Synchronizing color settings in Adobe Bridge

I want to synchronize color settings in Adobe Bridge and I've currently installed photoshop extended CS5 and InDesing CS5.5 (these programs are not installed from any Adobe Creative Suite package. I mean these are not from:
Adobe Creative Suite 5.5 Design Premium
Adobe Creative Suite 5.5 Design Standard
Adobe Creative Suite 5.5 Web Premium
Adobe Creative Suite 5.5 Production Premium
or
Adobe Creative Suite 5.5 Master Collection
My adobe photoshop CS5 extended is downloaded as a single package from softarchive.net and so on InDesign CS5.5 is downloaded as a single package from softarchive.net.)
When I click Edit > Creative Suite Color Settings... from Adobe Bridge an error message appears:
Suite Color Management is not enabled.
Suite Color Management requires that a qualifying product has been launched at least once to enable this feature.
Can anyone help me?

I believe Suite Color Management is only installed when you install one of the editions of the Adobe Creative Suite.
You'll need go into Edit > Color Settings in Photoshop and in InDesign and use the same settings. That is, you'll have to do it more manually.

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