Cs 2 gray screen problem

When i start my indesign program i got the box with the message
the installer seams to written the wrong aum application ID
when i click into the ok box it dissapear, but my screen is gray with no things to use.
I have nothing to work with,and i the left corner of the application it says K2 CS2.
Maybe thats easier to solve then my first problem in the thread below.
It´s indesign Cs2 in creative suite premium that i´ve installed, and this is the only program that don´t work
and i have all the acess to program that i need, reg nr and no trail version etc etc

The error message is telling you that something did not install correctly. This may be InDesign itself, but it may equally be an incorrectly installed third-party plug-in. I suggest you uninstall InDesign and/or the plug-in completely and then try to re-install it again.
Alistair

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