Photoshop CS2 won't install!

Hello!
I have installed Photoshop CS a long time ago and have been using it ever since, but I would like to install Photoshop CS2 and use that instead. However, whenever I try to install it, the installer always gets stuck on "Running Installer Script" or something like that. I have kept it running for hours, and it never progresses, yet it my Mac never freezes or anything.
Does anyone have any idea on how to go about correctly installing Photoshop CS2? Thank you!

Installed CS3 instead...

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