Final Cut Pro 5.1 to Final Cut Studio 2

I have a retail version of Final Cut Pro 5.1 and have the upgrade to Final Cut Studio 2. When I upgrade to Final Cut Studio 2 I input the serial which tells me I have input an upgrade serial and to put in my original serial number. I input the original serial and it tells me its not valid. I have a MacBook 17" Intel that this worked no problem on. This machine is in for repairs so I am trying to install this in a new Macbook 13" intel. I did encounter this problem on an older G5 when I first bought the upgrade and I know there was something that needed to be done (Deleting ID files etc...) to make this work. I just cant remember what that was. Any help would be great.

Did you buy the correct upgrade package?
Because there was one upgrade from any version of FCP, and one upgrade from a previous version of FC Studio
One won't work with the other.

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