Can't install Adobe Audition 3.0 on Windows 8

Hi, thanks for reading.

I'm a new laptop owner, trying to learn Windows 8. I'm used to my old XP laptop but it was ancient. I'm getting frustrated because the main program I wanted to use - Adobe Audition 3.0 - doesn't seem to want to install on my new Samsung laptop. The installation begins, even the official Adobe extractor makes a folder for the program files, asks me if I'd like to install Audition, I click "Yes", it starts to install....then when I get to selecting which language, I click on "English". At this point, the installer just disappears. Nothing. No confirmation of anything, no error message. I've tried this over & over...

I do understand that some very old programs aren't compatible with Windows 8. But I have heard/read multiple people say that they are using Adobe Audition 3.0 on Windows 8 and that it works fine.

The reason I want to use Audition 3.0 is because it's the version I'm used to and I dislike the newest versions of that program.

I'm hoping this is something easy to figure out. Many thanks for any suggestions or input!


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Have you tried installing the program in compatibility mode?

Right click the installer, select properties, click on compatibility tab, check box that says "run this program in compatibility mode", then select from the drop down box which version of Windows you want to run it in, click Apply, then OK and then try to run the installer again.

 

Hi there, yes, tried the compatibility mode...still does the same thing. When doing it that way, a box comes up that says something like "Did the program install correctly...select Yes if so, or No to troubleshoot...". If I select "No", the window doesn't offer any solutions. Another weird thing--on a whim I took this laptop into a computer repair place and explained what's happening. Everyone working there had never heard of this happening, after showing them the installation failure. I was told Windows 8 has some "glitches".


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See if anything in here helps http://helpx.adobe.com/audition/kb/troubleshoot-installation-problems-audition-3.html

 

Thanks for digging that link up...I hadn't seen that page before. I looked over it and none of the issues listed seem to be specifically what I'm experiencing. The fact that the installation begins, and then just suddenly disappears, is very strange.

 

I'm not sure if you saw this?

http://helpx.adobe.com/creative-suite/kb/setup-initializes-disappears-cs3-photoshop.html

I was also reading the "Read Me" and it says it's "certified supported for 32 bit editions only". So if you have a 64 bit edition of Windows 8, it might be another reason why it wont install.

 

You may also want to check http://forums.adobe.com/community/audition/audition_previous if you cannot get a definitive answer here.