"There is no default application specified" message

I'm not exactly sure if this is the right place for this question, but here goes.
I just bought a Wacom Bamboo Fun Tablet, and I'm having trouble installing it. Following the directions, I plugged the tablet into my USB port, inserted the installation CD, and double-clicked on the icon to open up the program. When I clicked "Install", Finder started bouncing, and said "There is no default application specified to open the document [whatever it was called]."
Slightly frustrated, I tried to call Wacom, but they were closed, so I called Apple instead. The representative told me that he wasn't sure, but he thought that Wacom tablets were just "plug and play" and that I didn't need to do any installing. Sure enough, the pen was working on the tablet, but the mouse wasn't.
Now, I'm pretty sure that the tablet is supposed to have a program that lets you set your preferences for the pen, but I wanted to get drawing, so I inserted the other CD that contained the three bare-bones versions of photo-editing programs. One of them installed okay, another freezes every time I try to install it, and "Photoshop Elements 4.0" brings up the same message when I try to install: "There is no default application specified to open the document 'Adobe Photoshop.pkg'."
Sorry this is so long-winded, but I'd appreciate it if someone could a) tell me I'm in the wrong forum and point me in the right direction or b) offer advice or speculation. Meanwhile, my shiny new tablet is tragically inoperative until I figure this out.

You are definitely not in the right forum. The one you want is Wacom's technical support line or their support forums. Of course you might read the installation information that came with the tablet where there may be instructions for installing on a Mac.
You can download the Mac driver for the tablet here.

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