Photoshop CS4 setup issues..

I have windows Vista 32 bit, I doubled clicked on the startup, run as admin, and........nothing happens. What's going on?

Unlock:
Right click on the .exe file or Icon that was down loaded. On the general tab, right below the advance button, sometimes the download will have a statement that the downloaded software was downloaded from another computer (something like that) and there is a button to click to unlock it. Click the button then click apply. Sometimes it is there and sometimes it is not. Just depends on the download.
To shut off windows defender:
Go to control panel, control panel home view. Click on Security. Look for windows defender in the right pane and click on that. On the windows defender window look for tools (next to the question mark). Click on tools. Click on Options. Uncheck Auto scan my computer. Then uncheck Use real time protection. You can turn on defender back on with the alert icon in the tray next to your clock. I have had no issues using CS4 with defender on.
Windows installer to auto:
Easy way is to go to the search pane and type in services. Click on services and click on continue when the window pops up. On the services window go down the list and look for Windows Installer. Under the startup type it should read manual. Right click on manual the look for properties then click on properties. Under the general tab, about mid section, look for startup type. Click on the down arrow and select automatic, then click apply. Look for service status and click on start. When I was done installing CS4 I went back and reverted back to manual.  

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