Thanks, guys. I obviously have some homework to do.

Joe, I read your second post and am about to go to the links.

The main reason I thought 7 might be ready was that they are offering to
automatically send it to users like they do with critical updates.

Butch
"Jim" wrote in message
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"Wayne.B" wrote in message
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On Tue, 03 Oct 2006 19:04:12 GMT, "Butch Davis"
wrote:

Am concerned about any bad things that may happen during installation.
Last
time I updated an old browser it managed to put my extensive Favorites
somewhere I couldn't find it. Had to start from scratch and it was time
consuming and annoying.

If Favorites are your main concern, I would export them to a safe
destination before the install.

Go to the "File" pulldown menu and look for "Import and Export".

Follow the directions in the "wizard".

Another way to back up your important files is to use the windows
briefcase.
I haven't tried import/export but I will certainly take a look at it.
Jim