CS3 Silent Install

I am trying to setup network deployment of CS3 in our office. We are about 60 users and the longest part of setting up a new user is CS 3 Install. I want to get this automated so I can run it as a script with my netinstall.
I have read through the adobe documentaiton which seems to have all the info in it. I have gone through all the steps and have manged to get it to run the install but it alway s errors out with End Adobe Setup. Exit code: 6. After that error then I am back to square one and every time I try rerun the install I get End Adobe Setup. Exit code: 7
I have had a browse around the internet and it seem quite a common problem, but all the info I can find relates to windows installs. It seems there is not much diffrance between the windows and mac side in terms of commands to run so I have got as far as I can now.
I have noticed that when i run the install I the installer creates a folder in my /Library/Application Support/Adobe/Installers/ this folder is a seems to be a reandom genrated number and in it, it dumps a setup.app file and some subfolders. It then goes onto to create a folder called /Library/Application Support/Adobe/Installers/R1 which it seem to either move or compile the data from the first folder into.
When this is done the script errors out. I have noticed that setup.app does not show up it's icon correctly and will not run. It's like the file has erred in the copying process.
Has any one had any luck with setting this up and have any ideas on how to fix my issue.
Thanks

TBH, the biggest problem you are going to face is not the initial installation but the running of all the software patches afterwards. With a disk image of the CS3 disks, install will complete in about 10-15 minutes. Upgrades OTOH may take up to an hour to complete (especially if you forget you're babysitting one) with numerous points where user intervention is required. Also, you need to run the upgrade check from within Adobe Acrobat or Acrobat won't get upgraded.
I had a long treatise on how to make a working CS3 silent install posted on here at one point, but it was apparently misplaced in the recent Forum Fiasco er, Upgrade... Luckily, I took a text clipping of it and saved it. Hopefully it is helpful...
BTW, another way to fix error code 7's... flush the contents of /Library/Applications Support/Adobe/Installers. I had a session in there that I apparently failed to delete correctly resulting in more error 7 misery.
Failing that, the only other way I have been successful in clearing inexplicable error 7's is to do an install using the GUI and then immediately uninstall, again using the GUI. Hopefully that will clear up any lingering weirdness.
And my final problem that caused the other 2-3 hours of failures? Somehow OS X had appended an invisible ".xml" to the end of my application.xml.override filename. (My own damn fault, didn't realize I hadn't disabled the damnable "hide extensions instead of deleting them" feature on this machine.)
FWIW, here's my full successful recipe (in my example I'm only installing IDCS3, btw):
# Create a folder called CS3 Install at the top level of your startup drive.
# Copy the entire "Applications" DVD into /CS3 Install/ -- it makes a folder called Adobe CS3 Design Premium with your installer goodies.
# Create a file in called /CS3 Install/install-idcs3-only.xml duplicated from the template in /CS3\ Install/Adobe\ CS3\ Design\ Premium/deployment/install.xml . Customize as necessary for your particular needs--since I only want IDCS3, I deleted everything except the Creative Suite and InDesign payloads from the list of installables in here.
# Create /CS3 Install/Adobe CS3 Design Premium/payloads/AdobeDesignSuitePremiumen_US_Volume/application.xml.override from the supplied template in the KB, normalizing all double-quotes, and inserting your serial number with no dashes.
# Make sure ALL web browsers and IM clients have been quit.
Finally, in Terminal, run:
sudo /CS3\ Install/Adobe\ CS3\ Design\ Premium/Setup.app/Contents/MacOS/Setup --mode=silent --deploymentFile="/CS3 Install/install-idcs3-only.xml"
which should exit with Error code 0 (ie, Successful install).

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Condensed Version: http://pastebin.com/eFKpe9wK
Unabridged Version: http://pastebin.com/MQDeQZmF
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The areas in bold: Since the same install also fails on Windows XP machines, what does this mean exactly?
The areas in italics: Can anyone expand on what that means?
The underlined areas: What 'Policy' is this referring to: Setup's own internal policy (like the OS check) or something else?
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Went through the 'Run a silent installation of Adobe Creative Suite 3' document
Went through the 'Troubleshoot installation with install logs | CS3, CS4' document
Used the Adobe Support Advisor to go through the logs, but it always says that no problems are found.
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Renamed the XML files for each application (e.g.: Photoshop-install.xml; CS3Suite-install.xml; Flash-remove.xml etc.)
Copied the XML files to a common folder on a network share (e.g.: \\path\to\Adobe\Design Premium CS3\Adobe CS3\XMLs)
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Tried the installs with & without the "--skipProcessCheck=1" switch but there's no change.
No applications are running during the installs.
Verified my application.xml.override file was in \\path\to\Adobe\Design Premium CS3\Adobe CS3\payloads\AdobeDesignSuitePremiumen_US_Volume
Verified I didn't have any strange characters in my application.xml.override fileI deleted and manually retyped all double quotes just to be sure.
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The first comment passively suggests troubleshooting [all] "install errors using Creative Suite 5 install logs", which links you to CPSID_84451 - http://kb2.adobe.com/cps/844/cpsid_84451.html. But again, its CS3 I'm having trouble with and I've already linked, what I believe to be, a more appropriate CS3 [and CS4] log troubleshooting document in my first post.
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FATAL
Exception: Payload deployment data is invalid or missing
Exit code: 7
My command is: "%~dp0Setup.exe" --mode=silent -–deploymentFile="%~dp0deployment\install.xml" --skipProcessCheck=1
I've run the install manually and it succeeds except for one pop-up requesting 'AdobePDF.dll'
Here is the link to the log:
https://www.box.com/s/c18931eba6cce1bad49b

hi
read your issue, are you trying to deploy the software ??
if it a single machine instllation
this might help you
http://kb2.adobe.com/cps/400/kb400593.html
hope it helps
thanks and regards
anish

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Purchased from Adobe itself in a retail box.
The installation was working on XP fine.
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Jimmy,
As one of the volunteer Forum Hosts, I've requested appropriate help.
You can also get help via the support portal: http://www.adobe.com/go/supportportal
Or via the phone: 800-642-3623, Monday-Friday 6am-5pm (Pacific time). BTW, the enterprise number you post isnt a valid number for support.
Your email address (from your account info) was used to log a CCRT to get Tier 2 to email you, given that you've already tried tier 1 with no solution.
Please post back and let us know how this works out for you. Thanks!
Neil

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