How do I register non-app store items?

I have added iWork and Micromat TechTool 6 amd Micromat Checkmate 1.0.4 to my OS10.8.4 via DVD's. The App Store is not allowing upgrades to be opened. Does anyone else have this problem or a solution?

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You can't register non-Mac App Store applications onto the Mac App Store. Apple doesn't allow you to turn DVD versions into Mac App Store versions (they are the same version but with a few differences related to updates and licenses).
Also, Micromat TechTool and Micromat Checkmate are not available in the Mac App Store, so it's impossible to register them

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Computer specs:
MacBook Pro 15 Inch (mid 2009)
Running OS X Yosemite (10.10.1) [I updated just last night, I had been running 10.9 before and still had this problem]
Processor: 2.8 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
Memory: 4 GB 1067 MHz DDR3
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT 512 MB

I found the following in the Macbook Help, and the last bullet worked for me.
"You can uninstall apps you got from the Mac App Store, from other websites, or from discs. You can’t uninstall apps that are part of OS X, such as Safari and Mail.
Apps downloaded from the Mac App Store: Click the Launchpad icon in the Dock, hold down an app’s icon until all the icons begin to jiggle, then click an app’s delete button . If you later want the app, you can reinstall it from the Mac App Store.If an icon doesn’t have a delete button, it can’t be uninstalled in Launchpad. For more information about Launchpad, see Use Launchpad to view and open apps.
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