Trouble upgrading from 1.3.8

[fajmp]

from what I'm reading I can't bring in my old files into the new zencart. I have to have my old 1.3.8a set up and running and then upgrade. So I have been trying to get this old one to work on localhost and can't get it to work at all. I've tried "7" times (I don't know what I was thinking would change each time lol) Without that I can't try the new 1.5.

I even tried to download "everything" from the website, put in the new (old) database and configuring the 2 configure.php files to fit on my local computer but that doesn't work.

Any suggestions?

[DrByte]

from what I'm reading I can't bring in my old files into the new zencart.

Not sure I understand what you're saying.

I have to have my old 1.3.8a set up and running and then upgrade.

Well, not really.

So I have been trying to get this old one to work on localhost and can't get it to work at all.

What does "can't get it to work at all" actually look like? Does smoke come out of the monitor? Or just your ears after the 7th time?