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Adobe® Illustrator® CS5 Read Me
Welcome to Adobe® Illustrator® CS5. This document contains late-breaking product information,
updates, and troubleshooting tips not covered in the Illustrator documentation.
Minimum system requirements
Install your software
Uninstall your software
Trial software
Electronic licensing
Registration information
Font installation
Known issues
Customer careOther resources

Minimum system requirements
Microsoft Windows®
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2GHz or faster (Intel® Pentium® 4 or AMD Athlon® 64) processor*
Microsoft® Windows® XP with Service Pack 3 or Windows Vista® Home Premium, Business,
Ultimate, or Enterprise with Service Pack 1 or Windows 7 (certified for 32-bit Windows XP,
Windows Vista and Windows 7)
1GB of RAM
2GB of availablehard-disk space for installation; additional free space required during
installation (cannot install on flash-based storage devices)
1,024x768 display (1,280x800 recommended) with 16-bit or greater video card
DVD-ROM drive
Broadband Internet connection required for online services

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Mac OS
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Intel® processor
Mac OS Xv10.5.7–10.6.3; certified for 32-bit systems
1GB of RAM
2.4 GB of available hard-disk space for installation; additional free space required during
installation (cannot install on a volume that uses a case-sensitive file system or on flash-based
storage devices)
1,024x768 display (1,280x800 recommended) with 16-bit or greater video card
DVD-ROM drive
Broadband Internet connection requiredfor online services

For updates to system requirements, visit www.adobe.com/products/creativesuite/design/systemreqs
For Adobe CS® Live system requirements, visit www.adobe.com/go/cslive_requirements
This product may allow you to extend its functionality by accessing certain features that are hosted
online, including the CS Live online services ("Online Services"). The Online Services, andsome
features thereof, may not be available in all countries, languages, and/or currencies and may be
discontinued or modified in whole or in part without notice. Use of the Online Services is governed by
separate terms of use and by the Online Privacy Policy, and access to some services may require user
registration. Some Online Services may be subject to fees and require a subscription. Feessubject to
change. For more details and to review the terms of use and Online Privacy Policy, visit
www.adobe.com.

Install your software
1. Before you install, close all applications currently running on your system—including other Adobe
applications, Microsoft Office applications, and browser windows. It is also recommended to
temporarily turn off virus protection during the installationprocess.
2. You must have administrative privileges or be able to validate as an administrator.
3. Do one of the following:
Windows:
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Insert the DVD in your computer, and follow the on-screen instructions. If the installer
does not launch automatically, navigate to the Adobe CS5 folder found at the root level
on the DVD and double-click Set-up.exe to start the installation process.If you downloaded the software from the web, the installer will self-extract and launch
automatically. If the installer does not launch automatically, open the folder, navigate to
the Adobe CS5 folder, double-click Set-up.exe, and then follow the on-screen
instructions.

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Insert the DVD in your computer, navigate to the application folder found at the root
level on yourdisk, double-click Install.app, and then follow the on-screen instructions.
If you downloaded the software from the web, open the folder, navigate to the application
folder, double-click Install.app, and then follow the on-screen instructions.

4. If you are installing as an upgrade, the installer will check your system to find the valid upgrade
product. If it cannot find it, the system will...