Unable to install Adobe products on OS X 10.7.5 - desperately seeking advice!

Hi there, this is my last option so hoping someone can help. I have Adobe CS5 and I cannot get it to install on my mac. I have used a trial before but now cannot get any version of any adobe program to install. When the installer starts up, it gets about 3/4 of the way and then I get the following:
'Installer failed to initialize. Please download Adobe Support Advisor to detect the problem.'
I have done this and it detects that there are no problems. I have since used the Adobe clean up app, ensured there are no left over files from any adobe program remaining and even backed up the entire machine and reinstalled OS Lion (as I thought it was something to do with the ditto command being corrupt - it doesn't seem to be) but nothing works. It is is definitely an adobe related issue and not a fault with the disk as I have tried the CS6 trial but it does the same as the full copy of CS5.
If anyone has any ideas then that would be hugely appreciated as I am beyond frustrated and have spent hours reading forums and trying different approaches.
Many thanks

You can try this to see if it helps: Repair your hard drive and permissions. The first is if you are running Snow Leopard. The second if you are running Lion or Mountain Lion.
Repair the Hard Drive and Permissions
Boot from your Snow Leopard Installer disc. After the installer loads select your language and click on the Continue button. When the menu bar appears select Disk Utility from the Utilities menu. After DU loads select your hard drive entry (mfgr.'s ID and drive size) from the the left side list.  In the DU status area you will see an entry for the S.M.A.R.T. status of the hard drive.  If it does not say "Verified" then the hard drive is failing or failed. (SMART status is not reported on external Firewire or USB drives.) If the drive is "Verified" then select your OS X volume from the list on the left (sub-entry below the drive entry,) click on the First Aid tab, then click on the Repair Disk button. If DU reports any errors that have been fixed, then re-run Repair Disk until no errors are reported. If no errors are reported click on the Repair Permissions button. Wait until the operation completes, then quit DU and return to the installer.
If DU reports errors it cannot fix, then you will need Disk Warrior and/or Tech Tool Pro to repair the drive. If you don't have either of them or if neither of them can fix the drive, then you will need to reformat the drive and reinstall OS X.
Repair the Hard Drive and Permissions - Lion/Mountain Lion
Boot to the Recovery HD:
Restart the computer and after the chime press and hold down the COMMAND and R keys until the menu screen appears. Alternatively, restart the computer and after the chime press and hold down the OPTION key until the boot manager screen appears. Select the Recovery HD and click on the downward pointing arrow button.
Repair
When the recovery menu appears select Disk Utility. After DU loads select your hard drive entry (mfgr.'s ID and drive size) from the the left side list.  In the DU status area you will see an entry for the S.M.A.R.T. status of the hard drive.  If it does not say "Verified" then the hard drive is failing or failed. (SMART status is not reported on external Firewire or USB drives.) If the drive is "Verified" then select your OS X volume from the list on the left (sub-entry below the drive entry,) click on the First Aid tab, then click on the Repair Disk button. If DU reports any errors that have been fixed, then re-run Repair Disk until no errors are reported. If no errors are reported then click on the Repair Permissions button. When the process is completed, then quit DU and return to the main menu. Select Restart from the Apple menu.

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