Photoshop Elements 8 catalog fails to convert to 11

I have tried suggestions in this forum without success

Please ensure that PSE8 organizer is close when you trying to convert. Please see http://help.adobe.com/en_US/elementsorganizer/using/WS3d021fd412237a2f14afb0171392eec10c6- 7ffb.html#WS88C91CD5-DCAC-4028-ABCE-E80DBD57CBBE_WIN and let us know if you still face issues.
Thanks
Andaleeb

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