Photoshop CS4: "not supported on this architecture" error

i downloaded the trial for photoshop cs4 and it installs successfully but i cant seem to open the program. when i click on photoshop cs4, instead of the blue Ps folder, theres a picture of a cd with a red "no entry" sign on it and the error message: "not supported on this architecture".
what's wrong?

The CD with the "no entry" is an indicator that it's not running from the proper media, as in the installed application.
It sounds almost as if you have the dmg in the applications folder and you're trying to run the application from it.
Like Chris said, PS CS4 is designed to run on PPC G5 and Intel processors so if it installed correctly, and is running from the application, (not a CD/DVD or DMG) you shouldn't see a CD icon with the red circle slash on it. It should be the blue gradient square with Ps in it, or (on very rare occasions) the generic application icon.
One other thing that could cause this is the formatting of your Mac HD. If it's not a variant of HFS (some are set up with a unix kernel which will run OS X but not some software) it could cause you problems. Check in your System Profiler for HD formatting info.

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