CS4 Standard - Upgrade products during silent install?

Hi,
Does the AdobeUberInstaller (the silent installer) upgrade earlier versions of the Creative Suite or applications belonging to the suite?
Or is there a need to uninstall products before installing CS4?
Thanks
JL

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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