Stumped the Tech Guys...

Alrighty, I just spent 1 hr 45 min on the phone with an Adobe Tech named Dan, and didn't get this problem solved. If anyone on this forum knows the solution, you would be a living god to me.
(Brand New) HP xw8600 Workstation
Intel Xeon 3.00 GHz Processor
3.25 GB RAM
Windows XP Professional
Service Pack 2
DSL High Speed Internet Connection for Activation
I'm trying to install the Adobe CS3 Production Premium package on my new computer. After I select "Install Adobe CS3 Production Premium" from the initial dialog box, a new box saying "Initializing Adobe Creative Suite 3 Production Premium" appears with a progress bar. When the progress bar completes, nothing happens. The license agreement window fails to launch. I've tried copying the Adobe CS3 folder to my desktop and running setup.exe alone with no success.
When I use the same disks on a different computer, the license agreement launches.
With Dan, the Adobe Tech, I ran through the solutions found at:
http://kb.adobe.com/selfservice/viewContent.do?externalId=kb402048
None of these solutions fixed the problem. I'm supposed to get a call tomorrow morning from Dan or his supervisor, but if anyone can take a shot at it, I'm all ears.
Thanks Everyone.

Ok I have a difficult one. I installed CS3 Master Collection about two months ago. I tested out the programs to see if they all worked and they did. Then about two weeks ago I tried After Effects and get the C++ Runtime error. Others give the "Encountered a serious problem" and shuts down. Here is the line-up.
The ones that don't work with various errors:
Adobe InDesign® CS3
Adobe Photoshop® CS3 Extended
Adobe Illustrator® CS3
Adobe Flash® CS3 Professional
Adobe After Effects® CS3 Professional
Adobe Premiere® Pro CS3
Adobe Encore® CS3
The ones that still work fine are:
Adobe Acrobat 9 Pro
Adobe Dreamweaver® CS3
Adobe Fireworks® CS3
Adobe Contribute®
Adobe Soundbooth® CS3
I have gone through the support site and tried several suggestions provided. I have tried uninstalling and re-installing. I can't figure out what was installed between then and now to cause this. Anyone else have a similar situation? Any ideas?
Thanks,
Jake

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