Too Much Stuff

This is a Ps question, but I have the same problem with AE, bridge, and others. In the past I had Ps CS2 and AE CS3 (which came with Bridge 3). I have upgraded to CS5 Production Suite which includes Ps, AE, etc. but, of course, all CS5. Prior to installation, I used the Windows control panel to uninstall CS2 and CS3. Then, I loaded in CS5. Today, as I examine what's in my system in My Computer>C>program files (64bit) and Program files (x86) (32 bit), I seem to have a fully functional Ps CS5 32 bit as well as Ps CS5 64 bit. I also have what seem like bits and pieces of the old CS2 and CS3 programs.
Am I right to assume that these just got left over during the uninstall process and I can simply delected them from the program files?
I am perplexed at having two fully functional Ps CS5 programs, one for 32 bit and another for 64. I have looked in the control panel for a way to uninstall the 32 bit version but it only offers to uninstall the entire suite.
Although everything is working fine, I would still like to clear out the stuff I don't need so as to maintain maximum usable space on the HDD.
How do I do this? Thanks in advance, Dale

Oops, I meant to type the word UNinstall just after the word "don't". I got it backwards. I meant to say "...don't uninstall the 32 bit version..."
I only ran through the Photoshop CS5 installer twice, back in May, and I didn't remember seeing there was a way to install or uninstall one of the 32 / 64 bit pair either, but I've been told since then that it's possible.
-Noel

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     Memory : 16 GB DDRIII
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Listen carefully : "This has nothing to do with AE preferences or low memory or plugins . because there is nothing wrong with any individual components of may hardware or software . I have far more than enough RAM for a 8MB video . My Memory has no hardware or software problem . I tested them and if there was any problem with memory or other hardware that should have affected other applications . I have the most recent AE version . I have the most Recent windows updates and drivers . I have a Clean virus free system , and as a computer engineer this strange AE problem is rarely caused by viruses , trust me . I have not any hardware instead of ones a normal PC has . I have not any problem with my whole entire system configuration because I have benchmarked my PC with several up to date softwares . I have tested my PC with almost any STRESS TESTING solutions available for really long period of time , 3 days by IDA64 . Not any driver conflict , dll missing , registry problem have been discovered , as I know perfectly how to solve them ."
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###UPDATED###
Well thank you guys for your patience ...
as you considered I forgot to mention the codec itself and other stuff ...
The video is in 1080p , 35 sec long , it is a green screen shot , this video is directly downloaded from YouTube and plays perfectly on all tested PCs . here are detailed info :
Format                                   : MPEG-4
Format profile                          : Base Media
File size                                 : 8.55 MiB
Duration                                 : 34s 993ms
Overall bit rate mode                : Variable
Overall bit rate                         : 2 050 Kbps
VideoFormat                            : AVC
Format/Info                              : Advanced Video Codec
Format profile                           : [email protected]
Codec ID                                 : avc1
Codec ID/Info                            : Advanced Video Coding
Bit rate                                    : 1 927 Kbps
Width                                      : 1 920 pixels
Height                                     : 1 080 pixels
Frame rate mode                      : Constant
Frame rate                               : 30.000 fps
Color space                              : YUV
Chroma subsampling                 : 4:2:0
Bit depth                                  : 8 bits
Scan type                                 : Progressive
NOTICE : This video is just for testing the lighting and etc , and so the Sampling and other specs are not considered for broadcast .
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