CS4 suite licensing/naming problems revealed on update attempt

Hello,
I have the Adobe CS4 Creative Suite.  I recently tried to update my Adobe products, but the updates have been failing, revealing some strange problems that I think might be related to licensing or the location of the applications themselves.  My applications are not located in the default location.  I have changed the names of some of the applications and moved the Adobe folder around, so I'm not sure what the default path to any of these applicaitons should be.
There are two problems.
1) I have tried running the updaters for Fireworks, Flash, Photoshop, and Soundbooth.  Each time, the updater fails and tells me that the application its trying to update is not installed.  Well, I know the applications are installed, and I can open and use them without a problem.  Could the updater be failing to find the applications because they're not in the default location?
2) When I try to run the Acrobate updater program, I am asked to locate the Acrobat application.  When I navigate to the Acrobat applicaton with the file selection dialog box that opens, the application is greyed out and not a viable option to select.
3) Acrobat is giving me an error whenever I try to launch the program.  When I try to open Adobe Acrobat Pro 9, I get a message saying that "Licensing for this product has stopped working.  You cannot use this product at this time.  You must repair the problem by uninstalling and then reinstalling this product or contacting your IT administrator or Adobe customer support for help. (0)".
These are probably separate issues, but any advice on any of them, or where to start with troubleshooting, would be greatly appreciated.
BTW, I'm running OS 10.6.8 on a MacBook Pro.
Thanks!

Yes, I figured that.  I guess I should have been more clear.  I don't remember what the default path is anymore.  Can anyone tell me the default install location and names of the Adobe Creative Suite Applications?

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