Installing US version of CS4 on a UK PC and future upgrade options

I'm sure this has been asked countless times before on these boards, so please accept my apologies in advance! My question is this: if I were to buy a US version of Adobe CS4 Design Premium for my UK Windows Vista PC (I have a friend in the US who can buy it from Amazon.com and mail it to me here in the UK), firstly, would it install and activate properly and secondly, when the time comes in the future to possibly upgrade to the next version of Creative Suite, would I need to buy and install the US upgrade software, since I've heard that the serial number/licence is localized to a certain region (e.g. UK or US).

How would I install CS3 successfully?
Probably not at all. New PC means Win 7 or Win 8 and CS3 is not compatible at all with the latter and exposes some not so minor issues with the otehr. Beyond that, if you feel adventurous, al lyou need is your CS3 and you will be asked for a serial of a previous product. Just expect this to be an unpleasant experience and don't say you haven't been warned. Of course you might end up happy like a kid on Christmas on the odd chance it may work without a hitch...
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