Installing Adobe CS Creative Suite 4

Hello
If someone could help me before i scream the place down I would really appreciate it!!
I have adobe creative suite 4 master collection that i would like to install on my macbook. The problem I have is that the instructions with it are not good and I also have no idea with this kind of thing (hangs head in shame)! There are 5 discs and on the first it indicates that when you put the disc in it will automatically start installing. However, it does not do this and I have no idea how to make it install. I have had no problem downloading programmes from online etc such as itunes updates.
I have tried looking at the files on each disk but I have no idea what file means what. In the end, I copied every single file from all the disks into a folder I set up on my desktop. I then wondered it I could install from here onto my machine. But how, which files do I click, nothing says install and whatever I click on no installations starts.
Please help. Sorry for the ramble, as you can probably tell i am useless and totally frustrated!
Thanks
L

In the end, I copied every single file from all the disks into a folder I set up on my desktop.
That won't work. Everything is in multiple .dmg files and needs to be installed by the installation program.
On the first disk, there should be a folder named CS4 Master Suite Collection, or something similar. Open that and there should be an item named Install. Double click that to start the installation.

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