LR Installation - Upgrading LR 1.X Catalog

Question

Haven't yet installed my LR2 upgrade but was reading the LR2 user's guide and confused by words talking about "import photos from a catalog into LR." There is a note under this topic that says, "Database files or catalogs from LR 1.x ... must be opened and updated in LR2 before they can be imported into LR2." And then, talks about a dialog box from File/Import from Catalog regarding "existing photos". The options under existing photos --- I don't understand.
So, simply, when I upgrade to LR2, will the install routine automatically ingest and convert the LR 1.x catalog, so won't have to do a separate import? Would appreciate any help. Thanks.

Answer 1

I believe you are correct, yes. That note in the guide might be meant to say that you could't use the import from another catalog fucntion unless both catalogs are LR2.
BTW, simply attempting to open a LR1x catalog in LR 2 will give you an "upgrade" dialogue which should do the trick (I'd recommend backing up your LR1x catalog manually before starting that, as an extra precaution). Also, my dialogue box defaulted to giving me the option to upgrade only one of several catalogs that I had. In order to choose the correct one, then, I had to select the "create new catalog" option, let LR2 create an empty catalogue, and then from there open and relaunch and upgrade the correct one.
Frank