I've just upgraded a test forum from 3.0.10, Board3 1.0.6 to 2.0.0b1 and it went perfectly. It works like a dream and looks great. Thank you for your portal upgrade is does the job very well.

1, The Welcome Message is great, as are all the other included add ons. However in 1.0.6 we were able to change the code ( or had the option ) to only show the welcome message for users that had not registered. The problem is now if its enabled, everyone see's it all the time. How can we make this only viewable to non registered users? In my opinion, its not needed for people who have registered.
2, Also, I think either the 2.0.0b1 portal for the released theme CA_Black, is not quite fully compatible with IE9. It looks fine in IE8 or Firefox, but in IE9 this is what you get : ( note the gaps are different in places and the Vote doesnt show the vote bars, but the same vote shows fine in IE8, as do the gaps.
THIS IS IE9

THIS IS IE8 ( which is ok )
Many thanks for your time.
IXL