Acrobat 8 - switch hw and os from win xp to win 8.1 - installation says 'invalid serial number' - although I am very sure, it is :o)

Hi folks,
I am switching from my former pc (win XP) to a new one (Win 8.1).
As I wanted to move my acrobat 8 installation to the new computer, I did the following right now:
- I deactivated the license (from within acrobat 8) on the old computer
- I uninstalled acrobat 8 on the old computer and restarted it
- I downloaded acrobat 8 from the adobe website on the new computer
- I startet the installation, which asks for the serial number
- I logged in to my acrobat-account and found my serialnumber there
- I checked this serial number with my paper-copies and invoice (bought ion 2007): it's allright
- I typed in the serialnumber / I copied it in from the account / I copied it from the email I recieved in 2007 / I checked it twice and more:
The installation-tool says 'invalid serial number' - although I am very sure, it's the right one.
I cant go further.
What is going wrong or am I doing wrong?
thanx for your help

Hi crunchycrisp,
First of all i wont suggest you to install Acrobat 8 on windows 8. This version of application has never been tested on Windows 8.
You may upgrade to the latest version of Acrobat.
~ Ajlan Huda

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