CS5 installation errors

Question

Hi. I own CS5 and Acrobat Pro 9. I recently purchased a new Mac laptop and used the built-in migration tool to move all my software to the new computer. All the key CS5 applications were working fine (Photoshop, Illustrator, Dreamworks, InDesign) but I got an error message for Acrobat Pro, which said...
Adobe Acrobat was installed as part of a suite. To enable Adobe Acrobat, please start another component of this suite (such as Adobe Photoshop).
But I would start another component (such as Photoshop) and nothing would change. So I decided to uninstall everything and re-install it. I used the uninstaller and then the cleaner tool to get rid of everything. Then I tried to re-install. But I got installation errors, primarily...
- 0 fatal error(s), 9 error(s), 2 warning(s)
WARNING: Payload cannot be installed due to dependent operation failure
WARNING: Payload cannot be installed due to dependent operation failure
ERROR: 749 Unable to preserve original file at "/Applications/Adobe Illustrator CS5/Configuration/ai_app_24px.png" Error 0
ERROR: 749 Command ARKDeleteFileCommand failed.
ERROR: 3260 Unable to preserve original file at "/Library/ScriptingAdditions/Adobe Unit Types.osax/Contents/Info.plist" Error 0
ERROR: 3260 Command ARKDeleteFileCommand failed.
ERROR: The following payload errors were found during install:
ERROR:  - Adobe Photoshop CS5 English Language Pack_AdobePhotoshop12-en_US: Install failed
ERROR:  - Adobe Illustrator CS5: Failed due to Language Pack installation failure
ERROR:  - Adobe Photoshop CS5 Core: Failed due to Language Pack installation failure
ERROR:  - Adobe Illustrator CS5_AdobeIllustrator15en_USLanguagePack: Install failed
At best, I've managed to install Dreamweaver, Illustrator, and InDesign but not Photoshop. The...
ERROR: 3260 Unable to preserve original file at "/Library/ScriptingAdditions/Adobe Unit Types.osax/Contents/Info.plist" Error 0
ERROR:  - Adobe Photoshop CS5 Core: Failed due to Language Pack installation failure
ERROR:  - Adobe Photoshop CS5 Core: Failed due to Language Pack installation failure
...always come up.
If I then try to install Acrobat Pro, I get an error message that begins....
"Licensing for this product has stopped working."
I think I've tried this re-installation process about 12 times now. Seriously. I've been at this for more than 8 hours. I've been reading through forums, trying to find and delete various Adobe files, and I've had no luck.
Doing a clean OS install is really not an option. There are just too many pieces of software I'd have to re-install. But I'm at a loss as to what to try next. Any thoughts?

Answer 1

do not migrate adobe software.  properly install it using adobe installation files.
Downloads available:
Suites and Programs:  CC | CS6 | CS5.5 | CS5 | CS4 | CS3
Acrobat:  XI, X | 9,8 | 9 standard
Premiere Elements:  12 | 11, 10 | 9, 8, 7
Photoshop Elements:  12 | 11, 10 | 9,8,7
Lightroom:  5.4 (win) 5.4 (mac) | 5 | 4 | 3
Captivate:  8 | 7 | 6 | 5
Contribute:  CS5 | CS4, CS3
Download and installation help for Adobe links
Download and installation help for Prodesigntools links are listed on most linked pages.  They are critical; especially steps 1, 2 and 3.  If you click a link that does not have those steps listed, open a second window using the Lightroom 3 link to see those 'Important Instructions'.