font color="2200cc" How to properly upgrade to Leopard /font

Here's just a few tips + tricks for users to remember when upgrading their system to Leopard. I'm sure I'm missing some points and this has probably already been discussed but it never hurts to reiterate.
#1.) Perform a fresh install of Leopard and Final Cut Studio 2 on a blank zeroed-out HD. No archive and install or migration assistant. Reinstall all your apps from scratch and perform the necessary software updates.
Also remember to Repair Disk Permissions after every application installation.
Oh well I guess there's only one golden rule and it never hurts to have a backup of your old reliable system for those "help please deadline due this evening" situations which always arise when dealing with new OS.
Have fun guinea pigs I'm in the cage now. Every Final Cut Studio user is curious what bugs may surface with the new OS and posting your issues here in the forum is appreciated. It's great for users who may want to avoid issues until a patch is made but also remember to send your crash reports (if any) to Apple and send Apple a feedback report of any bugs that you may encounter.
So.. If you have any problems with Leopard and FCS2 please let us know here

YMMV, but upgrading was the 'proper' way to upgrade to Leopard for me...
That's what I have always done.
"Proper" is relative around here. "Waste of time" can also be used to describe the scorched earth upgrade/update method. Have I been just lucky? Not if you consider the positive outcomes of simply hitting the UPDATE button for (insert image of counting on my fingers) FCP2 to 3, 3 to 4, 4 to 4.5, 4.5 to 5.0, 5.1, 5.5 to 6.0; OS9 to 10.0, 10.1, 10.2, 10.3, 10.4 and soon 10.5 as merely lucky. Statistically, those are not blips in a continuum; they indicate 100% success.
Your mileage may vary considerably. My experience shows precisely that Apple's updating procedures function just as advertised. I love these discussions, just to get in there and argue with you guys while some of you rats hope I have I total meltdown on this OS upgrade. We'll be putting Leopard on our editors soon but no one has figured out who's paying for a new OS yet, might not happen till fiscal 2008.
bogiesan

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