Ok, I did that. however, problem 3, for some reason, the system will now not fully start up. it freezes at :
Starting mysql.init
PLEASE tell me my mysql inst screwed up. those databases are VERY important to me.
I honestly think the whole PC might have gotten screwed up by a power surge or something, shortly after the updates (I don't actually know if there WAS a power surge, but that is my only guess)
would upgrading to 7.1 fix any of my issues? or would having these issues cause the update to screw up?
and is there a way to do a complete error check? so I don't have this whole "fix this problem so you can find out what the next one is" deal?
sorry, this whole ordeal is very annoying, especially since I have no clue what caused it.