<HTML><BODY style="word-wrap: break-word; -khtml-nbsp-mode: space; -khtml-line-break: after-white-space; ">Thanks for the replies and help.<DIV>My QS has just arrived, via FedEx. (yay!)</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>Ok, I get that I can use both the 9.2.1 retail,</DIV><DIV>and my 10.4.6 retail disk to install on the QS,</DIV><DIV>wether I partition or not. Thanks for that info.</DIV><DIV>Now I put the 9.2.2 upgrade onto my external FW drive,</DIV><DIV>as well as the Tiger combo update, which I downloaded yesterday.</DIV><DIV>The external FW has 10.4.6 installed, so I could boot from it, and</DIV><DIV><SPAN class="Apple-style-span">finish the updates to the QS. (and yes, I <I>will</I> update the FW to 10.4.11 too)</SPAN></DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>Now here's another question, it may be obvious,</DIV><DIV>to most but not to me, so I'll ask it.</DIV><DIV>I use DSL for my internet connection, it was set up</DIV><DIV>when I bought my DP450. Before I pull the plug on</DIV><DIV>that machine, I want to make sure that I know what</DIV><DIV>I need to do for my new QS. Do I just use the same</DIV><DIV>network settings as the 450? Would those work for the QS?</DIV><DIV>Do I need to notify my provider, which is ATT,</DIV><DIV><SPAN class="Apple-style-span">and I hate the idea of having to deal with <I>any</I> of</SPAN></DIV><DIV><SPAN class="Apple-style-span">their tech help, who in the past have <SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;">never</SPAN> been any</SPAN></DIV><DIV>help to me. Since it's a different machine I'm assuming</DIV><DIV>a different machine ID may need to be input somewhere?</DIV><DIV>(I looked in MacHelp, but it still wasn't clear to me)</DIV><DIV>Or should I just plug my DSL modem into the QS, and</DIV><DIV>follow the setup assistant that I'm sure will pop up when</DIV><DIV>I install OS10.4.6? (Which, BTW, will ask me if I want to</DIV><DIV>register the software - I already did that on my 450, surely</DIV><DIV>I don't do it again - I am allowed to install the OS on another</DIV><DIV>computer, no? It asked me that when I installed OS10.4.6 on my external</DIV><DIV>FW drive, and I wasn't sure what to do; I also tried importing my</DIV><DIV>network settings from the the 450 to the FW and ran into problems</DIV><DIV>and ended up just quitting the assistant!!) So yes, I need advice</DIV><DIV>from a clearer head than mine, or I'll screw things up and not be</DIV><DIV>able to connect to the internet with either computer, and you'll never</DIV><DIV>hear from me again, which may be a blessing to you all...</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>margaret</DIV></BODY></HTML>