Deactivate CS6 - admin account = true (Mac)

I just bought a new Mac Pro Desktop to run CS6 faster. I already have one installation on my laptop, so I need to deactive the old desktop (I believe limit on CS installs = 2).
When I try, I get an error that says I need to "run application in admin mode and deactivate." Problem is: I am running this account in admin mode!
Thoughts?
Thanks!
Tudor

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