>>IMHO, partitioning with a bunch of different OSes is a pain in the butt. >yeah again - why is that ? >kenta
Partitioning is surely a pain, making multiple partitions on an existing formatted drive means you get to buy software and hope it works. Key word here is 'partitions'. But having multiple system folders is easy, I have always just made a backup copy of my old system to keep a working setup intact, before doing an upgrade. Or you can do the clean install thing and make a brand new system and drag extensions back over. The only thing that warns about multiple system folders is Norton, it suggests against it but it really doesn't matter. The startup disk control panel can sometimes get confused if you have too many, and if you go back and forth between 8.1 and 9.1 you get to rebuild your desktop, and of course if you have an HFS+ volume and go back to a system that doesn't know HFS+ then you have a little work ahead of you. That's about it for risks as far as I have found. Pretty minimal. So for the original poster, before you try 9.1, just make a backup copy of your 8.whatever and keep it around intact. You can then to a regular 9.1 upgrade and see if you have any extension conflicts (likely not much). Or you can do a 9.1 clean install, then COPY (not MOVE, recall you want to keep your 8.6 folder intact) pieces back in an organized fashion. This all assumes some spare HD space I guess. but it's worth it. B -- PowerBooks is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PowerBooks list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
