Bugger it - full steam ahead!
I got the sound working by simply choosing a different speaker option, so I decided to install Adobe CS5 anyway. It'll take 45 minutes, but I'm engrossed in a graphic Novel called Habibi by Craig Thompson, and will continue reading that until it's done. The graphic novel's about two orphens who get enslaved. Seems to be a mixture of modern and classic Arabian and Persian fantasy, including harems, eunuchs and Hijras. I'm loving it. The artwork is very nice and the story flows so easily.
