Take note that are new activation procedures for Macromedia software installation.
“When trying to activate your Creative Suite 2, Acrobat 7, or Macromedia products you may receive an error that the Activation server is unavailable. As of December 15th [2012] the activation servers for these products will be shut down.”
http://forums.adobe.com/thread/1114930
How to activate new installations of Macromedia branded products:
http://helpx.adobe.com/x-productkb/policy-pricing/macromedia-legacy-activation-error.html
Judy Arndt