This is the second time I've written this post.  Damn Firefox crashed on me last time.  Note to self - Save drafts...  To continue the story of my upgrade to drupal 7 now...

Well after a few teething problems it worked itself out in the end.  There were some issued, like because I upgraded the database there were a few corrupt entries which screwed things up, but on the whole I'm pleased how it turned out.  I also learned a few things when it comes to upgrading.