Lost tags in catalog conversion

In a catalog conversion from PsE 6 to PsE 10 all tags have lost their connections to the actual files: What have I done wrong and how can I solve this issue?

Which tags? Can you please explain a bit more?
Are the tags imported correctly? You mean any search you make with tags shows you empty results?
Thanks
Andaleeb

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One thing puzzles me:
RedClayFarmer wrote:
I then found one suggestion that the problem might involve permissions. The suggestion was to right click PhotoshopElementsOrganizer.exe in its installation folder (which on my computer is at at D:\Photo\Elements 11 Organizer) and run Organizer as an administrator. This also failed.
I don't understand why running the exe from the installation folder would have worked.
I would have simply tried to run that exe from its real location :
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Lost tags

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Lost tags in catalog conversion

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