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