trying to activate adobe creative suite premium

Gotcha. The "disc 2" files in the non-activating version of CS2 can end up in the wrong place.  To fix this, copy the contents of the C:\Creative Suite\Adobe Creative Suite 2.0 folder to C:\Creative Suite 2.0\Adobe Creative Suite 2.0, and then reinstall. Info is available under the "Problems" subheading in the CS2 help doc: Error: "Activation Server Unavailable" | CS2, Acrobat 7, Audition 3​.

I don't use Windows, so I'm not the best one to give detailed step-by-step instructions for non-activating CS2. However, another community member wrote a start-to-finish how-to in this old thread: Re: Free version of CS2 - unable to install - please insert CD 2​. They are copy pasta'd below. Again, I haven't tried this procedure myself, but you may find the instructions helpful particularly if moving the files per my instructions in the previous paragraph seems confusing.

     First uninstall your regular CS2 or run an unistaller like Revo Uninstaller it is free, select everything Adobe it drags up      and then follow this procedure!

     1. Right-click each file (.exe file)
     2. Select Properties then go to the Compatibility tab.
     3. Put a check on the “Run this program in compatibility mode for” then select the previous OS which do you think it      worked. For your case select Windows XP with Service Pack 3
     4. Then under Privilege Level, place a check on “Run this program as administrator”
     5. Click Apply then OK.
 
     ignore disk 1 (we will come back to this)
 
     Click disk 2 - but change the Save Files in folder destination to
     C:\Creative Suite CS2\Adobe Creative Suite 2.0\
 
     be default it goes to the wrong folder of C:\Creative Suite\Adobe Creative Suite 2.0\ - This later brings up an error of      insert disk 2.
 
     If it says Unable to create the specified output folder! - just click OK
 
     Click Next
 
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     Click Disk 3 - making sure the address is C:\Creative Suite CS2
 
     Click Next
 
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     Install the Extra Files if you want to
 
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     Now Click Disk 1 - Destination folder - C:\Creative Suite CS2
     Ignore Quicktime 6 message
     Accept Agreement
     Enter Serial - 1130-1414-7569-4457-6613-5551
     Now you need to change the location as C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe is not valid
     change it to C:\Progra~2\Adobe
 
     If the next button stays greyed out, click back then go forward with the next button. All should now be good
 
     Install the entire suite or just the components you require.
 
     Select Do not Register on drop down on the registration page

     It works, I have done it and it works fine on Windows 7