[DaVinchi]

Hi all,
This is my first post here, after reading a lot of helpful topics. I need advice on installing jag on my machine.

I have a quicksilver 733 G4, 40 GIG HD. I have 9.22 and 10.1.5 on the same HD. just wondering on how to go about installing jag. I dont wish to wipe my HD, what options does that that leave me with.

I am slightly concerned after reading a few postings about stability & probelms about Jag, any tips would be helpful to put my mind at ease..

Cheers
DaVinchi

[ 09-09-2002: Message edited by: DaVinchi ]

[Nobody]

When you get to the install screen choose to do an Archive and Install. That's a better option than just a straight upgrade, and it doesn't require that you reformat your drive. It will restore all the settings that it can (for most installs that's 100%) but will anyhow put everything removed into a folder just in case you need it.

[DaVinchi]

what happens if i do a straight upgrade ?
I read the article here about doing the archive & install option, and it sounds quite confusing!!

[Nobody]

There's absolutely nothing confusing about it. You don't have to do anything more than you do for a straight upgrade. The only differences that you'll notice are that the install takes longer (because it's archiving pre-install and then restoring post-install) and that there will be a folder with removed items (don't recall the exact name but it's obvious) on your drive.

[Nobody]

Make sure if you do an archive and install that you check the box to save all your settings and preferences.

Peter

[DaVinchi]

thanks guys, i was confused about moving files around etc as per this article http://www.macworld....es/install.html

i will cetainly keep in mind all that you guys have said..

[Nobody]

For what it's worth, I did the default "upgrade" installation of Jaguar 10.2 on my PowerbookG4's 10.1.5/9.2.2 system that's pretty much as Apple sent it to me in 10.0.2, upgraded to 10.1 by CD and beyond by Software Update. (I did first prudently used Carbon Copy Cloner to back it all up to a firewire drive I can boot from in emergencies.) I reasoned I could always do one of the the more drastic options if that didn't work out. I have a pretty much vanilla system, with only a few things like Office v.X, Graphic Converter, Toast, Virtual PC, and ViaVoice installed on OS X (and a few older Classic apps like HyperCard, Painter and a uMax scanner application).

The whole process went flawlessly.

I had to change one Speech preference setting to get ViaVoice running, and rebuild one Office identity database on one account to assuage Entourage (it was probably already slightly munged.) Airport, DSL via Ethernet, dial-up, Office, browsers, mail, ViaVoice, Microsoft wireless intelimouse, DVD player, iTunes, Sherlock, Help, sleep, cover-closed operation docked to a larger monitor, and those Classic applications (including the scanner) all function fine (I'm not sure I'd say it was a big improvement, either; but I knew Quartz Extreeme didn't support my video going in.)

I think if you read the various forum chatter you discover that only people who have problems post, and those who have a good experience don't have much to say, so upgrades always sound scary.

I will now go knock on wood. images/icons/wink.gif

[DaVinchi]

thanks for your encouragement my friend. I think i am gonns do a clean wipe of OSX 10.1.5 and install 10.2, but how do i go about doing that while preserving 9.2.2 and the contents of my HD ? I havent got many appz installed under OSX, and i have backups for everything (for OSX). so i dont mind reinstalling appz under OSX. Having said that i have a lot of Data on the computer HD that i cant afford to loose, so a HD wipeout is no option...

I just wanna get rid of 10.1.5 (completely) and move to 10.2

Would i be able to do that through Archive and Install or is there another option ?

Thanks in advance!!

DaVinchi

[Nobody]

the Archive and Install option gives you a "clean" Jaguar installation. All the settings from 10.1.5 are just isolated into a Previous Systems folder and kept out of the new installation.

[DaVinchi]

just had another thought!!
How about I start the computer in OS9, and the bin the OSX folders from there ?
defrag the HD and install JAG ??

Would it work ?