my old mac died do i need my old version of pro tools le installed to upgrade to 8?

[darkaardvark]

recently my mac g5 decided to breakdown, since repairing the thing would cost more than its worth i decided to invest in a new macbook pro. i desperately need the mbox pro 2 for my work but my current Pro Tools LE is the 7.1.2 version which on works on os x tiger.

so my question is do i need my current version of pro tools installed in order to upgrade to Pro Tools LE 8? i'm asking this because i can only find upgrades to LE 8 on sale and i dont know if the m-powered version of protools would be compatible with my m-box pro 2.

if anyone out there has any solution to my predicament i'd really appreciate the help asap as i'm working towards a deadline.