Alrightie! I FINALLY upgraded and am now running 7.4.2. The upgrade went perfectly and I decided to do the upgrade before moving to my new host and server as recommended. The idea that the database would be changed was a very important bit of advice as I watched my database go through updates for every version until reaching the current veer. Looks like I inly have one or two things to adjust. One thing that is not right is the left column is not showing with the forum display - it shows only with the portal now. I looked for settings... I don't know! I need that left column to show!
