Upgrade to FCS 2 won't take old serial number

So I bought a FCS2 upgrade. It installed perfectly on my Mac Pro. But on my laptop, I had an educational version of FCP 5 which I know can't be upgraded. Apple said to enter my old FCP 4.5
serial #. But I still get the INVALID Serial # message. I've tried other 4.5 #s, and still no go. Any thoughts?

The Software License Agreement for FCS2 allows you to install the same license of FCS2 on one desktop and one laptop, as long as the two are never in use at the same time. So, assuming you stay within those boundaries, you can use the same SNs for both installs.
To do that at this point in time, you'll probably need to trash the munged SN file on your laptop. So, go to:
/Library/Application Support/ProApps/System ID
and trash that file. Empty the trash. The next time you open Final Cut, you will be asked for the SNs again. Enter the SN for the upgrade, then for the previous SN, enter the SN from your desktop. That should do it.
But seriously, it would be a violation of the SLA to use FCS apps on both computers at the same time. K?

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