Upgrade from DW8 to CS4. need some advise/info

Since 1 year I`m using DW8 (Studio 8) as I started making websites with this program. (it is far much interesting as the progam I had before).
This year I learned about PHP and databases and dynamic websites.
I`m thinking of getting CS4.
Now I have some questions for which I hope you can give me some info or advise :
1) Can I only upgrade the DW8 out of Studio 8 upto CS4?
2) Is there much difference between them.   Are the buttons or option to be found somewhere else or are they still in the same place?
3) Can I still use my old page of DW8 in CS4?   Or do I need to convert or rebuild them?
4) Any common bugs in CS4.  I do ask this one as I`m not that technical to overcome some bugs that seems easy to pro`s.
Thanks in advance
Kind regards
martine

No, that's not correct. "Upgrade" refers only to the price you pay. Regardless of which version you buy, the Studio 8 software remains on your computer, and can still be used.
However, as I said before, you cannot run Dreamweaver 8 and Dreamweaver CS4 at the same time on a Windows computer. If, for some reason, you want to use Dreamweaver 8, you must close Dreamweaver CS4. After you have finished working with Dreamweaver 8, close it, and then you can relaunch Dreamweaver CS4.
David,
You are confusing me.
With `full` version I mean : the higher price.
With `upgrade` I mean the cheaper price.
From the earlier messages I understood that an `upgrade` (thus the cheaper price) of 1 piece of Studio 8 is not possbile.
So to have DW8  (out of Studio 8) changed into DW CS4 I have the following option :
- I purchase the full (thus higher price) version of Dreamweaver CS4.   Then I can install CS4 and still all programs of Studio 8 can be used.
or
- I purchase an `upgrade` (thus the cheaper price) from Studio 8 to CS4 Web Standard.  Here we go from one suite to another and all programs are updated/upgraded.
Hope I`m out of the confusion now.
Martine    

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