CS3 Design Premium disks

My Mac recently got a new hard drive and when I tried to reinstall my Design Premium CS3 programs off the disks nothing happens. It sits there trying to read it but ends up spitting it back out. I'm wondering if Adobe helps out someway in these cases. I have the serial number and all, just can't get the programs off the disks. Help?

If the computer does not accept your disc, it most probably means that there is a problem with your disc or disc drive. Let us wait to see if there are other opinions on this thread.

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