PS CS3 installed CS4 trial question

I have PS CS3 Extended installed and would like to know if I can install the trial of PS CS4 Extended at the same time? In running XP and would naturally use a different installation folder.
Thanks.

The only issue (not so much of an issue) that I have come across is that photoshop uses photoshop.exe to open the program. You cant use PS CS3 and PS CS4 at the same time. Sometimes I forget that CS3 or CS4 is open and when I go to open the other, the one that is open pops up instead.
As John said PS is a standalone application.
-Rilla

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