Ken McGinnis wrote:
It's just simpler for the average person. Since v7 converts your
family files the only way to keep v6 on your computer and to also have
v7 would be you now have to copy family files to new locations. For
example you would have to copy family files from C:\Legacy\Data (v6
files) to C:\Legacy7\Data (v7 files).
If you have pictures in C:\Legacy\Pictures the v7 files will still
work. But, a few months from now when you want to get rid of v6 from
your computer because you never user it any longer you will not be
able to remove the v6 folder because it still contains the pictures.
Of course you can move the pictures, video files, sound files, and
other data type items like these over to your v7 folders. But, now
that they are moved you now have to go into Options, Customize,
Locations tab, and click the view Current List of Multimedia
Locations" button and form this screen start changing each of the
folders from the old location to the new location. Or, get tricky
and do a global Search and Replace on PicturePaths.
Most of the user settings will be retained and a normal user of Legacy
simply installs it and continues to work on famiy history. They don't
have to re-setup everything to their liking.
I guess it's just several small things that for probably a lot of
people on this list installing to a new folder would be a piece of
cake but for many users who are not very famiiar with computers and
getting around software I feel it is easier for them to just install
right over 6.0 which is where it will default to.
I simply recommended users install over 6.0 which from our point of
view simplifies tech support calls. The end user only have one copy
of Legacy. Legacy was designed to be installed over the previous
version and simply work.
If you know how to work with files and are pretty good working with
Legacy go ahead and install to a separate folder as it's really not
that big of deal and you will be able to quickly figure out any small
thing that needs to be done.
Either way is fine with me, you choose.
Thanks
Ken McGinnis
Millennia Corporation
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----- Original Message ----- From: "Wayne Martell"
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Sent: Wednesday, June 04, 2008 3:08 AM
Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Installing version 7
Why do you recommend installing over version 6?
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Wayne Martell
Victoria, BC, Canada
----- Original Message ----- From: Ken McGinnis
To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com
Sent: Tuesday, June 03, 2008 10:14 PM
Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Installing version 7
As always, make a backup of your family file. Then we recommend
that you install over the top of Legacy 6.0. Legacy 7.0 will
convert your family file to a newer format to handle the new sources
and other new features.
Thanks
Ken McGinnis
Millennia Corporation
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http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com
We are changing the world of genealogy!
Ken,
I did this and it did not work out well.
I have three family files including the sample.
I could see the sample and only it from Version 7 Deluxe.
I managed to get Version 7 to run on the version 6 family files and
convert them.
However when I tried to see them in C:\Program Files\Legacy\Data, I
could not see them with
Version 7. Version 6 still worked ok.
Ed Feustel
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