Cannot deactivate Adobe Creative Suite

Hello. I'm planning to reformat my computer and reinstall the OS (Windows 7). Everything is ready except that I need to deactivate my Adobe Creative Suite so I will still be able to reactivate it after the reformat. However, when I go to Help -> Deactivate in any of my installed Adobe Creative Suite programs, nothing happens. It lingers for a bit but no window appears. I have tried in all of my installed Suite programs. I have also tried running these programs as an Administrator, but I still don't get anything when I click Deactivate. I have also tried inserting the Creative Suite DVD and going to Help -> Deactivate, but still nothing. Is there anything I can do or will I lose an activation no matter what?

Limegl0wstix thank you. If you are unable to deactivate then please try activating on the newly formatted computer. If you do receive a message that you have reached an over activated state then please contact our support team at http://adobe.ly/1aYjbSC. You can also find additional information at Activation & deactivation help - http://helpx.adobe.com/x-productkb/policy-pricing/activation-deactivation-products.html.

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Pavithra: Hello! Welcome to Adobe Customer Service.
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