All Final Cut Studio 2 products keep prompting for Serial Number

Does anyone know how to fix this?
1) Bought Final Cut Studio 2
2) Installed it with the provided Serial Number
3) Registered
4) Opened each product - was prompted to enter name and serial number
5) Tried reopening stuff like DVD Studio Pro 4, Final Cut Pro etc.. and am re-prompted with the same blanks to enter name and serial number... this happens even when I restart the computer.
What gives?

OK, I just spoke with Apple Care and got it fixed...
I like when things work this well.
Here is my simple translation of what he told me
A) Make sure you have closed all applications.
1) go to this folder:
/Library/Application Support/ProApps/
2) Find any file that has "_SystemID" in the name
i.e. FinalCut_ProSystemID, DVDStudio_Pro_SystemID
etc... These are left over from your previous versions.
DELETE THESE FILES - yes all of them.
Empty the trash too
3) Restart Final Cut Pro and enter your Serial Number
This is nice because now ALL of Studio 2.0 is serialized!
4) Enjoy Final Cut Studio.
Here is a more technical version below:
Hello from Apple!
Shaun at Apple Service & Support thought that you might find this article useful. We hope that it helps resolve your technical issue.
Link: http://www.info.apple.com/kbnum/n303184
Troubleshooting serial number issues with professional products
If you're having difficulty entering a serial number when activating your professional software product, keep these tips in mind:
* Make sure you are reading from the original serial number label that came with the product.
* Be sure to enter your first and last name, and verify there are no mistakes in the serial number field.
* Some numbers and letters look similar, so make sure you don't mistake a zero for the letter O and the number 1 for the letter i or lowercase L.
* Enter the dashes in the serial number.
* Make sure there are no spaces before or after the serial number.
* Make sure that the serial number is valid for the product you're trying to serialize, for example:
o Soundtrack serial numbers are not valid for serializing Soundtrack Pro
o Upgrade serial numbers cannot be used with Academic or Not for Resale numbers from a previous version
* If you've already serialized your application and downloading an update causes it to stop working, try removing your System ID file and enter your serial number again. The System ID file for your product is located in
/Library/Application Support/ProApps/
Remove the appropriate file for your product, then launch the application and enter your serial number again.
Also see the "Installing Your Software" document that is available on the Install disc in the Documentation folder, or as a download from the AppleCare Support manuals page or from these direct links:
Installing Your Final Cut Studio Software
Installing Your DVD Studio Pro 4 Software
Installing Your Shake 4 Software
Aperture: Installing Your Software
Installing Your Motion 2 Software
Thank you,
Apple
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