Uninstall CS3 before or after installation of CS4?

Which is the better route? I know to save ste's from Dreamweaver.
Thanks,
Jeff

IMO, the best route is C: none of the above. There is no reason to uninstall CS3. The CS4 installer will uninstall the earlier version of Acrobat and leave everything else alone.
You never know when you'll need that earlier version.
Bob

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