How do I re-activate Photoshop CS3

Question

Today, May 21st, 2014, I received a prompt upon launching my Photoshop CS3 that made me a little wary.  I, so says the message, only have 5 days to re-activate my Photoshop before it kicks me off completely even though I have the serial ID, it has been PAID FOR. I put MONEY into this and time and effort. So, in 5 days, I won't be able to access my PS CS3.
Here is a screenshot of it: http://i126.photobucket.com/albums/p83/black_pearl_photos/PS1_zpse935f0ac.png
It says, in short, "After 5 days you will be unable to use the product if activation has not been successfully restored." And continues, "This product's activation is broken or invalid."
On February, 24, 2014, I activated this software onto my computer (Windows 8) and it has worked flawlessly thus far. Why is it asking me to re-activate?
So, I click "re-activate" like a good girl.
Screenshot: http://i126.photobucket.com/albums/p83/black_pearl_photos/PS2_zpse6b25bff.png
It perpetually loads for a good 10-15 minutes each time only to time out and give me a "no connection" error.
Screenshot: http://i126.photobucket.com/albums/p83/black_pearl_photos/PS3_zps7a92ada6.png
I am connected to very nice and stable internet and I never have an issue with it, so it can't be my internet.
I went to customer service and spoke with some "Helper" who's name started with "Muc-" and I can't recall the rest. They gave me 3 simple steps.
Step 1- Disconnect from the Internet (so when you launch PS, it will not connect)
Step 2- Open Photoshop.
Step 3- Click "never register"
The only issue with this, when I tried it, is as you can see from the screenshot, there is no "never register" option and it just doesn't quite fit the description of my problem.So, after fiddling around with a few options, I went back to Customer Service and spoke with "Sanjay". He told me that Windows 8.1 does not work with CS3 even though, for me, for the last 3 months, it has been working flawlessly until this really wonky "re-activation" request.  He immediately pushed the Forums for user-based help, and wouldn't talk to me about anything. Kept shoving the Forums down my throat. And also told me to spend money by upgrading to creative-cloud. I'm not made of money here. There's a reason I am trying to stick with my CS3 because, I already paid for it. it's been paid for. I don't need to worry about subscription fees or extra bills. I have enough on my plate. So, finally, fed up, I go to the user base and just search for similar issues. I see users with similar issues, but no responses to help mediate the issue.  So, I go BACK to customer service.
I am connected to "Rachana" and this "helper" starts off with the same, Serial ID, basic questions, so on and so forth. And then promptly tells me that The Customer Service System no longer supports CS3 customer service. If CS3 is still downloadable, somewhere on the Adobe.com website, should the support that goes along with it still continue considering people still use it? And pushed me BACK to the forums. So. There is my issue, my frustration, and all that good stuff.
How. Can. I. Fix. This.
-- Fire

Answer 1

The CS2 activation servers are off-line permanently. See the page below:
http://helpx.adobe.com/x-productkb/policy-pricing/creative-suite-2-activation-end-life.htm l
Follow the instructions carefuly to download the new software file(s) from that page. Use the activation code from that page, not your old key, to activate the software.
--OB