CS3 upgrade installation

I am trying to install CS3 on a new PC as my old one is on its last legs and about to be dumped. However, it is an upgrade version and I do not have any qualifying proiducts on the new PC. When I try to install it, most of the components will not install.
I have seen the KB article regarding the issue of components not installing and I have looked into this but to no avail. However, I am guessing that's because the issue is due to the point above, i.e. that it's an upgrade on an 'empty' PC.
Can anyone confirm if (a) that is the case and (b) what I can do about it?
Thanks for your help.
Dave.

Sorry I should have Googled the activation thing before my last post.
However, I deactivated CS3 on the old PC via the link in Photoshop (Dreamweaver’s and Acrobat’s deactivation link were greyed out) and it made no difference.
I tried re-installing and the same thing happened. I ran CS3Clean and tried re-installing and, again, the same thing.
Just a couple of points that may help. On both of these installations the time it took was about 15 minutes as opposed to 23 minutes earlier and on both it stopped installing at about 83% and jumped to the screen showing the uninstalled components. At the 83% point it was in the process of installing Adobe Version Cue CS3 Server.
Dave.

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http://dl.dropbox.com/u/627206/Picture%208.png
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