Cs4 reinstallation invalid serial number

Hello,
today i tried to install Cs4 Design Standard (after downloading the installation program from adobe) on my new mac pro. I bought CS4 in 2010, but my new mac has no CD Drive.
The serial number is invalid and i don't know why!
Could you please help me?

Magenta123 did you download the installation files from Download CS4 products?  I looked under your account and it looks like you have a German Education version of Design Standard CS4 registered under your account.  The installation files on this page should work for the German language.
Did you migrate/transfer/copy any applications to this new Mac Pro?  Often the migration process can cause valid serial numbers to be seen as invalid.

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