Adobe CS2 Premium wont install

I am trying to install my old CS2 Premium (Education version) on my old laptop which runs 7 Pro x32. The CS2 installs from 4 installer discs.
This is the laptop => Windows 7 Forums - merkat106's Album: My Computers - Picture

Four times now, CS2 "fake" installs the suite. Basically, the installer goes through the motions of installing by asking for each disc and spending a few seconds with each disc, but really does nothing. No part of the suite is installed except for some registry entries that show up on programs and features.

I can manually install the programs, however, half of them do not accept the product key for the suite (the most important ones). So this method is not doable.

After doing some research online, I have verified that CS2 does work on 7 since many (including those on this forum) manage to get it installed and use it. I tried installing CS2 in both administrator mode and compatibility mode with no luck.

What's next? Is it possible to copy the installer and all the CS2 discs to hard drive to install this? I really don't know how to do it when the installer asks for individual discs.

I can't afford to get the brand new CS5 nor will I try anything illegal. I need this to work especially after having paid $600 (in 2005).

FYI: I successfully installed Adobe Premiere Pro 1 (aka 7) on this laptop, although the program itself is unstable. This is even older than CS2.
And I had this CS2 suite installed on a computer running Vista x64 and it all worked fine. That Vista load is long gone and CS2 was sitting on a shelf collecting dust. :)

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edee said:

I have Adobe Photoshop 7 , CS4 and CS5 all on my system ( Windows 7 x64 ) , all run fine , I installed them all without using compatability mode so I see no reason why CS2 should not install for you .

Make sure you running the app as administrator by right-clicking the installer icon and selecting "run as administrator". Just because you are logged in as an adminstrator does not mean your installing as such .

Here are some links that may set you on the right path :

WINDOWS 7 COMPATIBILITY: ADOBE PHOTOSHOP CS2

Installing and using Windows 7 with Adobe Creative Suite applications

Hope this helps you out

Thanks, but I have been selecting the run as administrator. Niether link was of any help. The first link is applicable for a 64bit system which this one is not, it is a 32bit load of 7 (fresh, not an upgrade). Second, I know that the CS2 indvidual programs work, it is just the cs2 master installer that isn't working correctly, but since that is the only key adobe gave me, I cannot install each program individually.

It installed after I performed a clean install. So make this solved :)