4.7 to 4.79 Upgrade - Issues and Concerns?

A computer at the house has 4.7 on the system, and the owner of that machine wants 4.79 installed per the instructions of a bank or something, in order to get into the secure website for banking purposes or something.

Anyways, I've downloaded 4.79, and am waiting to install it. However:

-Do I uninstall 4.7 first?
-If so, what do I save in order to preserve bookmarks and mail?
-What should I watch out for, be cautious with, or be mindful of?

Any other advice would be appreciated. Thanks!

 

-Do I uninstall 4.7 first?

This is not required, though sometimes it is helpful to uninstall first.

-If so, what do I save in order to preserve bookmarks and mail?

Back up the user profile... I believe the default is:
c:\program files\netscape\users

-What should I watch out for, be cautious with, or be mindful of?

hmm.. perhaps Ramona will chime in here, as it's been quite some time since I have used Netscape 4.x.

tranquilo

 

Hi Fenris,

I would suggest that you do a "Clean Install" of 4.79, which means to uninstall 4.7 first. By removing and then reinstalling the software, you replace all of its files, not just the newest ones.

I have "Clean" Install guidelines which will give you step by step instructions. If you have more questions, post back.

Ramona