Illustrator (from CS4) will not launch. 'Licensing for this product has stopped working.' Error: 6.

Support told me to reinstall from the installation media - but I cannot locate it.
I am running OSX 10.9.4
Anyone have any suggestions on how I might fix this problem? Thanks in advance.

Pete,
Are you sure CS4 will run on 10.9.4 (it may require CS5 or higher)?
http://helpx.adobe.com/illustrator/system-requirements.html#main_Illustrator_CS4_system_re quirements
You can also download from this Adobe page:
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