Upgrade trouble - invalid serial number??

Hello all,
Maybe I'm just missing something obvious here, but I'm trying to upgrade Logic 7.2 to Logic Studio.
Early on in the install there is a prompt for entering your serial number. I do that, using the serial number on the Logic Studio install documentation. Then I receive another prompt asking for my original serial number, or to insert my xskey. My xskey is always attached to my mac, so I figured I don't have an original serial number, and my xskey is attached, so I select continue. But then I get a prompt that reads "The serial number you have entered is invalid", and the install can't continue.
Is there something I am supposed to enter in that second serial number prompt? Seems like my xskey is not being recognized. But my 7.2 install runs flawlessly.
Now this is the interesting thing, the xskey I have is old (been using Logic for years). It's one of the old Emagic keys (the blue one), not the Apple xskeys. Could this be a problem? Has anyone else had this issue? Is there a work-around?
Thanks in advance.

That has to be frustrating waiting for that...
My L8 upgrade is ordered, hope I don't go through that.
So do you have the original manual that came with L7 upgrade?
Mine has it on the inside cover, haven't looked at the dongle # to see if they are the same.
As well, is your dongle updated to the latest? That's what I had trouble doing with the 7 upgrade, I had to update the dongle first. Mind you you're using 7.xx so it should already upgraded, but just thinking.
Later
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