Why can't I open Photoshop Elements 12? (Urgent!)

- I've tried everything I can think of. Opening from the source, compatibility check, re-installing, just about everything you can think of.
- My 7 days to activation is up tomorrow.
- No error messages.
- It tells me to sign in and register when I try to open the editor. I've registered both the products already. (Premiere + Photoshop, Premiere does the same thing) I sign in, and it tells me to wait a moment, then the sign in window closes and Photoshop never opens. The organizer will open however.
- I tried chatting with customer support yesterday but I was disconnected because of bad connection. But I've tried opening Photoshop with two other decent internet connections to no avail.
- Running on Windows 8
Please help, this is vital to my artwork and I spent $150 on it. I realize this may have nothing to do with Adobe and may have to do with my computer, but any advice/help would be greatly appreciated!

Xjordirae you maybe facing a connection error.  Please see Sign in, activation, or connection errors | CC, CS6, CS5.5 - http://helpx.adobe.com/x-productkb/policy-pricing/activation-network-issues.html for information on how to resolve the error.

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