Migrate Catalogs from Elements 4.0 to Elements 13.0 - Is it possible?

I am moving from Elements 4.0 to Elements 13.0. I have made a securitycopy of the catalog in Elements 4.0 and I am trying to convert it to the later version. But it is not working!
Any hints? Or is the step too long? I did read that there were a change in DB-format between Elements 5.0 and Elements 6.0. Can it have some impact?
Thanks for your input / Johan

See that recent paper:
http://helpx.adobe.com/elements-organizer/kb/convert-organizer-catalog-elements-13-64.html
You don't say exactly how you are moving. Are you installing on the same computer or another one? Which OS versions?

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