Installing CS6 without an optical drive

I propose to purchase the Student and Teacher edition of the Adobe Design Standard CS6 Creative Suite, which I understand to be supplied as a boxed set of DVDs. How do I install it on a laptop PC that does not have a DVD drive?

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Hi Emma_Rose,
Welcome to Adobe Forums.
We apologize for the inconvenience caused to you.
Please use the below link to download CS6 Design & Web Premium.
http://helpx.adobe.com/x-productkb/policy-pricing/cs6-product-downloads.html
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I've purchased the CS6 suite earlier this year and am trying to install it into my second computer.
The Adobe creative cloud only offers for CC trials and takes only CC serial numbers.
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Please download the setup again from Internet and keep a copy of it for future use.
http://helpx.adobe.com/x-productkb/policy-pricing/cs6-product-downloads.html
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