maybe this can help you...

an instruction from D0rka

Okay LISTEN...
If you're getting errors with Rosetta Stone when starting up the app, you're either
blocking it with your firewall (DON'T DO IT) or it has access to internet some
how..
1. Do NOT block the application with firewall (you will eventually get those error
messages if you do..)
2. Uninstall it
3. Clean all traces of it
4. apply the stuff below into your HOSTS file, and THEN install Rosetta Stone
(again).
DO THE FOLLOWING:
Add following lines to your HOSTS file:
#16.217.0.0 = *.ip.att.net
127.0.0.1 16.217.0.0
127.0.0.1 rosettastone.com
127.0.0.1 launch.rosettastone.com
127.0.0.1 amp.rosettastone.com
127.0.0.1 resources.rosettastone.com
127.0.0.1 updates.rosettastone.com
now you can allow Rosetta Stone to connect to internet, it's not going
anywhere else than to your own computer.. :-)

Above text has been posted before I've just reformatted it for better clarity.

Now, for those of you looking for the language packs, they can all be d/l directly
from Rosetta Stones help pages.
As an added bonus doing it this way alows you to "A" get th most up to date files,
and "B" install all the language packs at once, without a cd drive or a virtual
disk.
http://support.rosettastone.com/en/language-learning/articles/Installing-Rosetta-
Stone-Version-4-TOTALe-without-a-CDROM-drive
scroll half way down the page to see the pack links.

Here's how
1.Download all the language packs you need.
2.If Rosetta Stone is open, close it.
3.Find where you downloaded the files.
4.Once you have found those files you will want to move them to the AutoInstall
folder by highlighting them, right clicking, and then click Cut. Note: If you do
not see an AutoInstall folder, create one by visiting the locations below and then
right click in the white area and choose New Folder. Then name it AutoInstall.

Windows XP

Click the Start button and then click Run. Type %Documents and Settings%\All
Users\Application Data\Rosetta Stone and press Enter. Then click into the TOTALe
folder and then the AutoInstall folder. This is the folder and allow you to right
click in the white space, and then click Paste.

Windows Vista

?Click the Start button and then type %ProgramData%\Rosetta Stone and press Enter.
Then click into the TOTALe folder and then the AutoInstall folder. This is the
folder that will allow you to right click in the white space, and then click Paste.

Windows 7
?Click the Start button and then type %ProgramData%\Rosetta Stone and press Enter.
If you see a TOTALe folder, click into that and then the AutoInstall folder. If you
don't see a TOTALe folder, click into the Language Training folder and then the
AutoInstall folder. This is the folder that will allow you to right click in the
white space, and then click Paste.

Windows 8

?Press the Windows button on your keyboard and type %ProgramData%\Rosetta Stone and
press Enter. If you see a TOTALe folder, click into that and then the AutoInstall
folder. If you don't see a TOTALe folder, click into the Language Training folder
and then the AutoInstall folder. This is the folder that will allow you to right
click in the white space, and then click Paste.

Mac OSX

Click Finder and then click Go in the top menu bar. Click Computer in the drop
down. Then click Macintosh HD, Library, Application Support, Rosetta Stone, TOTALe
(if you see one) or Language Training (if you don't see a TOTALe folder), and
finally AutoInstall. Then drag the language level files to the white space in that
folder.

6. Now reopen Rosetta Stone� and you should see a message that says "Installing
Languages".