I am running RC3 on a live shop, and have about 4,000 products (many with various attributes). I have registered another domain, and intend to open another shop selling the same products as my first.

Rather than doing the several gradual updates to get to the latest version, could I just install the latest version from scratch, and utilize my existing database so my products remain intact?

Are there any SQL differences between RC3 and the latest version of OscMax that would present an issue for me?

Thanks in advance.