Uninstalling CS4 trial

Hello,
I would like to uninstall Adobe CS4 trial without damaging any CS3 files. (I would really like to not have to re-install) I know many people have had problems uninstalling CS3 after installing CS4, so I'd like to know what steps I can take to ensure the safety of my CS3 programs.
Help is much appreciated.

Update to original post:
SOMETIMES PSE7 will send a file(image) to Photoshop CS3 for editing, but not always. Thought for a while that it was affected by file type, ie would send .jpg, but not TIFF. So erratic it's not possible to really say.
Anyone got any suggestions???????
I really rely on Elements as my organizer because it helps me keep the original files unaltered. Got to get this fixed.
Must have lost some common files, or other interface stuff when I uninstalled CS4 Trial.
Thanks

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