Problems reinstalling Illustrator CS3

I was having issues with Illustrator CS3, it kept crashing, so in hopes of fixing the problem I uninstalled and am now trying to reinstall.
When I put the install disc in, it starts to go through the process then asks for me to put in InDesign CS4 disc. I do and then a minute later it asks for me to put in the Illustrator CS3 disc. And it keeps going back and forth like that and it doesn't seem to be making any progress in installation.

Illustrator CS3, InDesign CS4
It is on a PC so we did an uninstall through the control panel.

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