Downloaded New Adobe Creative Suite 3 Web Premium activation update. But still showing activation expired.

[michaela63083714]

Downloaded New Adobe Creative Suite 3 Web Premium activation update. But still showing activation expired.

[Jacob Bugge · Accepted solution]

Michaela,

Activation servers for CS3 and Acrobat 8 have been retired.

Now you need a replacement serial number and installer to reinstall without activation:

http://helpx.adobe.com/creative-suite/kb/cs3-product-downloads.html
https://landing.adobe.com/en/na/products/creative-cloud/ctir-2113-exchange-serial-number-cs3-4.html#

[Monika Gause]

Are you installing this on Windows 10?

You could try the advice in post #40 in that thread: CS3 - Still getting Activation Error Message with new Installer

You will have to delete a cache file.

But it won't necessarily work. You will also need a little luck.