Dummy: Illustrator.exe - Fatal Application Exit

Recently purchased and installed CS4 Web Premium.
Launch Illustrator CS4
Click Open on welcome Screen
Illustrator Crashes with this error:
Dummy:Illustrator.exe Fatal Application Exit
The specified module could not be found. C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Adobe\Adobe Version Cue CS4\4.0.1\VersionCue.DLL
Windows Vista 64 SP1
Existing Applications prior to Web Premium:
* InDesign CS4 stand alone
* Adobe Creative Suite 1 Premium
Tried running in XP compatibility, never gets past load screen
Tried running as Administrator, same error
Tried running updates: 5 of the 8 available CS4 updated failed to install (none appeared to be associated with Illustrator, however).
Anyone else encounter this or know of a solution?
Dont' know why the error lists "Dummy: Illustrator.exe" nor why it is looking for version 4.0.1 of the VersionCue.dll. I located version 4.0.0 in a slightly different directory path.
C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Adobe\Adobe Version Cue CS4\Client\4.0.0\VersionCue.DLL
I may try moving a copy into the expected location and see if that allows a launch.
-mt

The root cause of this issue has finally been identified. This issue, cause, and solution are documented here:
http://www.adobe.com/go/kb408524
Please note that if a previous update failed due to the root cause, then it can leave your files in a state which will prevent future updates from working, simply because they don't find the files in the expected state. In which case, you need to do the complete solution, which involves a clean re-install (sorrry :-(
Sincerely,
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