Can I uninstall older versions of CS?

I have a ton of adobe software taking up disc space. I have upgraded from CS to CS2 to CS3. I would like to uninstall CS & CS2.
I have absolutely no reason to keep the older versions, I haven't used them in years.
is it safe to uninstall? I'm worried because in the add/remove software panel, version 1 is 5,024mb and it says it's used "frequently" (even though I don't use it). for version 3 (the version I use currently), the size is only 144mb. do you think it has a cascading effect-- since each version was an upgrade from the last, maybe all versions must be intact in order to function properly? I can't find a clear enough answer on adobe's forums. is it safe to to remove CS1 and CS2?
thanks!

Hi
After 2 hours of browsing through the forum, finally I have the issue I was looking for.
I wish Adobe would categorize entries - an awful lot of users seem to know only one entry title.
I have upgraded from CS3 to CS4 recently - and all my CS3 apps are alive and kicking and taking up space.
BTW I thank seattle333 for being such a careful observer.
On my control panel, CS3 is given with 209MB of disk space and used occasionally.
CS4 has no indication of disk space (?) and is used occasionally.The last use date is today, however, which is correct.
I find this worrying.
You don't recommend removing the previous version. Does that mean that we are supposed to clutter up disk space with unused full versions, always at risk that there is some interference to bring the whole thing down? Having spent several hours to get the pdf printer to work with Office files (not to mention install problems on Mac - I have a double license), I hope you can appreciate my preoccupations.
I use XP pro 64bits and Office Pro 2003
Thanks and regards -svhk-

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