CS2 IS NOW STARTING TO "HAVING A PROBLEM" AND MUST SHUT DOWN.

Is Adobe so poor that they have to decimate my work to force me into buying new?
CS2 was my tool to use for clean up and such for my artwork for the past several years.
I even tried cs5 and cs6, just in case, but really preferred the old version/comfortable and familiar for my needs.
Well,computer crashed, had to get a new one and tried to reinstall my cs2 from my original purchased disc.
It wouldn't take, tried for about an hour and then had to go to this "support" site to find out my version was no longer "supported".
They sent me a link, and a process to get it working again, great says I, and thanked the "support" person.
Well, since that time, last several weeks now, photoshop cs2 seems to enjoy freezing itself up, and letting me now it will look for a "solution"
, of course it never does, and I lose valuable time and artwork. I try as monkey like as I can to try and save as I go, hoping the banana will drop
and I will eat another day, but seriously, it's stupid and of course never foolproof as I need to to focous on the work, not playing games with a program.
I really don't have the money or the need to buy an updated program. I just need this one to work like it has for the years I have owned it.
I'm an artist who works hard and is not wealthy, or inclined to jump into spending on things I clearly don't need or can afford just to stay current.
Heck, I still prefer pencil and paper to a cintiqu, though I do greatly enjoy my wacom tablet.
This all said, how do I get this problem fixed?
Oh yeah, and of course, it's now impossible to actually even contact "support" directly for this help, as they have better things to do.

Ok, try the Preferences reset:
To re-create the preferences files for Photoshop, start the application while holding down Ctrl+Alt+Shift (Windows) or Command+Option+Shift (Mac OS).
This is the website for the CS2 products. They are free to those who own the discontinued activation products.
And, no they are meant to work permanently. Adobe is not sabotaging anything.
Download Acrobat 7 and CS2 products

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