Upgrading four year old computer and Final Cut!

I am about to upgrade my four year old Mac G5 (2X2G)to a new Mac Pro(2.8G). It arrives Monday!I bought the upgrade to FCS2 to replace my FCP 4.5. I'm confused about what I have to do. Do I need to load the old version of Final Cut 4.5 onto my new Mac and then install the FCS upgrade on top of it? Does this mean I have to de-install it from my old G5?
I live in the mountains of western NC and my G5/FCP has never been updated. The dark side of living in Mayberry R.F.D. is the absence of technical help. "If it ain't broke don't fix it" has been our mantra. All G5 data has been moved to external hard drives for this changing of the guard. Any suggestions on installing this upgrade would be much appreciated.

When you get your new MP, reinstall OS while erasing HD and "zeroing" it out. This maps out possible bad sectors on your HD.
After you've installed OS, instal FCS2 from disk it will ask for your previous serial # from FCP 4.5
Do not migrate over any applications using Migration Assistant! Install any additional universal binary apps on your Mac Pro from the original Intel-Mac-intended software instal disks. Migration Assistant for G5 to Mac Pro is just a bad idea
Any files can be copied to your new computer from your old HD but OS + apps should be installed from disks and make sure software you're installing on new computer is optimized for Intel Macs to avoid conflicts.

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