Moved iMac = Macbook - LICENSING PROBLEM

Hi,
I just switched from an iMac to a Macbook. Got the Macbook for college stuff and I'll be selling my iMac shortly. I transferred everything over to my Macbook via an external hard drive, following the instructions on screen. It transferred everything successfully; couldn't be happier.
So I pulled up Photoshop CS3 on my new Macbook. The error message displayed is The licensing has stopped working, with no error code provided. Weird thing is, the products still worked on my iMac. So, I proceeded with these steps:
Deactivated my licensing on my iMac
Uninstalled Adobe CS3 on my iMac
Restarted my Macbook, same error
Used Adobe's license repair tool and removed the licensing registry from my iMac
Restarted my Macbook, tried again, same error
Uninstalled CS3 from my Macbook
Reinstalled CS3 on my Macbook
Restarted my Macbook, tried again, same error
Used the license repair tool on my Macbook, removed the licensing registry from my Macbook
Uninstalled CS3 from my Macbook, re-installed everything
Restarted my Macbook, tried again, same error
I am absolutely out of ideas as to what to do. Please note that this was a computer TRANSFER, so I don't suspect is has anything to do with the weird CS3 network errors some people have had in the past. Both my iMac and Macbook have Snow Leopard on them.
Technical support recommended I read the knowledgebase. I did so, tried all of their fixes/solutions, and still haven't been able to get the product to work. It's like my Macbook has some "licensing signature" on it that I can't delete. I deleted the FLEXnet folder, Adobe PCD folder -- everything. Why is it still doing this?
Thanks in advanced. Any ideas?

Same story for me. I migrated from a G5 iMac running Leopard to a Intel MacBook Pro running Snow Leopard. Everything works except CS3. Photoshop Elements and Adobe Reader work but none of the CS3 elements work. Adobe Customer Service worked with me for 5 hours including waiting time. Technical Support now has the case. I have spent 3 hours working with them with no resolution in site. This is over a period of 11 days. It seems it would be easy to remove all registration files and do a clean reinstall. They don't seem to know how to do that. On problem I have is when they ask me to change the name of a file, even though I have read & write permission, the name won't change. I can remove files and folders, but there are some I can't change the name of.
Some things they had me try were Technote kb401528,
Error "Licensing for this product has stopped working" when you start any Adobe Creative Suite 3 application
http://kb2.adobe.com/cps/401/kb401528.html#MacOSX
and Technote cpsid_51260,
Launching Adobe products on Mac OS X 10.6 results in error "Licensing for this product has stopped working"
http://kb2.adobe.com/cps/512/cpsid_51260.html
Tech Support is now going over my installation log files, at least they had me send them to them. I never get any calls back. I alway have to call them and it takes over an hour to get someone to answer the phone.

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1.) WWDC /=/ product releases. While it is likely, no one knows for a fact what will happen at WWDC other than usual events. I would expect it, but don't jump the gun and say "a new Mac will be launched at WWDC", because they have been released before WWDC.
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What exactly are you going to do with a Mac that you cannot do with a Windows PC (outside of just using the Mac OS)? The playing field is leveling out quite a bit. But, if you plan on developing of any sort, get a Mac.

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