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I am currently running Tiger 10.4.2 on a new 17 inch Powerbook.
I am also running QT 7.01 and ITunes 4.9
Should I upgrade to 10.4.3, QT 7.03 and iTunes 6.01?
When I lasted checked a month or so ago, people were having problems.
And now I am seeing posts asking how to downgrade to 10.4.2?
Are most people having no problems with the updates?
What is the best way to update to 10.4.3 etc? Via on-line software update? Or by manually downloading and installing the updates?
Rob

Hello Rob:
I am currently running Tiger 10.4.2 on a new 17 inch
Powerbook.
I am also running QT 7.01 and ITunes 4.9
Should I upgrade to 10.4.3, QT 7.03 and iTunes 6.01?
When I lasted checked a month or so ago, people were
having problems.
And now I am seeing posts asking how to downgrade to
10.4.2?
Are most people having no problems with the updates?
What is the best way to update to 10.4.3 etc? Via
on-line software update? Or by manually downloading
and installing the updates?
Rob
I have been running OS X 10.4.3 since it was released on three Macs (no problems). I also have the latest versions of QT and iTunes installed. I always use software update and allow OS X to select the relevant updates.
As a precaution, run permission repair before and after software updates. Also, I suggest you have a good backup/retreat strategy. I make bootable clones of both my iMacs on an external firewire drive (using SuperDuper - www.shirt-pocket.com - $20 US).
You will find that people who post here have real problems, but they are normally not representative of the Mac user community as a whole. It is roughly akin to visiting a hospital and seeing that all people are sick.
If your current system is stable, you should be able to update without problems.
Best of success.
Barry
Message was edited by: Barry Hemphill (spelling)

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