[Mingw-users] How To Upgrade Properly?

[Tim M. <tmc...@gm...>]

When I first began using MinGW I used the automated installer to get 
up and running. The command gcc -dumpversion reports 3.4.5. Looking at 
gcc.gnu.org it looks like the current stable version is 4.4.3.

Is there a recommended procedure somewhere that describes what I 
should do to ensure I have the latest stable utilities, compiler, etc. 
installed before I begin a serious project?

Thank you in advance.

Tim