Mountain Lion, CS3, license trouble after Migration Assistant

CS3 was working fine in Mountain Lion.
Used Migration Assistant to upgrade to a new iMac, also Mountain Lion.
Launched Photoshop CS3.
Got a message that said I have to reinstall, but I gather that the installer doesn't run under Mountain Lion.
So I tried lots of tricks from the adobe help website, including running the LicenseRecover.py script.
Now I'm stuck at the Software Setup dialog (where I have to enter the serial number), and I see the red X: license not valid.
What to do?
Thanks

Sivalli it sounds like when you used the Migration Assistant you attempted to have it copy over all files and folders. This has lead now to a compromised installation on the computer you have migrated too. The fact that you are receiving an error that the serial number is invalid is a good indicator of this.
I would recommend that you format, reinstall the OS, and then migrate over only your documents and settings. This should then allow you the chance to do a proper reinstall on the new computer.
You are certainly welcome to review the installation logs and try to repair the permissions on your compromised system. You can find details on how to review the installation log files at Troubleshoot installation with install logs | CS3, CS4 - http://helpx.adobe.com/creative-suite/kb/troubleshoot-installation-install-logs-cs3.html. You can also try running the CS Cleaner tool - CS Cleaner Tool for installation problems | CCM, CS6, CS5.5, CS5, CS4, CS3 - http://helpx.adobe.com/creative-suite/kb/cs5-cleaner-tool-installation-problems.html to also try to recover your current installation.

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