How to Upgrade to Ubuntu Lucid from a Past Version of Ubuntu.

1. click "Applications" Button in Upper Left-hand corner of screen.

2. click the "Accessories" button.

3. click "Terminal"

4. In the new window you should see something like: "your_username@your_computer_name:~$ ", in this window, type "sudo update-manager -d", click enter, enter your password, and then click enter again.

5. You should see a new window pop up called the "Update Manager", so just click "upgrade" and thats all there is to it.

That's it for this tutorial, written for Michael Yabes
if you need anymore help just send me an email and I will be glad to help and even update this post
for future reference :)