Deactivated, trying to reinstall CS4, issue with serialkey

Hi,
I just deactivated my copy of Photoshop CS4 on one of my desktops running a windows XP prof. I did not uninstall, only deactivated.
When I try to install CS4 on another computer (Win XP) I get the red cross indicating a wrong serial key.
I have only installed CS4 once. Registered the product.
Does it take time before I can install the program again or do I need to do something so that I could install CS4 on another PC?
Thank you in advance to helpers.

Activations respond immediately. What possibly is happening is, that your installer launches in a wrong language and the serial is incompatible to that language. I'd check your system's region and language settings and set them to something that is compatible with the serial, i.e. if your serial is English US, it may not work with English UK or otehr European languages. also note, that there are region-specific different install packages, so if you e.g. try to install a German PS from an US American install disk, this will also not work.
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