FCP7 upgrade - says serial number is invalid????

Hi there,
I am wanting to upgrade from FCP4 to FCP7.
I am running a Macbook Pro with Mac OS X V 10.6.8
Question 1: Can I upgrade from a full version of FCP4 to FCP7?
Originally I installed FCP4 - full retail version - on a G5 tower/dektop in 2004.
In 2010 I bought a Macbook Pro and installed FCP6 Academic version as I was studying that year. I have been using this version until today.
I understand that I cannot upgrade my academic version (FCP6).
I have unplugged and stored my G5, and haven't used FCP4 for a few years now.
However, I have my old installation disks and serial numbers which I tried to install into my macbook pro today.
Today I tried to install FCP4 on my macbook pro, as I assume I need to do this in order to upgrade to FCP7.
It seemed to work - ie computer restarted, but I can't find FCP4 anywhere on my macbook, only the existing Academic version.
(There was also an error box for QMaster I think (?), and also a prompt to insert LiveType and apple Loops disks.)
Question 2: Do I need to also install Live Type and Apple Loops to successfully install FCP4?
Question 3: Do I need to un-install my Academic version in order to install my old FCP4?
On another tangent:
Just out of curiosity (or impatience hahaha) I inserted my FCP7 upgrade disk.
When I typed in the serial number = carefully, using capitals and dashes and being careful of O vs 0 etc = an error box comes up saying that the serial number is invalid.
Question 4: Why is the serial number invalid? Is it because I have an academic version installed at present, which can't be upgraded? It doesn't seem logical to me that it would prompt this message box.
Any help appreciated - I have a deadline looming!
Cheers

Use FCS remover to delete all copies of the software on your machine.
Insert the FCS3 install disk (aka FCP7)
When it asks you for the original serial, give it the FCP4 number.
When it asks you for the upgrade serial, give it the FCS3 number.
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