Photoshop CS4 (and AI, Illustrator) for Windows 8

Just realized it's CS4 (I use CS5 at work)...
I can't find where this has been asked directly in another forum, but it seems like an obvious question:
Can I install and run CS4 products in Windows 8 Pro x64? Windows Upgrade Manager said there was an issue (when reviewing my apps) and sent me to the Adobe site where it seemed to want to point me to a $375 upgrade to CS6. I hope this is not the only way to run on W8. Anyone?
Thanks!

I concur, all CS4 apps (32-bit* - see below) run quite well in Windows 8 Pro (64-bit). I am experiencing better performance than when I had XP Pro 64-bit on the same machine; However, the following may be of interest:
Per Adobe:
1. CS4 was never certified for 64-bit systems and the latest service pack was a prerequisite for all previous 64-bit Microsoft operating systems.
Sidenote: The latest service pack for XP 64-bit is actually found under the Server 2003 Service Pack downloads on the Microsoft site.
2. All CS4 products are actually only 32-bit except Photoshop which exist in both 32 and 64-bit versions in the installer.
Regarding Photoshop (in my experience - see my system details below for comparison):
1. The installer is supposed to install the 32-bit version on 32-bit systems and install both the 32 and 64-bit versions on 64-bit systems, however, with Windows 8 Pro 64-bit, it only installed the 32-bit version of Photoshop. (I then wiped my drive, reinstalled the OS and then reinstalled CS4 chosing the 64-bit version of Photoshop in the custom install options)
2. If you manually select to install the 64-bit version of Photoshop (in lieu of the 32-bit version using the custom install options), the 64-bit version will fail to run, even using any of the compatibility options provided. (I then wiped my drive and went back to a default install of CS4).
Bottom line:
Be aware that if you select to install Photoshop (64), it may not run and since the 32-bit version is not installed when the 64-bit version is selected, you will have to uninstall the 64-bit version and then reinstall the Photoshop component allow the default 32-bit version to be used.
For reference:
Environment:
Machine: Toshiba R25-3513 convertible TabletPC
Processor: Intel Core2 Duo processor (T5200) (Does not support hyperthreading - which may be my issue)
OS: Windows 8 Professional 64-bit

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