TS2518 Aperture requests my serial number each time I open it

I recently upgraded my MacBook Pro and OS - it's now 10.7.5 - and my version of Aperture seems to be the latest version - 3.4.4 Now, every time I load Aperture, it demands my serial no., name, etc. Is there a fix? From skimming the Apple site, it seems that version 3.4.3 was supposed to correct this problem.
Thanks you.

Stanley,
just to be sure - you looked in the System Library directly on your MacintoshHD and not in the Library in your Home folder? And the ProApp System ID is missing?
Sometimes Aperture writes this file to a temporary directory, when it cannot write to the Library. If the above does not work, look at the temporary directory /tmp
Use the Finder's "Go" menu
Go > Got to folder and enter /tmp into the textfield. If you see the file there, move it to its proper location in /Library/Application Support/ProApps
Regards
Léonie

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