Lightroom 5.2 won't open after "successfully installed" - can anybody please help me understand why?

Hi everyone
I've bought and downloaded Adobe Lightroom 5 for a new iMac 27" intel core 5 3,4 GHz. The machine is only three days old and no more updates are to be found when searching for it. However; after the message that "lightroom 5 has successfully been installed" I don't get to open the program. So I never get to the point where I can register the serial number / registration key for purchased product.
I've followed the instructions that comes with Lightroom 5, but no luck. Also tried to uninstall and reinstall.
No secret that I'm total incompetent when it comes to understanding of computers and software....
Hope someone can help me understand what I'm doing wrong, and sugest some good solutions :-)
Thx

I think you may need to uninstall and then start over. There is no installer on the Mac for Lightroom so select it in Applications and send it to the trash. I suggest you download again from a different source. You can use the link below to download the free trial and then validate the software after installation with your product serial number. Ensure you choose your language version and MAC platform from the dropdown list at the top of the page.
After you click download it starts by downloading or updating (replace) the Adobe Download Assistant. You then browse the products and select Photoshop Lightroom 5 to start the installation.
https://www.adobe.com/cfusion/tdrc/index.cfm?product=photoshop_lightroom&promoid&promoid=D TEML

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