Photoshop CS3 Uninstall/ReInstall

I used app zapper to uninstall ps cs3 beta and then ran the ps cs3 uninstaller, which seemed to delete the rest.
I am trying to reinstall ps cs3 full and it is giving me a error saying that I cannot install because the program is installed already. How can I delete the location where Adobe is checking and seeing that ps cs3 is installed, even though it is not in the applications folder.
TIA
MBP Mac OS X (10.4.9)

Follow the instructions in the Adobe TechNote: Manually Remove Photoshop CS3 public beta (Mac OS X). There are some obscure folders in the HD/Library/Application Support/Adobe folder that need to be removed. Follow the tech note and CS3 should install easily.,
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