Transferring Licensed Software

Hey everyone, so I recently got a new laptop and I need some help.
On my old computer, I have Adobe Photoshop but I do not have the CD or serial key anymore as I borrowed it from a friend.
Is it possible for me to transfer this software over to my new computer? Can I like drag all the program files and everything, or do I need the CD?

to install it again, you would have to have the cd, however I've had luck running a copy of the original program files from a flash disc before. you might try seeing if you can see the serial number in the lower left corner in the About Photoshop dialog, if you can get a cd that will install photoshop (or even an old trial version installer would work) then you could effectively install and activate with the key from the about box of the program on your former computer.

Alright thanks a lot!
I will have a try of that later and report the results here!

They intentionally leave off the last 5 digits of the serial number when you do Help > About so this method will not work. In addition to that, depending on your version, that help window may not even display any of the serial number any more (CS3 Extended, at least as part of the Design Suite Premium doesn't).

Unfortunately, without at least the serial number in its entirety, you can't reinstall the software. If you could get a hold of the serial number though and the version you're using is new enough to still have a trial version available from Adobe, you should be able to reinstall without a problem.

Ok I can't find the key in Photoshop.
I read somewhere that it is stored in the registry of the computer, but I don't know where to look or how to get to the registry...
I also heard that by using a product key finder program you could find it but I had had no such luck...

So my options are either to locate the key through the registry, load all the program files onto a flash drive and re install it (maybe with a trial version) or to create an image of my old laptop and transfer it to my new one.

How can I transfer the whole image of my old laptop to my new one? Do I need software to do so?

Thanks in advance guys!

here's a link that can help you out with Cloning your hard drive

Thanks a lot Gerri!
So I can create a copy of my Hard Drive and then how do I transfer it? Do I like put the copied version onto a flash device like a portable hard drive, and then just proceed to copy and paste?

provided the external disc is as large or larger than the amount of data you have on your old computer's hard drive, and has enough space on it, yeah.

Alright, thanks a lot Gerri, you have been of great help and have saved me!
So when I make my copy of it, all the programs will remain installed and I can just up and go from the moment it finished transferring to the new computer?

I would expect so, I've never cloned my drives before, so I'm learning from this as well.

Alright thanks a lot, I will have a play around a little later and tell how it all goes!
Thanks so much Gerri for all your help!