Installing Adobe Photoshop CS3

Just got the skinny from Adobe Support. Check out this TechNote: Manually Remove Photoshop CS3 public beta (Mac OS X). There are some obscure folders in the root Library/Application Support/Adobe folder that need to be deleted. Follow that TechNote and CS3 should install as intended.

Thanks

... might want to look to see if there are session and user ID information (often are) with links, as in:

Adobe KB 401502 (basically the same edited to article #).

There is an entire article on the subject up on
http://www.macfixit.com - check it out while you can.

Clearing caches seems to be essential but uninstalling the beta, mixed messages being sent out by Adobe.

I'm in the same boat:

A little history. I had it installed on two machines, a G5 desktop and a new MBP.

G5
First tried installing on the G5. I ran the de-installer application that was in the HD/Library/Application Support/Adobe/installers folder. I checked via Spotlight and found lots of files pertaining to CS3 so deleted the via Spotlight and the Find function.

Result: can't install due to conflict.

Realized that I hadn't de-authorized CS3 so brought over the application from the MBP, launched and was able to go thru the de-authorization process.

Result: conflict with CS3

Re-ran the de-installer again with same result.

I then tried the "Clean" script provided by Adobe and got the message: Couldn't open "Applications/Adob.". Well of course, is was re moved by the other application.

MBP

Knowing about the de-autorization necessary I launched CS3 to go thru the process and was told that the trial period had expired and I had to remove CS3.

Ran the de-installer which left a lot of files that I removed as I did on the G5.

Result: Conflict with CS3.

I have gone thru the various Adobe Tech Notes but have found nothing addressing the state I find myself in now.

Does anyone have a suggestion as how to proceed.

Note: I've tried reaching Adobe Support via phone, with the obvious result - a quick message about following the Tech Note and then they hang up.

Do you think an Archive and Install might be required?

MBP 2.16Ghz; G5 Dual Core 2GHz, 2G RAM ea, 250G HD; G4 Dual 1Ghz, 1.5G RAM; Mac OS X (10.4.9) 22" LCD, 710G FW HDs, Canon: SD700IS/i850/LIDE 50, Epson R200, 30G iPod, 2G Nano