Upgrading Newbie

[WolfsongNevan]

How difficult is it to run a test board while you're upgrading to the newest version, including your many, many hacks. If it is really easy, can someone point me to step by step instructions on what to do?

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<a href="http://www.vbulletin.com/docs/html/upgrade" target="_blank">http://www.vbulletin.com/docs/html/upgrade</a>