Installing CS3 Questions

I'm just getting around to installing CS3 and have a few questions.
Can I copy the disk to my hard drive and install from the hard drive?
I know Windows Service Pack 2 is needed in order to run CS3, but is it needed to install the program?
Hi,
I'm running WinXP, Service Pack 1
While trying to install the program I encountered a pop-up box with the following message:
b Setup has encountered an error and cannot continue.
b Contact Adobe Customer Support for assistance.
b The Windows Installer Service could not be accessed. This can occur
b if you are running Windows in safe mode, or if the Windows installer
b is not correctly installed.
So, anybody know what's going on?
Shel

Shel,
1. Yes, you can the disk to the hard drive and install from there. Some folks have even found it necessary to I believe. I do it all the time just for sake of convenience and faster installs.
2. Is WinXP/SP2 needed to install CS3? I'm not sure, but since it is is needed for CS3, I'd sure install SP2 first, particularly knowing that the installation of CS3 has been troublesome for several folks. In my experience, I've seen more problems caused by installing a service pack after an application is installed, than by doing the service pack first. SP3 is also out I believe, but I don't know it's history for causing new problems, so whether to go fully current with SP3 is more of a choice than a need.
3. I'm not sure about the Windows Installer issue, but that may well be SP2 related, since the Windows Installer does get updated periodically. Again, I suggest you first install SP2 then return to installing CS3 to see if the problem is resolved.
Regards,
Daryl

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>I haven't had a response from the CS3 forum, so I'll
continue the
>discussion
> here. (I like the Fusetalk interface better anyway)
>
> To answer your questions, yes, I know it is not
supported under 64 bit
> windows. Just posting in case anyone has had success.
>
> -No previous CS3 betas were installed, I have 7 Gigs
free. I'll try the
> the
> MS Cleanup utility. Failing that I'll have to either
install a different
> OS or
> install it on a different workstation.
>
>
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I apologize for what is probably a repeat question, but here
goes. I
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be working
fine, but I'm having trouble installing Adobe Creative Suite
3 (Web
Premium).
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strikingly slow
to begin with. The progress bar then came to a stop when it
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(and
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> Hi David
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>
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>
> Uninstalling is not done on this suite by dragging to
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Installers. This can be used to Add
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>
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>
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>
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>
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>
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>

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You should definetly deactivate any software before uninstalling. But you don't have to install CS3 in order to install CS5. Just have the serial number handy for verification. That said, depending upon the user's needs, you might want to leave CS3 available.
Bob

I am trying to install CS3 on Windows 8 and keep getting a message saying "the serial number I entered is not valid please enter it again" Does anyone know how to install successfully on Windows 8?

I am trying to install CS3 on Windows 8 and keep getting a message saying "the serial number I entered is not valid please enter it again" Does anyone know how to install successfully on Windows 8?

CS3 is unsupported under Windows 8. That said, you'll need to contact Adobe
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