Installing CS4 on OSX 10.5.8?

I recently purchased my edu copy of Creative Suite CS4 and have discovered to my horror that the installer won't run properly on my Mac Leopard v 10.5.8. I can't find any definitive solutions as to what to do to get my programs properly installed. Any and all advice would be greatly appreciated.

I am using the same system software. I began installation this evening. It quit when I received an alert that I needed to install Adobe Air in order to continue.
I quit installation, downloaded Adobe Air, verified that it works, restarted the computer.
The installation gathers "set up" information and prompts me to "Install". Nothing happens when I click the button ... absolutely nothing.
When I check my applications folder, I find these installed or partially installed CS4 components:
Adobe Bridge CS4
Adobe Extension Manager CS4
Adobe InDesign CS4
This must be the point at which installation failed.
This is very frustrating!
Connie

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