Starter Edition 3.2 to Elements 8 Upgrade problem

Hi,
I have a perfectly functioning copy of Starter Edition 3.2 running on my Windows XP desktop and wanted to upgrade to Elements 8.
I followed the link from 3.2 and downloaded the trial version of Elements to give it a go.
When i launch Elenments 8 it is completely blank, not showing any of my thumnails or tags etc.
Can someone possibly provide a step by step guide on how to get Elements 8 to disply everything my SE 3.2 is (SE 3.2 still working, i have not un-installed it).
Regards,
Mike

Hope this helps:
1. Go into Starter Edition, under the Help menu, select 'System Info'. Under 'Current Catalog', note the catalog location.
2. Go into Photoshop Elements, under the File menu, select Catalog
3. Click the 'Custom Location' button
4. Click the 'Browse' button
5. Navigate to the location indicated in Starter Edition as the location of your Catalog
6. Click the 'Convert' button
7. Select the catalong from Photoshop Album, then click Convert.
-Mark

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