[X-Newbies] OS 10.1.5 to Tiger(?)

[Daniel Carter]

At 10:04 AM -0700 7/28/05, john mee wrote:

>I have had success with archive and upgrade and check in the box 
>"restore user settings"
>John Mee

At 11:37 AM -0700 7/28/05, Randy B.Singer wrote:
>Daniel Carter said:
>
>>thank you very much, but one question at the outset: will I most
>>likely or not have to erase and install?
>
>
>If you mean "erase your hard drive",


yes, I do.


>I wouldn't recommend doing that.


that's a relief.


>
>It depends on what you are trying to accomplish, but in most cases I
>would recommend an archive and install:
>http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=107120
>
>...which doesn't erase anything.  When you are sure that you no longer
>need your old system software, you will be free to drag it to the trash
>and trash it.
>
>I think that you will find that upgrading is surprisingly easy.




thank you both very much for your advice and much needed assurances.

now, a question about updating firmware on my Lacie 80 GB firewire 
external hard drive. what precautions must I take?




>On Jul 28, 2005, at 7:48 AM, Daniel Carter wrote:
>
>>at 11:45 PM, 7/27/05, Randy B.Singer wrote:
>>
>>
>>>Daniel Carter said:
>>>
>>>
>>>>I've kept Tiger in its box for weeks and weeks now.
>>>>how best to get from OS 10.1.5 to Tiger?
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>Have a look at this $5 electronic book:
>>>
>>>Take Control of Upgrading to Tiger
>>>http://www.takecontrolbooks.com/tiger-upgrading.html
>>>
>>>There is a free downloadable 27-page PDF sample of the book, with Table
>>>of Contents, Introduction, Quick Start, and section starts.  You can
>>>download the free sample directly from:
>>>http://www.takecontrolbooks.com/samples/TCoUpgradingTigerSample-1.0.pdf
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>Randy B. Singer
>>>Co-Author of: The Macintosh Bible (4th, 5th and 6th editions)
>>>
>>>Routine OS X Maintenance and Generic Troubleshooting
>>>http://www.macattorney.com/ts.html
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>>thank you very much, but one question at the outset: will I most 
>>likely or not have to erase and install?
>>
>>Daniel