This is completely unacceptable. People like me, who didn't have the old wallet, got screwed. I downloaded the v1.2 wallet according to instructions on first page and started solo mining. How should I know that the client was pointing to new blockchain? Why the new client is not connected to old blockchain?
Please fix the first page post and state that old blockchain should be downloaded with the new client. I spent all night mining coins that appear to go to trash...
Well if you were on the correct blockchain, you would've earned maybe 1 or 2 coins on average from your night's mining. So what you really lost was 1 or 2 coins. I wouldn't call that screwed. Post your address and I'll send you 1 and someone else feeling generous can post the other one.

This is not my point, I'm not crying so I can get donation... the instructions are not clear at all. I suggest that the download link for v1.2 client will include the old blockchain and the instructions. Oherwise, it is meaningless for all new people that don't have old client...