When using Winmerge it appears every file shows up as different

[kobra]

If upgrading, then ALL the CORE files should be replaced
Then the only files you need to compare/edit are those that you have in your template override locations

[1234go]

If upgrading, then ALL the CORE files should be replaced
Then the only files you need to compare/edit are those that you have in your template override locations

See, that's all greek to me. What do I do to get it to compare/edit those that I have in my template override locations?

[1234go]

I'd also like to add that I haven't done anything special to the store other than change some visual aspects like background color, banner etc. No special add on's or modifications at all.

[1234go]

Help would be greatly appreciated. I'm really hung up here, I've been hacked and I need to update quickly and I'm stuck.

[Merlinpa1969]

A better solution is to use a threeway merge,

the Original stock version in the left pane your version in the cetner pane and the new version in the right pane....

this way you have a list of the files that YOU changed originally

then you only have to work on merging those files into the 1.3.9 series

[1234go]

See I basically need someone to give me a step by step here that's a little more in depth. Especially more in depth than the 3 "easy" steps to upgrade.

[Merlinpa1969]

the first think you need ot deermin is what files you changed originally

thats why you do a winmerge on a coreset of files from your original install

this will give you the list of files that you have changed

Now you can compare that with a fresh 1.3.9 install and you will now have a short list of files that need to be compared and merged