Catalog Conversion on a New Computer & version 5 to 9

I backed up my catalog to an external hard in anticipation of installing version 9 on a new computer. I was using vesrion 5. The restore on my new computer did not go well. I am unable to find many pictures because the catalog structure is different and I can't find many of the tags.
Any help will be appreciated

Thanx for asking.
I followed the approach in the online website. Basically I made a backup
(file - backup catalog etc.) of my tags and catalogs and saved it to an
external hard drive. I accessed the back up file after I installed version
10 using the restore catalog (file - restore etc.). My initial attempt was
unsuccessful. I uninstalled version 10 and reinstalled it.
Maybe I am using the word terminology. When I say catalog I mean the
structure I set up to organize my pictures. Tags might be a more correct
term. My catalog/tags were recognized after my second attempt. But the
pictures that I tagged got messed up. For example, I had a tag titled "The
Kids" and a sub-category titled M&T. When I open the M&T sub-category I see
pictures that I placed in my bridges sub-category and I never linked M&T to
bridges.
I hope this makes sense. I appreciate your asking and taking the time to
assist.
Kim

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