[DM-MUG] (edited) Upgrading from Jaguar to Tiger???

[Ray Bowler]

I have upgraded from Jaguar and from Panther to Tiger. In both cases 
I made three bakups to a firewire drive, unmounted them while I did 
an erase and install, then used Migration assistant to retrieve the 
old user data and applications from one of the backups. In the case 
of my wife's iBook this cleared a long standing problem she had.

At 1:03 AM -0600 12/4/05, Matt W wrote:
>You won't save money by stopping at Panther just to find that some 
>app next year only runs on Tiger. I'd probably add, though, that it 
>might make a lot of sense to have at least two clones of your old 
>system before taking the plunge. One I'd keep as a backup, and the 
>other I'd do an "Archive and Install" upgrade on. I wouldn't do a 
>standard upgrade, I've seen too many weird problems with this. Even 
>Archive and Install can leave an imprint on the system if you don't 
>carefully check all your previous apps, and utilities for Tiger 
>conformity.
>
>I'd highly recommend starting over from a complete format of the 
>drive and clean install of the system. It takes time to get the 
>system looking like it did before, but it will net you the best 
>performance from the install, no leftover crud in the system, and a 
>chance to make sure all your apps are fully Tiger-compatible when 
>you re-install them one-at-a-time, and then test each app carefully.
>
>...Right. Yes, I fully realize that only about .001 percent of 
>computer users actually do this, but then again, that's why I have a 
>job.
>
>Matthew
>
>On Dec 3, 2005, at 11:50 PM, CW Smith wrote:
>
>>As long as the following are true (minimum system requirements):
>>
>>1.	You're installing from a full Tiger install DVD (not an upgrade DVD)
>>2.	Your Mac has a DVD-ROM drive
>>3.	Your Mac has a G3/G4/G5 processor and at least 256 MB RAM
>>4.	Your Mac has built-in (Apple-installed) FireWire
>>
>>
>>You will have no problem jumping from Jaguar to TIGER (I said 
>>[Panther] before - woops. Wrong).
>>
>>And you'll really appreciate the difference.
>>
>>Peace,
>>CW
>>
>>On 12/3/05 10:24 PM, "<mailto:JAJorgy at aol.com>JAJorgy at aol.com" 
>><<mailto:JAJorgy at aol.com>JAJorgy at aol.com> wrote:
>>
>>>Can I update straight from Jaguar to Tiger bypassing Panther? Or 
>>>would I be satisfied with simply upgrading to Panther? I can't 
>>>update my Safari any further until I do something, and some 
>>>websites give me messages that I need to update Safari.
>>>
>>>Thanks.
>>>Jenny
>>>
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