thanks gizmo (hi gizmo!!)
i have not done this in forever
feels just like old times! ...except slower!!
i purchased a license and downloaded the latest version. i have uploaded the files to my host. i have imported my beastly db. i am running through set up!! i appear to be at the last step, but i am getting "Createtable.php has already been run. Your tables already exist. To continue the installation, remove the tables and then refresh this page."
doing some quick triage now.