Photoshop cs2 not working

Ive just found out after buying and installing mountain lion that photoshop cs2 isnt compatible !!!
Obviously slightly annoyed but staying calm
Is there any easy workaround for this or does anyone know if I can get refunded by apple and return to snow leopard ?
Cant justify spending hundreds of pounds more on updating photoshop as I dont need to but its essential for my business !
Any help would be great !

Welcome to Apple Support Communities
You should always check that your applications are supported before upgrading Mac OS X. See > http://www.roaringapps.com
Now, you can install Snow Leopard on a second partition and keep Mountain Lion in the first one. The virtual machine isn't a valid option because Photoshop requires the use of the GPU.
To do this, first open Disk Utility and create a volume. See > http://pondini.org/OSX/DU3.html
Then, insert the Snow Leopard DVD and hold the C key while your Mac is starting. Follow the steps to install OS X Snow Leopard on the second partition, and install Photoshop.
If you want to switch between Snow Leopard and Mountain Lion, hold the Option (Alt) key while your Mac is starting. If you want to set the startup disk, go to System Preferences > Startup Disk

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