Is it safe to upgrade from Photoshop Album to PSE8?

I developed a fairly large catalog in Photoshop Album (version 2 I think). I successfully converted it to a downloaded version of PSE7. But then someone told me about PSE8, so I downoaded that. It wouldn't accept my Album catalog, getting stuck and refusing to go on. Obviously I didn't want to have to re-create the catalog. So I scrapped PSE8 and have reverted, reasonably happily, to PSE7. Might I have done better with the bought CD version of PSE8?

I have tried to go from 2 to 8 and cant do it either, I dont think its possible..........see my help request today
Jim

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