Installing Photoshop Elements 10 as an upgrade

I recenlty purchased Photoshop Elements 10 as an upgrade to an older version.It is plainly stated on the box that "you will need a licensed copy of any version of Adobe Photoshop Elements." Somewhere on the Internet I saw that it would be necessary to have your old registration number.  The upgrade version is $20 cheaper than the new version.
When I installed the upgrade, nowhere did it ask for my old registration number.
So my first question is did I get the full version of Photoshop Elements 10?
My second question is why the difference in price between these two versions if an older registration number is not necessary to install the program?
Tech support was no hope with these questions.
Thank you.
Carole

From: Gautham K
Sent: Friday, January 27, 2012 10:56 AM
To: carolec71
Subject: Installing Photoshop Elements 10 as an upgrade
Well, I think it strange that Adobe doesn’t care if I had a previous version. It sounds like a rip off to me, not for me but for the guy who pays the full price. . And tech support could have cared less.
And, yes, it works, but what a shock! Not at all user friendly like the previous version I have. 
Thanks for your reply.
Grumpy Carole
      Re: Installing Photoshop Elements 10 as an upgrade
      created by Gautham K in Downloading, Installing, Setting Up - View the full discussion

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