CS3 programs corrupted

I have CS3 Design Premium and have to reinstall it, however, I cannot deactivate it because the programs all crash when I try to launch them. Can anyone tell me how to deactivate CS3 on my computer so I can uninstall/reinstall it since Adobe doesn't support CS3 anymore?

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Run the Cleaner tool then re-install. There is no way to deactivate, but you may not have to re-activate and if you do need another activation, technical support can help you with that.

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