How to upgrade from CS2 Premium to CS4 Design Standard

Have had CS2 Premium running on my Vista machine (32bit) for some time now without problems.  Recently purchased CS4 Design Standard upgrade, but have left it in the box for some time.  Things have calmed down, ready to try the upgrade.  Is there a definitive recommended approach to this - i.e. just install over or remove existing.  I've ready countless problems, suggestions etc., but felt by now, there must be a right way to do this.  Appreciate any guidance,
Larry

sorry to be a pita, just want to minimize potentail problems.  A few more questions then:
1.  So are you saying the install doesn't overaly on CS2 but in fact keeps it and installs CS4 separately?  That's a lot of wasted mb.  Or
2. am I given a choice upon install - over CS2 or new?  And
3. if I install in a separate directory, will uninstall of CS2 later on once i'm comfortable with CS4 delete any shared files?
Larry

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