Upgrade Problem

We tried to upgrade our forum from 7.01 to 7.6.

The thread says that all you have to do is upload the new files, overwriting the old ones and alter certain files (e.g., skin files), as they old ones aren't compatible with the new version.

I followed the directions, but had disastrous results.  Nothing worked.  Most importantly, I know how to configure the skin and other visual elements, but the database reflected by the new upload wasn't the same.  I didn't know how to resolve that problem

Are there more detailed, step-by-step upgrade instructions?  Any tips?

Hopefully, someone will answer this post as I have never received an answer to any of my questions from this community.

Sure did (the one from 7.01 that is).  As stated, I did exactly as instructed, with little success.

The following info gives the impression that the upgrade is straightforward:

Upgrading from version 7.01 to 7.5 Access version is straight forward. Just replace the old files with the new ones keeping the same database file. In the Access database you will have to increase the size of the field Browser to 20 in the table tblActiveUsers.

This is exactly what I did.

That's why I figure that there must be more documentation -- especially something that covers installation or upgrade quirks.

Should I upgrade to 7.5 first?

The database has the same name.  Since we're using it on an Intranet, we decided not to change it.  Because of this, I expected the newly uploaded files to see the same database.

I think I made an assumption though.  I didn't configure the first database, so I'm not aware of the fiile that contains the URL reference.  That may actually be our problem.

Any tips?