Re-installing CS2 after hard drive failure on Windows XP Pro PC

I recently lost my hard drive on my very old PC which runs my reliable HP 4000 printer and CS2 software . . . which I like better than CS5 used at our ARchives for magazine production. The Geek Squad reinstalled my CS2 software but it won't let me activate. I cannot un-install from the dead hard drive.
Any help? PLEASE!
Al

https://www.adobe.com/cfusion/entitlement/index.cfm?e=cs2_downloads

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