Cannot install CS3

I have a Windows XP3 machine. With MX 2004 and Dreamweaver 8
installed. Tried several times to installed CS3. Only Components
Share installed. Dreamweaver CS3 and etc. refuse to install. Any
idea how to solve the matter. Thanks for your time.

When I tried to install CS3 on an XP machine I couldn't
either. I realized
it was because I needed a DVD drive. It wouldn't install from
my regular CD
drive. Maybe you're experiencing the same problem I did.
John
"bienmaquen" <[email protected]> wrote in
message
news:gi5u1s$t2o$[email protected]..
>I have a Windows XP3 machine. With MX 2004 and
Dreamweaver 8 installed.
>Tried
> several times to installed CS3. Only Components Share
installed.
> Dreamweaver
> CS3 and etc. refuse to install. Any idea how to solve
the matter. Thanks
> for
> your time.
>

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Martin_Shoe wrote:
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