Cheers.
Thanks will give that a go

Then upgrade as it goes along.
New twist.
What would happen if i dropped the sql tables
or created a new one.
Ran the importer again?
Would i loose control panel settings styles etc?
Or would it be fine.
I'm thinking that if i have the new forums settled,
i could delete the earlier imported data,
run the import and then i would be ready to go.
Would be handy to know
