I'm seeing exactly the same error. I'm on OS X Lion 10.7.3. I have tried rebooting and running the Disk Utility and repairing disk permissions. Neither have fixed the problem.

I have to say this is fairly ridiculous. I'm only evaluating CS6 on a trial at this point. If Adobe can't make something as basic as software installation work (it's just copying some files into a directory FFS!) it doesn't exactly create a great impression of their product.

Think I'm going to start Googling "alternatives to Adobe Illustrator" rather than waste any more time on this...

I should also add that I've run the Adobe Cleaner Tool as well. Still no luck. Sort it out Adobe! This is woeful.

I am trying to install the trial of Adobe Illustrator CS6 downloaded from Adobe using the Adobe Download Manager.

The Download Assistant completed and then launched the installer itself. The installation process hung the first time around. I then retried it manually and it failed with the error code listed above.

I'll see if I have time to re-download the 1.5GB installer and try again tomorrow, but I'm not really sure why I should bother given I managed to create my illustration with Inkscape this afternoon while waiting for this to be resolved.

Honestly, do you really expect to be able to attract new customers if your installation experience is this poor? You're asking people to...

1) Download and install the Adobe Download Assistant.

2) Download a ridiculously huge file (most OSes are smaller than a 1.5GB download)

3) Attempt to install the file.

4) Clean their Adobe installation folder when that fails to work.

5) Re-download the file a slightly different way (so we're up to over 3GB now)

6) Attempt to install that file.

...and then assuming that works, you charge them over $1000 for the privilege. Not exactly a persuasive buying experience.

Contrast that with Inkscape:

1) Download a 80MB archive.

2) Extract to a folder.

3) Run the app - done.

Pain involved:none. Cost the user: $0.

OK, I re-downloaded using the direct download linked you suggested and I got exactly the same error.

I have the same problem. I spent the whole night for this issue but could not solve. I try the cleaner applicaiton, it didn't help. I also downloaded it again, but still same problem. By the way, I was installing Dreamveaver on Mac OS 10.7.4, not design premium or something else.

No luck, never worked.

@anke55mom If I were you I'd stick with CS5, demand a refund and wait for Adobe to fix the issue. Do not reward them for a shoddy piece of work - make them earn your license fee.

I have given up and will not consider evaluating CS6 again for at least another 6 months.

i have run into the same "inconsistent db" error, after i completely reformated my disc with cs5 on it.

i didnt uninstall cs5 before reformatting and i am running cs5 on my mac pro as well, but its shut down this week and in my other office, so this could not be the reason why i get a database error when trying to install the whole cs5.

please staff members, could anyone help me out for a minute, to try to get a solution, i need it for working everyday and earning money. i am not offended or bothered, just trying to find a proper solution,

thanks

here is my posting:

http://forums.adobe.com/message/4859583#4859583