Upgrade & serial number questions.

Hi,
This may sound very stupid to many of you, but if somebody could take a minute to answer i'd really appreciate it.
In 2009 and I bought Adobe CS4 web premium.  It was the first design software i've ever used.  I've learned loads and am really enjoying it.  I am now thinking about upgrading to CS5.5 web premium.
What happens to my website (folders, appearance, etc) when I install CS5.5?  I know it sounds ridiculous but as i've never done this before I want to make sure that the hours and hours of work i've put in isn't lost or ruined because I may have forgotten to do something.
If I upgrade by purchasing the download option, do I need to have my CS4 serial number?  I have just moved house and will have to dig about 100 boxes, something I could do without today!
Any help appreciated,
Thanks

What happens to my website (folders, appearance, etc) when I install CS5.5?
What should happen is that your CS4 site definitions should sucessfully migrate to CS5.5 as part of the CS5.5 installation process.
So when you launch CS5.5, your settings should be all set up and waiting for you.
For some, this does not happen and they have to manually re-enter their site definitions.
That's about it.
If I upgrade by purchasing the download option, do I need to have my CS4 serial number?  I have just moved house and will have to dig about 100 boxes, something I could do without today!
FYI, if you registered your CS4 with Adobe when you bought it, your CS4 serial no can be obtained online from the Adobe servers by logging into the Adobe website.

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