Running Illustrator CS3 on Portable Hard Drive

I would like to run Illustrator CS3 (Windows) on a portable hard drive that can connect to different machines (so that I can work from home, go to friend's computer, etc). I've been able to do this with InDesign CS2 but it gives me an error message when I try it with Illustrator.
How can I get all of Illustrator to install on my portable hard drive?

Real-world example of what I mean by Adobe continually PUNISHING its most loyal repeat customers with its INFURIATING installation/registration/activation NONSENSE:
1. Last weekend, on this machine, I started seeing errors about AdobeFntLst. The errors instructed me to run chkDsk. I finished my work and shut down the machine.
2. At the next restart, Windows automatically launched chkDsk. I let it run its course. It automatically restarted the machine.
3. Blue screen. Could not get the computer to run, no matter what.
4. Formatted the C drive. Reinstalled Windows. Installed all Windows updates. Now have a clean and crisp running fresh install of Windows XP Professional.
5. Deep breath. Ready to install the hideous CS3 Master Collection.
This is a
very time-consuming install, so I have put it off until today (Saturday morning).
Insert the first DVD. Installer launches. Click install. Agree the license. Get the serial number screen.
Can't type the serial number. Think my keyboard is broken. But it works fine in other apps.
No explanation of this stupid behavior whatsoever is offered by the stupid installer, but I know what's going on: The stupid installer is looking for a copy of a CS app, because the Master Collection was bought as an upgrade from CS2 Premium--which was bought as an upgrade from CS Premium.
So I won't be able to install CS2 Premium either. I'll have to install CS Premium. Then CS2 Premium. Then the stupid CS3 Master Collection installer will let me type a serial number.
Or, I could (assumedly) install the CS3 Master Collection as a demo, hoping I can activate it after. But that disallows installation of some of the content on the disks. Do I want to do the version shuffle, and risk all the dangers of all the associated installers? Or do I want to install the CS3 Master Collection as a trial, hoping that I can then register and activate it, and then weed through the disks trying to find all the content that was disallowed?
How much of my money has Adobe acquired since I've been using its apps (dating back to Photoshop 1)?
Does ANY paying customer deserve this kind of abuse?
JET

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madeinguam wrote:
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https://www.google.com/#q=USB+drive+cable+adapter+kit+SATA+and+IDE+HDD
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does, You will
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attached for the computers to have the registrations entries
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the Dreamweaver
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so that I can
> bring it
> to work and during my down time, work on some of my
projects.
>
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> and
> then try to open the program, it won't open -- it just
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*(error -36)* Please see the following posting and let us know if it's the exact same issue your having: http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=1771300&tstart=3285
*(SUID Error)* Please see this much longer discussion posting, which offers various solutions: http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=1204263
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MacLovin
*Remember FAT32 has a file size limitation of 4GB (-1 byte). The previous posting is good advice, regarding formatting the drive to a native apple format.
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