Uninstalling Safari 4

I'm trying to install Adobe Creative Suite 4. On the loading setup page I get a blank 'Installer alert window'. This is a known issue and, according to Adobe, is because Safari 4 is installed and I should remove it and re-install 3.2. This I've tried to do without success.
I've followed previous posts about uninstalling Safari 4 by removing the .app and everything in the Library in Cache/Receipts etc as listed in the previous thread, but when I try to install Safari 3.2 I get the 'Can't install as a newer version is already installed' message.
Can anyone help solve the problem?
Thanks.
Hodgerow

Robert Gillam wrote:
I had the same problem a few days ago and used finder to locate anything to do with Safari and trashed it, (keep .plist-bookmarks on desktop to reimport later)
That's completely unnecessary. You need only delete Safari 4.app and it's Receipt package in /Library/Receipts; nothing else should be touched, including your Bookmarks list.
Hodgerow wrote:
But trying to install Adobe Creative Suite still failed. So, I tried installing Safari 3.2 using the .dmg application and that again came up with the 'can't install because Safari 4.0 is installed' message!
If you deleted Safari 4 and it's Receipt(s), it is technically still installed, until you replace it with Safari 3.2.x. You do need to restart your Mac after you do that, and Repair Disk Permissions. Then, if Adobe CS4 still won't install, that's an Adobe issue; you should call or email them. Others are using CS4 with Safari 4, so there's really no reason why it shouldn't work for you, too.

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