Can't deactivate to transfer - "activation requires administrative rights"

System info:
Late 2009 21.5" iMac w/8GB RAM running Windows 7 Ultimate (x86. x64 wouldn't install Acrobat PDF Printer so is pretty useless) on Bootcamp
I need to deactivate Adobe Acrobat Pro 7 (Windows) so i can re-install it elsewhere but just this morning it's started acting up - as soon as i open Acrobat i get a pop-up saying:
"Adobe Activation:
Activation requires that you have administrative rights on this computer.
Please log in as as administrator and try again, or contact you system administrator"
I've never had a problem before with this. I've tried logging in as the domain admin but still the message appears. It won't let me access anything at all in Acrobat except to click OK, on which Acrobat closes. I've just run a disk check as an Adobe support document suggested but no-go.
Anyone know how to fix this?
Thanks

Update
Phone support is a lost cause. God knows how long i was on hold yesterday morning. Tried Live Chat support again, got through to a different and very helpful chap who told me that my Acrobat 7 Professional serial number was already deactivated and i could go ahead and install it elsewhere. God knows how it managed to deactivate itself but i don't really care, having fretted over this issue for the best part of a working day. Happy camper.

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