On Jan 25, 2010, at 4:16 PM, Kris Tilford wrote:
Upgrade is what you do from a lower system version to a higher
system version, for example you upgrade from any Jaguar version to
any Panther version. Upgrade installs generally preserve system
settings. Archive install is when you're downgrading an installation
No.
An upgrade installs the new system files over the old ones.
An Archive and Install creates a new system, then moves the old user
data and files to it.
it works perfectly well in an either direction. This is my preferred
method of upgrading a system.
In 10.6, this is the only way, although of course Apple chooses to
confuse the issue by calling it 'Upgrade'.
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