Need to activate Adobe Photoshop CS3 again but it won't work

Question

Hello happy Photoshoppers,I've been using Photoshop for a while now and never felt the urge to upgrade to a newer version. So I'm still using CS3 (Extended Edition), which i bought back in 2006 or so. Since then it's been working perfectly. Last week it prompted me to activate my copy of the program again, which wouldn't work eventually; I entered my serial number but the connection can't be established, which I find weird since I can access the internet without any issues. I also tried to deactivate my firewall (Avast + Malwarebytes), no success either. Tried it on another PC, nothing. I'm using Windows 8.1 (on both PCs) with the most up to date hardware drivers and flash and stuff. Please help me &#128578; Thanks for any ideas in advance.Best regardsKai

kglad · Accepted Answer

uninstall ps cs3, clean (Use the CC Cleaner Tool to solve installation problems | CC, CS3-CS6) and reinstall using your serial number and the installation files.

Downloadable installation files available:

Suites and Programs: CC 2014 | CC | CS6 | CS5.5 | CS5 | CS4, CS4 Web Standard | CS3
Acrobat: XI, X | 9,8 | 9 standard
Premiere Elements: 13 | 12 | 11, 10 | 9, 8, 7 win | 8 mac | 7 mac
Photoshop Elements: 13 |12 | 11, 10 | 9,8,7 win | 8 mac | 7 mac
Lightroom: 5.7.1| 5 | 4 | 3
Captivate: 8 | 7 | 6 | 5.5, 5 | 1
Contribute: CS5 | CS4, CS3 | 3,2
FrameMaker: 12, 11, 10, 9, 8, 7.2

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kaig38521541 · Answer

Hi kglad‌,thank you for your reply. Unfortunately it didn't work after 3 tries of complete deinstallation + CCleaner swipe.I really need Photoshop, so what can I do instead to reactivate it??Thanks againBestKai

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