Unable to install Abobe Acrobat 8.1 [CS3 is dead]

Question

Unable to install Abobe Acrobat 8.1.
Operating System: Windows XP SP3, not connected to Internet.
HTML Browser: K-Meleon.
It was previously installed and working; however it was very slow.  So I uninstalled and reinstalled it.
After the install is compete I get the following message:
"The file /C:/Program Files/Adobe/Acrobat 8.0/Acrobat/adobe_epic/eula/back.html cannot be found. Please check the location and try again."
I checked location -- it is not there or anywhere else in Program Folder (I checked all 300 sub-folders).
I spent considerable time searching on-line for information related to this failure; I found nothing.
Thank you

Nancy OShea · Accepted Answer

Using 15-16 year old Acrobat is unsafe for security reasons. Don't waste anymore time on this. Even if you have original installation disks and serial number, you cannot activate CS3 or Acrobat 8 because those servers are long gone.

Get modern software below. Depending on what you use it for, Acrobat Reader might be all you need.

FREE Acrobat Reader -- view, comment, print & sign PDF.
https://acrobat.adobe.com/us/en/acrobat/pdf-reader.html

Paid Acrobat Pro DC -- the complete solution for creating and saving PDF.
https://acrobat.adobe.com/us/en/acrobat/acrobat-pro.html

Acrobat system requirements:

Reader: https://helpx.adobe.com/reader/system-requirements.html

Pro DC: https://helpx.adobe.com/acrobat/system-requirements.html

John T Smith · Answer

That is an unsuppored, dead program... dead because the activation server has been retired

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