I need to re-install Final Cut Studio 2

After a major problem on my original booting HD - 6 years old - that I discovered while backing it up with SuperDuper (used successfully for years), I had to exchange it and after a week of fiddling... I managed to save almost everything from that faulty drive using Data Rescue II and Disk Image Restauration and have now my system almost back in shape - most of the programs (QT Pro, Photoshop CS, Acrobat, aso. requesting simply their original license/serial numbers BUT its another story for my suite of editing programs...
FCP is seemingly running but the rest of the Studio is not! I finally came to the conclusion that I have to re-install the whole FINAL CUT STUDIO 2 that itself is an upgrade of FINAL CUT PRO HD!
My question is quite simple: how do I go about desinstalling EVERYTHING so I can make a fresh new install?
Thanks for help and wisdom
Philippe

Nick,
Data Rescue worked fine for me - for everything but the Final Cut Suite - for my other programs like Photoshop aso, I just had to get my hands on my license numbers to get them back to work ! You might have had a problem Data Rescue describes in their manual as wrong ABL "allocation block layout" ! Please don't ask me more on that... I have no clue on what they're talking about!
I did erase everything Final Cut with FCS Remover, then re-installed FCP HD, then upgraded, then installed FC Studio 2 then upgraded (a busy day talking with those dialog boxes) so I supposedly now got everything back to before crash/drive exchange. I will give it a real test in the morning.
Thanks for your imput.

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