upgrading from SJSE8 to SJSE8.1

running windows XP SP2will the 8.1 upgrade recognize the 8 installation and actually upgrade w/o removing the existing projects?Anything I need to be especially aware of before upgrading? anything I need to move to ensure it doesn't get deleted in the
[297 byte] By [farmboy] at [2007-11-26 9:46:19]
# 1

SJSE8.1 will not upgrade existing SJSE8 installation.

From the installation guide for SJSE8.1:

http://developers.sun.com/prodtech/javatools/jsenterprise/reference/docs/jse8_1 /sjse_install81.pdf

Installation Restrictions

■ For all platforms, the IDE installation directory must be empty, and the user who

runs the installer process must have write permissions for this directory.

■ The installation directory for the Sun Java System Application Server 8.2 Platform

Edition should not contain spaces or special symbols in the path name.

■ For all platforms, running firewall applications might prevent some components

from being configured correctly during the installation process. Therefore, disable

any firewall applications before you start the installation.

...

Running Different Versions of Java Studio Enterprise on the Same System

Java Studio Enterprise 8.1 can coexist with Java Studio Enterprise 8 on the same

system. You do not have to uninstall Java Studio Enterprise 8 to install and run

Java Studio Enterprise 8.1....

KarthikR at 2007-7-7 0:51:09 > top of Java-index,Development Tools,Java Tools...
# 2
However if you uninstall JSE 8 and install JSE 8.1, it will suggest that you import the settings that you had in your userdir, thus you will kepp all projects, etc.
KSorokin at 2007-7-7 0:51:09 > top of Java-index,Development Tools,Java Tools...