FCP7 Serial Number

Well, after accidentally updating my software without checking everything I was actually updating via the weekly update, my G5 decided that I needed to re-verify my FCP7 serial number. However being that I bought it ummm... 7-8 years ago, I couldn't find my paper materials that had the number printed on it. So I faxed Apple my proof of purchase and asked for a new serial. Great, they responded immediately. Except the new serial number didn't work. Luckily, I had an old laptop that had my FCP7 on it, so I took it to the store (I hadn't turned it on in awhile and it didn't remember how to "work") and got all that fixed - only to find that the serial number on my working FCP7 wasn't displayed blatantly on the title screen.
I have searched the internet and know that by going to Finder > Library > Application Support > ProApps > Final Cut Pro System ID will help me find the serial number. But here's the thing - I don't have a folder on either of my computers that is titled "ProApps". So I'm at a dead end again. Can anyone please help me find out another way to get my original serial number off the application that's imported on my laptop?
If I didn't have to continuously edit hour-long programs for a web-series I'm producing, I wouldn't bother, I'd spend the time learning a new software because I've heard the newer versions of FCP aren't up to snuff. But I'm stubborn, and it's right at my fingertips - I just need some light shed on the situation.
Any help would be greatly appreciated!

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I am wanting to upgrade from FCP4 to FCP7.
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I just checked Amazon and there is a $600 difference in the update and full versions; they list (one) unopened upgrade boxed set at $795 while an unopened set of the full version currently is proced at $1295 (a $300 premium over the price Apple used to charge!).
Something you might want to ponder: the question of how much to invest in a suite of software that is no longer being supported by Apple. Even though I'm able to run FCP 7 and its related apps largely without issues on Mavericks, who knows how long or well that will work in the future?
Also, if you're at all curious about whether the changes you mentioned in FCP X are value-added or not, you can always download the trial version and find out first hand. If you do, invest a little time with some of a few tutoirals offered by by a variety of highly regarded FCP X intructors. You might be pleasantly surprised.
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