Hey Rob, when you upgrade on the smaller releases, give Beyond Compare a shot... makes it much easier. We moved from 0.3 to 0.4 in less than five minutes. Plus, IP has started putting together a "upgrade from the last version" zip file containing only the files changed since the last version - makes it even easier.
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