Installation issue - Question Mark over icon?

Hi.
I just purchased FCE4 to upgrade from my old version.
I did the install, and it said it was successful.
I rebooted. 
My FCE icon has a big question mark over it, and clicking on it doesn't open the software.
Any ideas?
Thanks.

It sounds like you're looking at your Dock icon which can't find the old version.  Open your Applications folder and see if FCE will open using that icon.

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