CS4 not supported on PowerPC G5...

In spite of the specifications indicated here: http://helpx.adobe.com/creative-suite/kb/system-requirements-cs4-point-products.html#main_ MacintoshSystemReqs, my attempt to use InDesign CS4 installed with CS4 Design displayed the ever popular: "Not supported by this architecture" message.
This is in spite of Adobe technical support assuring me the specifications of my machine were indeed supported. (OS/X 10.5.8 - could that be the problem?)
Neither InDesign, nor Illustrator work, but Photoshop does.
Could anyone point me to a clue as to how to get InDesign operational on my PowerPC G5 1.6GHz machine?
Thanks a bundle.

Thank you Bo - I will look into these possibilities.
I'm still wondering about the error message - "not supported on this architecture" - doesn't sound like a permissions thing, but then again...I'm willing to accept the error messaging isn't the most sophisticated part of Adobe's UX .
Not a big mac-guy, here. By "deleting the permissions" - can you give me a quick clue where to perform that action (In Applications on the app icon, or from console somehow - not a big unix guy either, but I'm trainable).
Finally, one more clue to help everyone: After installation, none of the apps showed up on the desktop or in the dock. (I figured that was the result of it being a slightly newer O/S than the installer was expecting). I was able to drag them to the dock from the Applications folder. For Photoshop, when I rolled over the icon, I got a bunch of possible things to do, including a Photoshop Icon. Clicking that brought up Photoshop.
Similarly, when i rolled over Illustrator or InDesign, I got a slew of possible things to do, but when I clicked on those icons, the folder showed up, not the app. This would suggest an odd installation problem, per Bob's suggestion.
...and to Peter's most recent post...yeah...specs are:
1.6GHz PowerPC G5
2GB RAM
10.5.8 O/S

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