CS2 serial number working

The news of the free CS2 came just at the right time when I could really use it. When I first installed CS2 it wouldn't accept the "Program Files (x86)" folder. OK I got around that but then when loading Photoshop it said the user name, organization, or serial number is invalid, then shuts down. Has anyone else had this happen? Worked a way around it?

CS2 is not Vista compatible. You need to upgrade.
And, once again, this is not correct. CS2 is not officicially supported for Vista, but, for most people, runs quite well.

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