Problem installing CS2

I have a purchased version of CS2.
I have followed the instructions to download the product again and used the license key given so that activation is not need.
I have extracted the files to the appropriate hard drive folders.
BUT the installation procedure does not allow for discs 2 and 3 to be obtained from the hard drive.
How do I solve this please?

You should be running the installer that you downloaded with the new non-activated version, rather than using the installer from the original disks.
Also, are you installing the product on a new computer or on the computer you originally had CS2 installed on or what exactly are you doing?

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Unicode errors would indicate that you are using an unusual and incompatible system language but based on your rather vague info nobody can know any of that.
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Hi melisweaver,
CS2 is not compatible with Win 7. Please find the system requirements to install CS2: http://helpx.adobe.com/x-productkb/policy-pricing/system-requirements-photoshop.html#main_ Older_Versions .
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Background Information
Refer to the following URLs to understand the Adobe's software activation and licensing.
"Adobe software activation" at
http://www.adobe.com/products/activation/
"Product Activation Center" at
http://www.adobe.com/activation/
"Activation for Previous Software Versions" at
http://www.adobe.com/activation/previous_software_versions.html
"Installation on multiple machines" at
http://kb2.adobe.com/cps/152/tn_15266.html
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If you cannot activate or deactivate your applications via the Internat, you can activate your applications by phone.
For details of phone activation, see the following URL:
http://www.adobe.com/activation/phonenumbers.html
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