PSE 8 will not install on my iMac

I've been trying to install PSE 8 on my iMac for the last 8 hours and I've searched and read until my mind feels foggy...
I just installed Snow Leopard OS X 10.6.2 and then tried to install PSE 8.  After I insert the installation disk I get a PSE 8 disk image on my desktop.  When I click on the disk image a PSE window opens that contains a PSE 8 folder and a Adobe Reader folder and Readme files in several languages.  Clicking on the PSE 8 folder only opens other miscellaneous files and none of seem to have anything to do with starting the installation process.
The strange thing is that, on one occasion after dozens of tries to start the installation, I clicked on the PSE 8 folder and it opened a window with a setup folder.  When I clicked that folder, installation began and I thought everything was going to be o'k.  But, in the end, I got a message that the installation had failed.  I restarted my computer and tried again but the setup folder is nowhere to be found again.  When I checked my applications, I found that Bridge CS4 and Extension Manager CS4 are there but there is no PSE 8 editing program.
Something is obviously buggy and/or some installation files are corrupted and I have no idea what to do next.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks

O'k...thanks for you help V...I managed to finally get PSE 8 successfully installed!
Here is what worked for me:
1.  I used an a great, little application named AppDelete to uninstall Bridge CS4 and Extension Manager for CS4 and anything else Adobe that was added to my applications folder from the previous failed installation attempts.  Some parts of the total PSE 8 package were actually getting installed (Bridge CS4 etc.) but, near the end of the installation process, it would hang up and abort when the progress bar showed "now installing PSE 8."
By the way, AppDelete is an inexpensive Mac uninstaller that can be purchased and downloaded from the web.  It finds and deletes files that are often left behind when deleting applications by the normal proess of dragging them to the trash on a Mac.
(Note:  I did not uninstall Photoshop CS which was the only other Adobe app I have since it wasn't associated with my attempts to install PSE 8.)
2.  Then using the PSE 8 installation disk to open the PSE window, I copied the PSE 8 folder to my desktop, ejected the installation disk and then started the reinstallation by clinking PSE 8 setup folder from my desktop.  This time the installtion was successful.
It appears that something got messed up when I upgraded to Snow Leopard OS X 10.6.2 and then tried to install PSE 8.  Judging from the number of posts I found regarding others who have experienced similar problems, I hope Adobe is working on a patch for Mac users.
I'm not sure why this problem occurred in the first place, but with your assistance it has been solved.
Thanks very much!

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