Install problem on Win7 disables disc drive

I have an older version of Production studio that I had installed on a Windows XP Pro system.  I have recently obtained a new computer with Windows 7 Pro and am having a terrible time getting this product installed on my new computer.  At first it went through disc 1 (there are 5) and hung up. I had to reboot but my dvd drive was missing in action.  I had to do a system restore and tried again.  This time it made it to disc two and I had the same problem, it hung up and I had to do a system restore because drive was not visible.  After much searching and a denial of support from customer service, although I had spent thousands of dollars in purchase and upgrade over the years (sigh) I found a possible solution that stated a problem relating to an existing dvd authoring product that may be on my system and conflicting with the install.  This solution was not really acceptable since it indicated that my "installation" did not 'play nice' with a competing product, even though it came installed with my system (another sigh).  Another suggestion was uninstalling and reinstalling OS which was not acceptable either, since a vendors software, even if it is an older version should at least have some patches to allow it to work with the latest OS, not the other way around.  I have been very happy with my Production Studio software over the years but am very disappointed that it will not work with my newer system.  Compatibility mode won't work because I can't install it completely.  Does anyone have any suggestions that might help me in getting this to work with my new computer?  I can't affort the 800+ dollars to upgrade to the latest/greatest which will be 1200+ when the 5.5 versions release and I'm not crazy about switching to a commercial (ie non-professional) software alternative.  I mostly only need to continue with Premiere Pro and Photoshop but even if I upgrade those two it's not cost effective to a limited income retired person like me.  Any help greatly appreciated.  (and suspecting some comments on my user name, the site would not accept my regular login I've had for 15 years, so I just hit some keys to get this question input)
Thanks, Bill
Message was edited by: Billarsiz

Well, I installed the virtual pc and xp compatibility software and it looks like it may have worked.
Premiere Pro was missing a .dll but when I clicked on ok, it still loaded up.  Photoshop needed
printer drivers installed, which was kind of redundant to have them installed twice but I guess
the virtual pc is like a dual boot but already active on Win7.  Thank you for your suggestions
to help me get this working.  Now I need to save up to upgrade when CS8 comes out  

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