Adobe software won't uninstall

My OS is 32 bit Windows Vista. There are six Adobe programs that won't uninstall from my computer.
When I go to the Windows Control Panel for removing programs and click on a program name, an "uninstall" button is supposed to appear near the top of the Control Panel.
With the following Adobe programs the uninstall button does not appear:
Adobe Bridge 1.0
Adobe Common File Installer
Adobe Help Center 1.0
Adobe Illustrator CS2
Adobe Reader XI
Adobe Stock Photos 1.0
What steps do I need to take in order to uninstall these six programs?

Benh18854722 please see Manually remove Adobe Creative Suite 2.x | Windows for information on how to manually remove Illustrator CS2 and the other 1.0 items.

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