What is the best way to wipe Photoshop CS 3 off computer, when uninstall is missing. I want to start fresh with PS CS 5.

My iMac G5, OS X version 10.6.8 has a Photoshop CS2 and CS3 on it which have never started up, in the present configuration of the computer. (I had the capacity increased to 2 TB.)
It has not been possible for me to uninstall them. The uninstaller cannot be located, by me and Adobe in an hour and a half phone call.
I want to get rid of PS CS 2 and 3, altogether. Then I would like to have a new Photoshop CS 5 installed. I have Time Machine backups and LightRoom disks. What is the right way to get this done?

Hi   -- It appears that Adobe does not provide an uninstaller, because the Adobe tech and I tried all sorts of work arounds.
I dragged things to the trash on my own, without success, before this. Then, I put them back.   I did not empty the trash.
If I again look for all the photoshop I can find, drag it to the trash, and then empty the trash, do you think something dreadful would happen?   It is pretty scary!

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