Installation problem with CS4 on Windows 7

I have been trying to install CS4 to a new HDD. It is from the (licensed) disk. It stops at the Initializing phase: "Checking System Profile", getting stuck at 90%. Here is the screen message:
I have turned off any antivirus scanning, even turned off the firewall a couple times. Installing Lightroom2 went flawlessly the day before. What am I not understanding???

No,  it should work fine .
Can you restart the machine in Selective Startup mode and then check.
http://helpx.adobe.com/x-productkb/global/disable-startup-items-services-windows.html

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