Transferring PSE 5.0 from old computer to new computer?

I have PSE 5.0 installed onto my old laptop however I am now buying a new laptop and wish to transfer it onto my new one. I still have the serial key however I have already used both installs so I need to "deactivate" the key for my old laptop in order to install it onto my new one. I understand that the help>deactivate feature is only for newer PSE versions so I was wondering if I were to uninstall PSE from my old laptop, would that free up the serial key? Or is there some other way I should go about this?
Thanks in advance.

Do you still have your install disk or download for pse 5?
Not all versions of pse 5 had activation, so if you look under the Help menu in the pse 5 editor, does if have anything about Deactivate?
If not, then there is really nothing to worry about as far as how many times you've installed pse 5 before.
After you install pse 5 on your new computer, install the 5.0.2 update for pse 5:
Adobe - Photoshop Elements : For Windows : Adobe Photoshop Elements 5.0.2 update

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