After Effects 7.0 cs2

Hi I'm having a problem with After Effects 7.0, when i go to use it , a window pops up and asks me to personalize it and asks for the serial #, when i enter the serial # , I get a invalid serial # message, I've used After Effects before, Its been a few months since the last time i used it.
I went to the registry and checked the serial # that is listed there, its the same one i tried to re-enter,
I even tried to repair the program from the installation disk,
can anyone shed some light on what is wrong and how to get it to work,
Thanks
RD

Hi im running on PC with XP pro, 32bit and am using the Adobe Creative suite, production studio premium CS2, products installed and working fine are, Photoshop CS2, Premiere 2.0, Image ready cs2, audition 2.0, Illustrator cs2, adobe bridge, adobe reader, and then After effects which dont work.
I'am the administrator , I'm the only one listed on my computer,
i added an other program recently and had no serial # problems.
Everything else from adobe is working fine, just the problem with After effects, when going into the Registry Hkey_Local_Machine to adobe -after effects-7.0-registration folder , my serial #  string is listed there , the same one thats on the product case,
Thanks for getting back hope this helps;

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