How to deactivate unwanted Photoshop CS3 installations?

I posted the following question a couple of months ago:
"I still own a copy of Adobe CS3 Design Premium, but it is not currently installed on any computers as far as I know. Nevertheless, after installing Photoshop CS3 on my old G4 powerbook, I could not activate the program. Adobe thinks that there are two existing installations (the maximum allowed); but, in reality, there are none. Does Adobe have some way of remotely deactivating these supposed installations so that I can use my software? If so, who would I contact? If not, what else can I do?"
Someone suggested that I try the Adobe Creative Suite Cleaner Tool. This did not help. Someone else said that there would be a phone number on the "cannot activate" screen. There is no phone number.
Can someone please tell me who to call about this? Adobe telephone tech support won't talk to me unless I give them money, which I should not have to do.
Suggestions appreciated.
Here is the screen I get when I try to activate Photoshop CS3:

Call Adobe Technical Support and indicate that there is an activation issue. There is no charge to deal with this type of issue, even for much older versions. The right to activate the software is for totally open-ended, unless you already used the version of this software to upgrade to a newer version. If the initial agent gives you problems, insist on speaking with a supervisor.
          - Dov

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