Converting PSE 4 catalog to PSE 7 catalog

I have several slideshows I put together in PSE 4 before saving them as wmv files to take over to Premiere Elements 2 to add a menu and burn to DVD. I had problems doing this and have just installed PSE 7 so I can save them as avi files instead but I am unable to find the original slideshows in the PSE 7 catalog. I did a search in Program Files for My Catalog and found the PSE 4 one but I'm not sure where to find the PSE 7 one, or how to move them over. Any suggestions would be appreciated.

1. When I did the catalog conversion in May, many of my tags and tag categories were missing or rearranged. Is there something I need to do in converting my PSE 4 catalog to 7 to prevent this from happening?
The conversion process is pretty buggy. Make sure you do File > Catalog > Recover in PSE 4 before attempting conversion. If that doesn't work, see steps 2 and 4 of this FAQ:
http://www.johnrellis.com/psedbtool/photoshopelements-6-7-faq.htm#_Problems_converting_cat alogs
2. Now that I have re-installed 7, the old catalog I converted in May is still there. I need to delete this PSE 7 catalog in its entirety and reconvert my current PSE 4 catalog. When I try that, I get an error message that says "My Catalog already exists - use another catalog name". How do I get rid of the version 7 catalog from May?
You can delete the old catalog by doing File > Catalog, selecting My Catalog, and clicking Remove.
3. PSE 4 gave me the choice of showing my photos in either date sequence or in file name sequence within each folder. Does PSE 7 have the same ability to display in file name sequence? If so, I can't find it.
Display > Folder Location

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