CS3 on Windows 7 problem - cannot uninstall

After encountering a problem in Bridge, I tried to uninstall CS3 so that I could reinstall from scratch. Neither the uninstall nor the reinstall will go forward - both hang after the first step. Is there some other means of un-installation?
thank you -- ML

There are some pages on Adobe's site that describe how to manually remove various versions of Photoshop. For example:
http://kb2.adobe.com/cps/401/kb401501.html
Perhaps these can give you some clues as to what to look at.
Good luck.
-Noel

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