What to do when the activating window says that your serial number is invalid?

I wanted to use photoshop on my new computer, i followed the instructions and deactivated the program on my old computer,
but when I installed it on the new and wanted to activate the license it said the the serial number was invalid! What should i do to make i work?

OK, you're doing it correctly then.
Some users try reading it from the System Info under the Help menu inside Photoshop, and that's when they end up with a truncated serial number.
Unfortunately, only Adobe customer service can assist you with your issue. These are user forums; you are not addressing Adobe here.
Click on the link below, and after that click on "Still need Help? Contact us."
Then on the next page, click Chat.
There is also a phone option. 1 (800) 833-6687
http://helpx.adobe.com/contact.html?step=PHXS_downloading-installing-setting-up_licensing- activation

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