How do i move photoshop from hard drive to new macbook pro

My macbook died but I have the hard drive connected via a USB docking station. How can I transfer my Photoshop CS5 (and the rest of the adobe suite) onto my new macbook? I have the box and cds but the new machine does not have a disc drive?
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On the Internet, it's not polite to use ALL CAPS BECAUSE IT MEANS YOUR SHOUTING!!!
So with that out of the way.
efromlancaster wrote:
1.HOW DO I TAKE MUSIC OFF OF MY EXTERNAL HD AND PUT IT ON MY NEW MAC EVEN THOUGH ITS WINDOWS FORMAT AND NOT HAVE IT ERASED WHEN I FORMAT TO MAC?
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