How do you import Elements 5 catalog to Elements 13?

HI,
Was running Elements v5.  I bought a new Win8 computer and the organizer will not open so I (finally) upgraded to Elements13.  I installed v13.  I thought I would easily be able to open my old catalogs (3 of them).  However, I did not see that open. 
I can see the psa files in my v5 library.  BUt, v13 does not see or recognize those.
Am i doing something wrong or is that capability not a feature?
As i write this, i am Restoring a backup from a tly file.  I'd still rather see the original catalog file be opened. 

Yes it is 64-bit.  I'm still getting used to that and have see it does make a difference.  I am at work at the moment so I cannot run the conversion utility, but that looks promising.
On a related/similar note, before work this AM. since the catalog conversion failed, I decided to try to import all my images.  They are sitting on an external hard drive.  The good news is that when I started the import, PE13 recognized the tags that were assigned in PE5.  That was very important to me.  .
So, it looks like I may have two feasible paths to follow:
1.  Re-import all the images and re-use my tags
2.  Run the 64-bit catalog conversion utility and import/restore my catalogs
I frankly cannot tell which option is easier, better or preferred.  My objective is to get back to an arrangement whereby I can view all my photos in the organizer (by catalog).  My catalogs are quite simple.  Most all images were in a base catalog.  I was running on a 2006 WinXp machine using PE5.  The catalog had ~ 30000 images.  It was bogging down when I'd scroll through the catalog.  I recently created catalog #2 for some special activities (I.e., Kids Sports) so that I could view and retrieve them easily.  I might have 1000 images in this catalog.
My preferred viewing is to see everything in one catalog, and use tags to segregate them for specific viewing/usage.  I suspect that has a performance impact.  Any thoughts on best approach?
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