I'd highly recommend spending $5 and downloading the "Take Control of Upgrading Tiger" from Tidbits.com. I think all your questions will be answered. Also, you can buy 4 Take Control books in printed version for about $30 at Barnes and Noble or other book chains. <http://www.takecontrolbooks.com/?44@684.BMpgaa5q3ui@684.BMpgaa5q3ui> --- Norman A. Cohen nacohen at mac.com "When I do good, I feel good; when I do bad, I feel bad, and that is my religion." Abraham Lincoln On Jul 8, 2005, at 12:04 PM, revDAVE wrote: > Before I upgrade to tiger from panther 10.3.9... I'm wondering > which is the > best way to go about this... > >