[G4] "Upgrade" from OSX to 9.2

[Ron Steinke]

Don,

YES!

If you go to "download.com" (without the quotations) and search the 
system software section  (Drivers & OS Updates - click on System 
Updates) for the upgrade files, you can download version 9.1 and use it 
to upgrade your current OS version so that it will be compatible with 
the software you want to install.

If I remember correctly from your earlier post, you do have at least 
version 9.0 installed. From that version, you can do the upgrades to 
later versions of OS 9, all the way to 9.2.2 if you want. I recommend 
doing the upgrade up to 9.2.2 as I think it is more stable than the 
earlier OS 9 versions.

When I first installed OS-X in my G4, it was a simple install from the 
system CDs to put both OS-9 and OS-X on the hard drive. I never had to 
wipe anything when I did the upgrades to later versions, so I don't 
know why your friend is telling you to wipe OS-X first. It sounds like 
he is a PC user.

 From my experiences, simply download the upgrade and run it from the 
expanded file that you will find where you normally put your downloaded 
files. It will install right over the original OS version and give you 
some added functionalities and improvements.

You could also consider upgrading your OS-X to version 10.3.2 but I 
suggest at least a DSL connection for that or you will be downloading 
for a while.

Good luck,

Ron