Problem with CS3 Master Collection on new Box & WinXP

I just got a new computer, specs given bellow, that I just installed CS3 Master Collection. The installation was reported as successful but when I try to run any of the CS3 programs (Flash, Photoshop, etc) the process starts (I checked this with Widows Task Manager/Process) but then nothing happens at all. I haven't been able to find anything like this phenomenon with Google searches so I'm now posting here.
Sys Specs:
AMD A10-6800K APU with Radeon HD Graphics
4.09 GHz, 2.21 GB Ram
500 GB HD with 166G Free space after CS3 installation.Motherboard is a A55M-E33
Message was edited by: James Daniel

Try running the Creative Suite Cleaner Tool, and then try installing again.

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