Upgrade - Anxiety Attack

I bought Tiger to upgrade (I didn't realise that Leopard was round the corner, but I've got Tiger now so may as well use it). However, I am being a real wuss about loading it, because I am scared that I won't be able to find the Microsoft software I need to use (Word, Entourage etc), or the folders with all my files in, and I already have iTunes, iWeb and iPhoto with lots of content and don't want to lose those either, or find they are empty. Can anyone tell me what I will see when I first turn the Mac on when it's been Tiger-ed, and what I need to do to make sure I can still get access to the things I need?

Hi and Welcome to Apple Discussions.
Before you begin always have a backup. If you cannot backup or preferably, clone your entire hard drive to another HDD, then at least backup your Home folder to external media. Of course, the data is stored in your Home folder.
If your system is running well and you have no problems choose the simple "Upgrade install". Everything will be preserved. If you are having issues choose "archive & install."
All your MS Office software will be preserved in an Upgrade Install. In an Archive & Install, you may need to re-install Office but it should be archived in "Previous System" and you can just drag it out.
EDIT: Same goes for iLife apps. But all your iLife apps are either on your iLife install Disk, or on bundled applications on the disks that shipped with your Mac.
Also, don't forget to Repair Permissions and Verify Disk from /Applications/Utilities/Disk Utility after Upgrade.
EDIT: You will also want run 10.4.10 Combo Updater PPC to get right up to date.
AFA what you will see, it will look your old system at first glance except for a few details like the Spotlight icon on the Menu Bar and the Dashboard icon on the Dock.
Enjoy your new system
-mj
[email protected]
Message was edited by: macjack

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Good afternnon everybody. My nbame is Msrtin and if you havent already guessed from the screen name i live in Norfolk.
Ive decided to join the forums and take the proverbial pen to paper to tell you all a story. A story about an average family living in the countryside trying to have a phone line and internet line installed. Can you guess who by?
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The engineer tunrs up at our address. Goes to look at the line. Returns to the house. " im unable to install the line as engineering work needs to be carried our which will require road works" and we are straight back to square one, the exact same place we were at towards the end of Janaury.
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It is worth noting thatI do not have the option of using other providers. Being rural unfortunetly its BT or nothing, although BT are providing nothing at present. It is also worth noting that BT have been awarded grants for the "Better broadband for Norfolk" campaign to imrpve rural connections and speeds. I fail t see how they will acheive this for an entire county when they are unable to do it for a singualr house.
In conclusion, 5 months have passed, still no connection. Loss of trade to 2 businesses to the tune of £1000s. Fourteen failed engineer visits. Consistent lies from customer service team members, a small fortune in mobile phone calls to 0845 and 0800 numbers. A Mature lady briught to her knees by harassing phne calls about a service she has not received and a communal relationship in tatters due to the impact on her business.
So far not even an apology from BT.
Im coming for you.

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Oh yeah deffo got that, been looking forward to this for months, my wife thinks i am acting like a kid at christmas

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Regards,
Calx

I admit it is very frustrating at first but woorth pursuing. There are many threads on here about this and many including myself have solved the problem. One thing I notice is that you are using System Managed. This is not the way to do it. Another thing is that you continually have to check Colorsync.
The set up dialgue could be more intuitive but if you follow it carefulyl it does work. I woudl expect that this will be improved at some stage. Remember too in doing this you are being given flexibility; flexibility to make superb prints and the converse - flexibility to fail. On teh way to gettin my 'ooh - ahh' prints I have my share of disasters. This is not a click and go instant gratification game.
good luck.

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