Surcode dolby in cs3

hi all,
A few years ago, I purchased a plugin for premier pro 2 to handle dolby 5.1... the minnetonka surcode.
I have now updated my pp2 to cs3 and am amazed I appear to be required to repurchase?
Am I doing something wrong?
Is there anyway to integrate my previous surcode from pp2 into the cs3 or somehow utilise dolby in a cs3 project?
thanks in advance

You need to call Minnetonka and tell them you upgraded and they will set you up

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