Liscense recovery file provided by Adobe will be downloaded, executed and deleted afterwards. Make sure to view and agree with the license agreement for this piece of code before you run the script (chances are it will fail otherwise).
if [ "$(grep -o activate.adobe.com /etc/hosts)" = "activate.adobe.com" ];
then echo "/etc/hosts is already modified"
else
echo "127.0.0.1 activate.adobe.com" >> /etc/hosts
echo "/etc/hosts was successfully modified"
fi
sudo rm -rf "/Library/Application Support/adobe/adobe PCD/cache/cache.db"
sudo rm -rf "/Library/Preferences/FLEXnet Publisher"
say "Now, please wait for the download to finish."
curl -o LicenseRecovery111.dmg http://download.macromedia.com/pub/support/tools/LicenseRecovery111.dmg
sudo hdiutil attach LicenseRecovery111.dmg
sudo python '/Volumes/LicenseRecovery 11.6.1/LicenseRecovery/'LicenseRecover.py
sudo rm -rf ~/AdobeLicensingFilesBackup
sudo hdiutil detach "/Volumes/LicenseRecovery 11.6.1"
sudo rm LicenseRecovery111.dmg
say "Done! now start CS4 and enter your serial"
exit 0
This will perfom the steps suggested by Erik’s Brain and Jake’s Computer Blog. After completing these steps, you will need to re-enter your serial number, and CS4 will work again.
Be aware that this is not a crack! You will need a valid serial number.
If this doesn’t work for you:
- let me know
- check if Adobe’s Liscense Recovery tool was updated to a version other than 11.6.1 and if so, modify this script accordingly, then let me know
- check if you are using a Mac and if not, follow the advice given here.
- remember that this is not a crack, you will need a valid serial number
30 comments
Thanks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! This worked amazing!!!!!!!!!!
by Ignacio on 3. Februar 2010 at 20:06. #
Hey, you’re welcome.
I just enjoyed having a closer look at your nice Website!
I get about 100 hits per day for this post, but you are the fist one to comment. Would be nice to hear from others, if there are any problems. IF.
(And if not: I always appreciate the gddmm common courtesy Ignacio showed here…)
Oh, I forgot to mention in the post: As this uses sudo, you will be prompted for your user password.
by Linus Neumann on 10. Februar 2010 at 20:35. #
Adobe couldnt fix this problem, thank you very much. it worked!
by Oktay on 7. März 2010 at 22:44. #
You’re welcome!
by Linus Neumann on 7. März 2010 at 23:11. #
This worked perfectly for me, thank you!
by Miguel Pereira on 8. April 2010 at 21:22. #
THANKS! Linus It Worked !!!!! Now I can get back to work.
by Jon Goertz on 23. Mai 2010 at 06:34. #
it works perfectly,thanks alot
by fast on 4. Juli 2010 at 18:59. #
it works perfectly!
thanks!
by mayito on 17. September 2010 at 03:11. #
thanks man i tried a lot i think idid uninstall adobe at least 6-7 times and tried additionally other stuff out of other forums….
you rescued me, working on my portfolio for a deadline being desperately in need for cs4 to work again!!
cheers
by christoph on 22. November 2010 at 01:26. #
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by Looking for a solution for Adobe CS4 “License Expired” Problem on 16. Februar 2011 at 23:58. #
This worked pretty cool Thanks a million!
by ben on 18. Juni 2011 at 06:17. #
Hello! Just wanted to say: THANK YOU! This worked out just fine!
Hav a good one!
//Y
by Y on 14. September 2011 at 15:56. #
thanks. amazed that this fix is still necessary. get with it adobe!
by tom on 19. November 2011 at 17:03. #
Thanks so much for this, allowed me to fix Photoshop after doing a restore from a Time Machine backup! I could not get Adobe’s instructions here:
http://kb2.adobe.com/cps/512/cpsid_51260.html
working as they gave me a Terminal error. So *many* thanks to you for your help.
Best,
Tolga
by Tolga on 16. Dezember 2011 at 04:44. #
Hi, I came across your website and my problem was solved very easily. Thanks a lot!
Regards
Kees
by Kees Boelhouwer on 15. April 2012 at 13:08. #
I’ve waste hours with wrong solutions for this problem – Millions of Thanks for yours – it works perfect !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
by Cekay on 6. Juni 2012 at 11:40. #
Still works! Mac OS X 10.7.5 and CS4 licensing problem (Error 150:30) and PowerPC/Rosetta launch preference issue solved. I found your site after many frustrating hours with Adobe and Apple forums and was able to gain access to all my CS4 applications again with your script. Many thanks.
by asmithky on 16. Oktober 2012 at 02:40. #
Thank you, saved me a ton of time!
by Tom Alderman on 18. November 2012 at 19:05. #
Fantastic, was stuck on this one, but this solved it instantly. Great help!
by Nick Fuse on 24. November 2012 at 18:14. #
Perfect…Adobe should hire you so you can fix there complex solution posted on their site. The world needs more of you!
by Brendan VC on 25. November 2012 at 22:12. #
Thank so much. Adobe was completely unhelpful on this. Couldn’t find anything online that worked… until now! A total lifesaver.
by HHWood on 14. Dezember 2012 at 22:34. #
Thanks a bunch!!! I wasted hours trying to solve this through the adobe site and your fix worked first try. Can’t thank you enough!
by Chris on 28. Dezember 2012 at 03:51. #
Brilliant! Worked perfectly. I learned a ton from your script. Definitely gonna save this one as a great example of some cool cmds for future reference.
by Jon W. on 10. Januar 2013 at 23:30. #
This worked perfectly! It took me less than 10 minutes and all of my expensive applications (Adobe creative suite 4) are running again.
Thanks a lot,
Eric
by Eric on 11. Januar 2013 at 20:56. #
Thank you – Absolutely amazing. Really appreciate it.
by Andrew on 9. Februar 2013 at 13:37. #
MY SAVIOR… great job
by Ward on 26. Februar 2013 at 06:16. #
Thanks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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by CGC on 14. März 2013 at 02:49. #
Works fine! Resets Regitration.
by Patt on 4. April 2013 at 23:36. #
I encountered the error after we had our iMac hard drives swapped out by Apple this weekend. Restored the “image” using Time Machine then launched PS CS4 but it resulted in the 150:30 licensing error. Chatted with Adobe support, but the weekend team was unable to help.
This fix worked great and helped reset the registration, thank you!!!
by alim on 7. April 2013 at 17:23. #
You just saved me a lot of trouble. Thank you!
by David on 17. April 2013 at 09:43. #