Question: Migration to new mac

I need help. Just received a new MacBook Pro and used the migration feature to bring all my apps and files to the new Mac. Logged out of Creative Cloud on older Mac. All my Adobe apps migrated EXCEPT for the Creative Cloud program itself. When I open an app, it says the Creative Cloud add is lost or damaged and gives me a link to download. But I have tried this about 6 times and the installer initializes and runs, but it never works and comes back with the same message that I need to download it. Any solutions to get running again on the new Mac? Thanks in advance! Kerry Jenkins

Run the cleaner tool and start from scratch. You pretty much screwed yourself with this migration nonsense.
http://www.adobe.com/support/contact/cscleanertool.html
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