Re-installing programs in the iMac G5

I have been having some problems with my emac and have decided to buy a new imac G5. My main issue that im worried about is re-installing office for mac and Adobe Creative suite. My question is that i always thought you could only install these programs once and if you try installing it again on another computer it will not let you. I spent alot of money on these products and do not want to have to buy them again.
Can someone help me please.

You'll have to deauthorise your eMac before installing it on your new iMac, just like you will have to do the same thing for your iTunes Music Store purchases if you have any. I don't know about Office for Mac, I don't use it and never will but for the Creative Suite that's what you have to do. I will be transferring all my stuff from this old G4 iMac to a new iMac G5 as soon as it arrives and will have to go through this process myself.
I have Photoshop CS2 open for now and see that the deauthorising in under Help ---> Transfer Activation. I think this is what you have to do although it does look like you have to go through each component of the Creative Suite...
If you feel better about it, go to the Adobe forums and ask over there the users there will let you know first hand. And if you don't mind coming back with the info for others about to go through the same it would be much appreciated by the community here.

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