PS CS3 Help Application Missing

When I try to access Photoshop Help from the menu bar, I receive the following message: "Could not find the Adobe Help application. You may need to re-install the application and the Help component." Since my AI CS3 help has been malfunctioning too, I am thinking the two are interrelated? So where do I find the Help Application to re-install? Does it mean reinstalling CS3 and going through the activation process again? Ugh!...just needed to vent for a moment!
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I really do love Adobe.
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Tamara
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