CS3 will not deactivate

I want to buy a new computer soon and I want to migrate the Photoshop CS3 from my old computer to that new machine.
to that new machine. I have trouble deactivating my Photoshop CS3 (standalone product) even though I am connected to the Internet. This problem persists even after I have tenporarily deactivated my firewall (I have Kaspkersky Internet Security 2014). Is there any way I can deactivate Photoshop CS3 over the phone? I live in Germany.

You have a maximum of two activations per license. You could simply just install and activate on the new PC.
You can call Customer Service in Germany to discuss deactivation or ask for a reset.

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