: Adobe does not officially create or support portable versions of their software. Risks and Limitations

Inkscape, in particular, has caught up to CS4 in many ways, offering native portable versions that are updated weekly and legally safe.

As a legacy 32-bit application, CS4 was built for significantly older hardware compared to today's Creative Cloud requirements. Minimum Requirement 2GHz or faster (Intel Pentium 4 or AMD Athlon 64) Operating System Windows XP (SP2/SP3) or Windows Vista (SP1) 512 MB (1 GB recommended) 2 GB available hard-disk space 1024 x 768 resolution (1280 x 800 recommended) The Reality of "Portable" Versions

System requirements | Adobe Creative Suite Master Collection