This should not be this hard.  I have an older version of Photoshop with legitimate serial number.

I just want to activate my copy of on my laptop.
I was instructed to delete my version and download the version that needs no activation.
NOW I cannot do that I am without my software program.
  My laptop is also an older version of design, but want to learn and use my Photoshop now.  How can I proceed.

Windows 7
and Photoshop CS  about 7 years old.
Now learning photography and loaded my original software onto my laptop  (4 years old), and it would not activate.
No phone activation allowed anymore.  Even though I have the case with all the legitimate serial numbers.
The system left me up in the air, did what it suggested and did a delete of the older version.
Now cannot get the version that needs no activation to accept my request to download.  What to do??
PHEW as I said it should not be this hard.

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