How to activate Photoshop CS?

I have an old version of Photoshop I'm trying to activate.  I have the serial # and activation # ... just need the Authorization code.
Obviously it's no longer supported by Adobe, so I need help!
Thoughts?

You won't be able to activate CS, but as an owner of CS you do get a copy of CS2.
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