Switch from OS X to Windows 7

Hi,
We have a Adobe Creative suite 4 license (+ update to 5) for OS X and now there has been stated that we are not allowed to use OS X anymore and thus we need to switch to Windows 7.
My question is, can we use the Adobe Creative Suite 4 license on Windows or do we need to buy the whole package againg?

Its fairly easy to order a platform swap, but you need to be on the latest version. So you can use this opportunity to upgrade to CS5.5 and get all the newer features.
So you don't need to buy the entire stuff again; you can upgrade from your existing version.
See http://kb2.adobe.com/cps/405/kb405819.html for details.

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