Upgrading Indesign CS2 to CS4 on second hand G5

Hi. I've just bought a second hand G5 from an auction. It has a working Indesign CS2 loaded but I don't know if its legal. A 20 digit number appears in the 'About Indesign' pane. I'm guessing this is the serial number. Is this correct? I would like to buy an upgrade to Indesign CS4 but I'm worried it won't install. Can anyone give advice on how I find out if my CS2 will accept the upgrade. I have my own boxed version of Indesign Design Collection with ID2.0 but unfortunately I dont think I can upgrade from that version at all.
Thanks for any advice. Deb.

> It has a working Indesign CS2 loaded but I don't know if its legal.
It's not. In order to be legal, the seller must fill out a license
transfer form and send it to Adobe. Absent that, legally, you should
uninstall it.
Bob

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