Original serial number after migration

Hi,
This is not a new issue on these forums - but I've been through other posts, and my question remains unanswered.
Ok, so I used Migration Assistant to move applications to my new Macbook Pro. And now Aperture 3 won't accept the serial number from my old Macbook Pro, because it's an 'upgrade serial number'.
But I don't have the old DVD of Aperture 3, and I can't find a receipt or any documentation - it was 2009, and I may have thrown much of that old stuff away.
So what can I do?  I am a legal owner of Aperture through to v3.x.x - is there a (hidden?) ID file on the old mac that I can move across?
I've looked in Library/Application Support/ProApps/ and trashed the ProAppsSystemID as one poster suggested. Didn't fix the problem.
I'm running Mavericks - on the old Macbook Pro, and on the new one.
I can supply a screenshot of Aperture 3 happily launched on my old Mac, with the 'About Aperture' box showing my upgrade serial number.
But other than that - how do I get Aperture working on my new Macbook Pro?  I can't really go to Apple with no receipt.
Is there some place in the Apple universe where my original copy would be registered online, when I first bought the software?
I've looked in the order status of the Apple Store, but I can only see orders going back 18 months.  I don't know if I bought Aperture 2 there or not.
thanks,
Charles

So what can I do?  I am a legal owner of Aperture through to v3.x.x - is there a (hidden?) ID file on the old mac that I can move across?
Charles, any IDFile - ProAppSystem ID is bound to the hardware of your old Mac, so you cannot copy these files over. And your Aperture 3 Upgrade serial is only valid in combination with the Aperture 2 serial.
But other than that - how do I get Aperture working on my new Macbook Pro?  I can't really go to Apple with no receipt.
Ask Apple for a replacement Seriel number:  Pro Application Replacement Serial Numbers
You will need a proof of purchase, to be able to do this. Talk to the Store, you bought your new Mac from and show them your Aperure 3 upgrade serial.
Alternately - since Aperture 3 is running on your old Mac - is there any chance to upgrade the old mac to Mavericks and Aperture 3.5 as well? Mavericks needs Snowleopard 10.6.8 installed. The upgrade from Aperture 3.4.5 to 3.5 will turn your retail licence into an AppStore licence bound to your AppleID. If you succeed to upgrade your old Mac to Mavericks, and Aperture to 3.5., you will be able to install Aperture from the "Purchased" tab on the App Store on your new Mac, if you sign into the Store with the same AppleID.
-- Léonie

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