Uninstalling Photoshop CS3

Even with all of the extremely helpful advice provided in these forums I reluctantly conclude that CS3 is not compatible with my new iMac. The problem I now have is that the Photoshop download doesn't even have an uninstall component. Asking it to remove components throws up yet another error message. I'm reasonably confident there is nothing wrong with the Mac or the OS. Can anyone advise on removing this horror from my Mac?
(I've been trying to install a trial version of CS3 to an iMac with 4GB of RAM and running OS X 10.5.2).
Thanks in advance
Chris Poole

CS3 cleanscript
If it was not the trial install help would be free.

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Hi Curt,
Well I finally fixed the problem, in a very convoluted way. I loaded Photoshop CS3 from the disk, then I went to my utilities folder and used the new uninstaller to remove, apparently, part of the problem. The uninstaller promptly vanished again. I went to Photoshop and tried to open it . . . the serial number and activation code were already entered in the boxes which made me think the old corrupted version was still there. I tried to open an image, Photoshop started loading and I got a "fatal error" page. Having no better ideas I tried installing it from the disk again, and duplicated the uninstall app which just created another alias, and duplicated the other item in the folder which generated an alias for the Setup app, then I clicked on the Setup alias and it launched a different installation program which offered the choice of installing, or reinstalling Photoshop CS3--an option I hadn't been given before. So I clicked on reinstall and it took at least twice as long as the previous installation. Lo and behold, I clicked on an image and Photoshop loaded without asking for any serial number or activation code, and it seems to be working. I checked on the two things that had been causing me problems, and both worked flawlessly. I don't necessarily recommend this to anyone who has the same problem unless they, like me, have tried everything else and have nothing else to lose. If the Cleanup tool worked properly, it would undoubtedly be easier that way. Thanks very much for your help,
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I just did exactly, that. I installed Photoshop CS4, actually, the entire CS4 master Suite. Then a few weeks after having used CS4 without any glitches I went through and deleted anything related to CS3 in all the various preferences and Application Support folders and it has been working great since.
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How to uninstall photoshop cs3 when it came as part of cs3 web premium

is there a way?

When begining the process of removing the software, you are given the choice
to remove components of the suite, or the whole suite.
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I have exhausted all known options thus far.
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I also downloaded the Flexnet Licensing Recovery Kit from Adobe Support but the file stops after saying "please wait for a few moments.. ?"
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http://kb2.adobe.com/cps/401/kb401528.html
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Hi:
This is my first time here..... please, sorry my grammar.
I'm a roocky, so I don't have much experience.
I try tu uninstall photoshop cs3 extended 10.0.1 from my laptop but I can't.
I have Windows Vista Home Premium SP1 64bits (it's a toshiba laptop)
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Please, help me.....
Sorry my grammar
Regards from Lima, Perú
MC

yes.. cs3 is listed in computer directory.....
Thanks for the warning, but not this give me a copy, but this laptop is form the college and they are licensed to both phosothop cs5 and photoshop cs3. I found an script in Adobe to uninstall beta versions of CS3 but that script uninstall all CS3 products and here I have installed flash cs3 (of course legal) and no where is the cd installation because recently we have moved so if you go uninstalling to have problems
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sorry, again, my poor grammar
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Hi,
Try to uninstall the software again and you have to manually
Delete the following folders:
[Startup Disk]/Library/Application Support/Adobe/Adobe PCD
[Startup Disk]/Library/Application Support/Adobe/caps
[Startup Disk]/Library/Application Support/Adobe/backup
[Startup Disk]/Library/Preferences/FLEXnet Publisher/
[Startup Disk]/Library/Application Support/FLEXnet Publisher/
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Is there another way to fix a corrupted install of PS CS3?
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