There is a certain magic in the early 2000s video editing aesthetic. Before real-time playback, before GPU acceleration, and before the Creative Cloud subscription model, there was Adobe Premiere 6.5 .
But if you just want to feel that early-2000s editing vibe—where you had to "render your timeline" just to watch a cross-dissolve—go for it. There is nothing quite like it.
Do not run Setup.exe . Instead, insert the CD and open it in File Explorer. Copy the entire contents of the CD into a folder on your desktop (e.g., C:\OldApps\Premiere65 ).