Can't Uninstall CS2 Premium

When trying to uninstall my old CS2 Premium, an error message comes up that will not let me uninstall the program. The message reads:
The installer could not start because of the following reasons:
Missing or Invalid Personalization Information.
Missing Resources Library.
I tried to follow the manual uninstall instructions at the link below, but most of it didn't apply, as I couldn't find many of the files listed and those that I did wouldn't allow me to delete them...
http://helpx.adobe.com/creative-suite/kb/manually-remove-creative-suite-2.html
Any ideas how I can get CS2 Premium uninstalled? Thanks.

http://helpx.adobe.com/creative-suite/kb/manually-remove-creative-suite-2.html

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