CS3 After install "Not Responding"

Here's the situation:
I have Photoshop CS3 running on my old HP with an Intel processor without issue.  The computer is really old and giving me trouble so I bought a new HP with an AMD Phenom II Processor.  So I was trying to transfer my CS3 to the new computer, it loaded fine but when I started it up to input my serial number it started and showed the application window but freezes and in time it displays that the window is "Not Responding".  In searching the internet I see there is a compatibility issue with the AMD processor.  Any body know of a way around this?
I loaded the Photoshop CS5 trail and it runs fine.  So, I purchased the upgrade.  Ha, it requires the qualified version to be running on the machine before it will allow you to input the new serial number.    Before I return the CS5 upgrade I would like to know if there is a patch that I can use to resolve the CS3 issue so I can use the CS5 version.
Thanks

Russell_N wrote:
Ha, it requires the qualified version to be running on the machine before it will allow you to input the new serial number.
That's simply not true.
Once you enter the serial number for CS5, you get the following prompt.  It's only asking you for the serial number from your prior version:
Read the screen carefully.  Note the specific language:
"Please choose the one you own and enter its serial number".
-Noel

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