Disk Utility's Error "Scan image for Restore" process doesn't finish in Mac OS X 10.3

Solution

As a workaround, you can either: 

• Create a disk image, using this method in Disk Utility: From the Images menu, choose New > Image from Folder, or...
• Open Terminal and type this (which is equivalent to "Scan Image for Restore"), then press Return:
  
  asr -imagescan -blockonly

Without Activation Adobe CS4 for MAC !

Step 1 – Make sure you’ve run a CS4 app once (use trial if asked). Quit any open CS4 apps.

Step 2 – If you’ve previously entered a serial, load any CS4 app, go to the Help menu and Deactivate. Quit any open CS4 apps.

Step 3 – Open Terminal (found in Applications/Utilities/). In the terminal window, paste in:

sudo /Applications/TextEdit.app/Contents/MacOS/TextEdit /etc/hosts

Step 4 – Hit return and type in your admin password.

Step 5 – A file will automatically open in TextEdit. In TextEdit, add new line at the bottom of the document and paste in the following:

127.0.0.1 activate.adobe.com

127.0.0.1 practivate.adobe.com

127.0.0.1 ereg.adobe.com

127.0.0.1 activate.wip3.adobe.com

127.0.0.1 wip3.adobe.com

127.0.0.1 3dns-3.adobe.com

127.0.0.1 3dns-2.adobe.com

127.0.0.1 adobe-dns.adobe.com

127.0.0.1 adobe-dns-2.adobe.com

127.0.0.1 adobe-dns-3.adobe.com

127.0.0.1 ereg.wip3.adobe.com

127.0.0.1 activate-sea.adobe.com

127.0.0.1 wwis-dubc1-vip60.adobe.com

127.0.0.1 activate-sjc0.adobe.com

Step 6 – Save the file. Do NOT do a “Save As”. Close the file.

Step 7 – Launch any CS4 app and enter the serial from the keygen. The serial will last for decades.

# Serial

1325-0148-7083-3854-2685-9910

1325-0531-4465-2036-6115-2889

1325-0160-0444-0107-1848-9998

1325-0078-9095-1778-2946-7438

1325-0958-7730-6187-6642-9656

1325-0359-2403-9028-3122-1443

1325-0484-5484-8715-0325-1405

1325-0803-8403-1768-8621-9444