Cant install all fo dvd studio pro....plz help

I cant install the full program only the windows, but none of the templates or transitions ro anything, I cant do anything in the program. When i go to install the templates it says i dont have the required hardware or my computer doesnt soppurt the installation method. If anyone has any suggestions, I would greatly appreciate them. Thanks in advance.
Rob

Since you meet the spec I'd think about something regarding the OS.
check for updates; in particular I think there was a firmware update.
Fix Disk Permissions-good habit
Move the DVDSp plist to the desktop, restart DVDSP (from the application, not a project).
check the Library/Application Support/DVDSP folder. This is where the templates need to reside. If they are there then DVDSP, the application, has lost this information. If they are not there then the install process has not worked completely.
Create another user on this machine with similar privilges. If this user is successful then there is some (?) bogus user prefeences. Not sure what to look for but a combination of bad preferences might be suspect.
4 x 2.5 GHz G5 2GB SDRAM Mac OS X (10.4.8)

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