CS4 installation database is defect, ...

For disk space reasons we had only two programms of CS4 (Flash and Acrobat) installed, when we tried to install also the Illustrator, the serial number did not work. We followed the instruction (http://helpx.adobe.com/de/creative-suite/kb/error-invalid-serial-number-acrobat.html) and deleted the folder and the caps-file. Now we get the error message from the set-up programme that the installation database if defect. What can we do

Delete it again, run the Creative Cloud Cleaner Tool as well. Eventualyl it will work, it may just take a few tries.
Mylenium

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