Is it possible to install & operate CS3 web Premium On A Vista 64 Bit O.S.?

I am using a H.P. Pavillion Desktop, with 4 gigs of Ram & a 500 Gig Hard drive, partitioned into: ('C', as primary Drive, Free space: 318 Gigs ) & ('D' as my factory image Drive, Free space: 1.47 Gigs). Operating System Windows Vista, Home Premium, 64 BIT, with recently installed Service Pack 2.
I have been trying, for the past 2 days, to install Adobe C S 3, Web Premium ( on DVD's) to this System, with no luck at all.
The Progress Activity Screen boogies along, fine, until it it suddenly stops, with the following notice appearing:
" Currently repairing Adobe Acrobat 8 Professional ( At install, older versions get upgraded )"
At this point, a smaller screen opens, with the heading: ' Copying Files', bearing the message: " C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe 8.0\.. \AdobePDF.dll.
At the same time, a second smaller screen also appears with the heading: " Files needed" and the following message:
" The file Adobe PDF.dll on Windows Vista CD Rom is needed. Type the path where the file is located and then click ok"
Copy files from:
C:\ Program Files (86)\Adobe\Acrobat 8.0\Acrobat or Browse.
this whole exercise causes the installation to abort. A technote from Adobe identifies this problem & offers a solution: " (1)When the error occurs, click ' Cancel ' to exit the Dialog, and continue with the installation. Great idea, but the installation automatically finishes at this point, and shuts down. (2) Install the Microsoft Hot Fix as documented in Microsoft Knowledge Base Article # 930627, available at http://support.microsoft.com/kb/930627. Attempts to download this Hot fix results in another Error message from the Microsoft Website which advises that this Hot fix is not applicable to my system.
(3) Update Acrobat to Version 8.1 or later. The Acrobat Update is available on the Adobe Website at www.adobe.com/support/downloads/. It is not possible to download the Acrobat Upgrade because the Original Acrobat 8.0 has not been installed from the aborted CS3 installation attempt.
In the meantime, the TECHNOTE continues to advise the following: " Because the Adobe PDF printer is not supported on 64-bit operating systems, the 64-bit Version of the AdobePDF.dll does not get extracted during installation. Thus, the installer is unable to locate it. While Acrobat is installed, the Adobe PDF Printer will not be installed. Following the update procedure above, wil address the issue. This is incorrect because the Abobe Acrobat program has not been installed & the CS 3 program installation is aborted or " Finished". Does anybody out there have any ideas on how this bloody mess can be resolved. Seems like something is really screwed up, and I'm getting really frustrated!!!
Message was edited by: thirty-niner

It installs both automatically, there's no option to not install the 32-bit version.

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