Generic Installation Error - "Please try installing again."

I have tried installing iWork '06 on my computer about 6 times now. Each time it goes through the whole installation process and then at the end it says there was an error, with the message, "Please try installing again." I have come across other posts in this forum about installation errors, but nothing like this one. I am running OS X 10.4.4 and everything else is updated. I did not have iLife '05.
It should be noted that even though it says there was an error, it does seem to install iWork. The problem is that when I open Pages and select a template, it unexpectedly (or should I say expectedly) quits everytime. So basically, it installed it with serious problems.
Any help is appreciated.
Lea

Hi Lea,
And welcome to Apple Discussions.
What we're discovering (since the release of Pages 2.0) is that there are a lot of install discs that simply aren't working correctly. Mine is one of them. It would install to 98%, then tell me the install failed. I haven't reinstalled because Pages seems to be working fine, although I've opened up only one template. The only thing you can do is to call Apple tech support (they're very aware of the problem), and they'll walk you through the process of reporting all the necessary information. They'll call you back in a few days, and then probably send you a new disc.

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