Phsp CS3 - License has stopped working - How to access new install version for download?

Please help! I just finished a session with Adobe and they told me to use the Forums for a solution to my issue.
Bought a new iMac with Mavericks OS/X. Photoshop CS3 will not open due to a "license has stopped working" error message. I asked the Adobe support person for a link to download a replacement copy and he gave me a link that gives a 404 error on the Mac dmg download page,. I am ready to install PS CS3 but first need to have a usable dmg download link. The tech support person assured me that experts on this forum can help. My question is WHY did he send me to a non-working link?
Thanks for any advice you can give that really works! :-D

I get the "License has stopped working" mesages too.
We have a MacbookPro at home. There are two user-acounts on this mac, one for my wife and one for myself. This way we keep our personal stuff (e-mail, files, settings, dropbox, desktop clutter etc) separated. "Fast user switching" is enabled to easily switch to your personal account.
Now when I open Photoshop I might get the dreaded "License has stopped working" message. This will happen if Photoshop is left open in her account. So I'll have to log into her account, close Photoshop, go back into my own acount and open Photoshop again.
I should not get this message since Photoshop is not part of a particular user account, it is installed in the "Applications" folder which is accesible to all users.
What makes it even more annoying is that I get the "License has stopped working" message on trying to open Photoshop even when Photoshop is closed in in the other acount, but Illustrator is opened.
This makes no sense since we bought Photoshop and Illustrator CS3 as separate programs, not as a part of the Creative Suite.
I did not report this to Adobe yet but it wil do that now.

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