Illustrator CS5 not working

I have Master Collection CS5. After 5 years, Illustrator has stopped working and simply won't open. I have uninstalled it and tried to re-install, but the discs for CS5 aren't reading and eject within a few seconds. Is this problem familiar to anyone?

You can download the installation files thru the page linked below.
CS5 - http://helpx.adobe.com/creative-suite/kb/cs5-product-downloads.html

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