1.1. Determining When to Upgrade1.2. Determining When You Shouldn't Upgrade1.3. Upgrade Do's and Don'ts1.3.1. Do upgrade one thing at a time1.3.2. Do make a restore point before every upgrade1.3.3. Do watch out for static electricity1.3.4. Do hang on to your old boxes, manuals, warranties, and receipts1.3.5. Don't force parts together1.3.6. Don't bend cards1.3.7. Don't rush yourself1.3.8. Don't open up monitors or power supplies1.4. Do Your Prep Work1.4.1. Turn on Windows Update1.4.2. Making sure System Restore is working1.4.3. Identifying your Windows version, CPU, and amount of memory1.4.4. Identifying parts inside your computer