How to deactive a CS3 program that will not open?

I have and old computer with this adobe package installed on it.  The hard drive failed and the computer wouldn't boot up.  I purchased a new computer and installed the adobe package on it.  I call adobe support and was able to activate the programs.
Recently I decided to try to get the old computer to work by formating the hard drive.  I got it to boot from the original windows xp disk. Because the CD drive on the computer does not work, I was using an external CD drive.  I am still having trouble formating the hard drive with the external CD drive.
When I tried to open Photoshop on the newer computer I got the following message.
" You cannot use the product at this time.  You must repair the problem by unistalling and reinstalling this product of contacting your IT administrator or adobe customer support for help."
I am assuming that adobe sees both computers with the same serial number.  How do I get the adobe package to work on the newer computer.  I don't care if it works on the old computer.

uninistall  it, clean (Use the CC Cleaner Tool to solve installation problems | CC, CS3-CS6) and reinstall.
if you need an activation count reset, contact adobe support by clicking this link and then clicking 'still need help' as soon as it appears, https://helpx.adobe.com/contact.html

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