New install of CS3 on my new Mac OSX Lion does not start

Good morning,
I have an old Mac running CS3, that was upgraded to Lion afterwards with no difficulty.
I bought a new Mac 27" Mac OSX Lion, when installing CS3 on it, the licence number does not register a green check (horrible red cross instead....) Licence number is valid, legally purchased....
What's wrong here? I can't aford to upgrade just for that reason....
Lisa

Since this is a serial number issue you can't post anywhere, I would do one-on-one chat support for activation:
http://adobe.ly/DI_Install_Activation_Chat
Where did you purchase your copy of Photoshop? My one concern is that the serial #/product was counterfeit:
Protect Yourself From Pirated and Counterfeit Software: http://adobe.ly/qASJDH
If you determine that's the case, let me know and send me an email/private message. jtranber at adobe dot com

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