Macromedia Director MX Upgrade can be registered and upgraded. This is the retail version not an Educational, NFR, or OEM version.

Macromedia Director MX Upgrade will upgrade Macromedia Director 8 or 8.5 and lets you create rich content and applications for CD/DVD, kiosks, and the internet. Author once, deliver anywhere, and reach everyone with Director MX. Build compelling content that offers real results integrating interactive audio, video, bitmaps, vectors, text, fonts, and more. Deliver accessible content and deploy all your multimedia projects on CD/DVD and corporate intranets, or to over 300 million web users with Macromedia Shockwave Player. Macromedia Flash Communication Server Personal Edition is included. Part Number DRW090D100.