Installing CS6 and what to do with CS5.5?

I'm a new user to Creative Suite. Just installed CS5.5 Standard a couple of weeks ago on my Windows7 (64-bit) laptop. Have been using the product and apps since then with no problems.
I qualified for the upgrade to CS6, and will be downloading that shortly, and had some questions about how to handle that to ensure it all goes smoothly.
Will this install a completely separate program (or rather, suite of programs), or just "build on" and/or "upgrade" the existing CS5.5? Meaning, after I run the CS6 installer, will there be only one CS on my system, and it will be the new version 6? Or will I have two running independently, BOTH CS5.5 and CS6?
If it does result in two versions:
Do I use my same serial number to register?
Should I completely uninstall CS5.5? Both to save hard drive space, and make the new version (6) run properly? Should I "de-register" version CS5.5? (and should I do that AFTER installing CS6? Or before?)
Are there pros/cons to "keeping" both installed (if that's what happens)?
What about the settings I've configured in my existing CS5.5 (custom dictionary, menus, etc.). Will those transfer to the upgraded CS6? Do I need to import them, or will that happen automatically?
Any insight to these issues would be appreciated. And if there's a FAQ on dealing with this (I looked but didn't find one), please point me in the right direction. Thank you.

Answers in order of your questions:
The programs are sepoarate. Your CS5.5 wil lremain functional and avialable.
-does not apply-
You have separate serials for both versions and the CS5.5 one qualifies as the upgrading one
Keep it around. Forums are ful lof bug reports. CS6 doesn't care for CS5.5, so nothing is gained. if you must unisntall, do so before installing CS6.
Pros: You work with a tested, halfway safe version, when you keep CS5.5 around. Also as long as plug-ins e.g.  for Photoshop aren't updated yet, peopel wil lrequire to work with older versions for compatibilty.
Settings do not transfer. You need to configure them fresh and make use of the import/ export features e.g. for brushes, layer style and so on in Photoshop. Same for other programs.
Mylenium

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