Ruth: You first ;-). Actually I wouldn't dare try it until my more computer-savvy son is at hand and he's out of town for two weeks. In the meantime, I'll respond to Ron's message this morning and see if he has any ideas.
JL: Thanks from me too. I'll be watching for your answer to Ruth's question. Unfortunately, if there's a way to botch a computer operation, I'll find it, so this is scary. Kirsten -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Ruth Nerud Sent: Tuesday, September 02, 2008 7:38 AM To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Legacy bugs JL, thank you for what looks like a workable solution for me. I have to ask, is my Registration Number the same as my Customer Number? Do I uninstall Ver. 7 before I install Ver. 6? or because I'm installing Ver. 6 to another folder, can I leave Ver. 7? Kirsten, are you going to try this? going back to Ver. 6? Ruth ----- Original Message ----- From: "JLB" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com> Sent: Tuesday, September 02, 2008 2:21 AM Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Legacy bugs >I myself am not a rocket scientist, so take heart. People were installing >7 in their 6 directories and all that kind of stuff. There was a mix up >with where Legacy Charting was. I remember. > > Installing Legacy 6 is like installing any other software. You just do > it. Install Legacy 6 in a location that is NOT Legacy 7. Think of it > has having no connection to Legacy 7 which I believe by default is just > called 'Legacy' or did I change that? If it is called just Legacy, call > your Legacy 6 something else. Here's an idea. Create a folder ahead of > time under your C:\ drive called Legacy 6. When you go to install it, > browse to that location when it asks you where to install it. Look down > your Windows Explorer folder tree (are you using Windows? Right click on > your Start button and click Explore) to make sure you know where you're > putting it, ie. not mixed up with 7.) > After it installs, insert your registration number in the appropriate > place, as usual, assuming you know what it is. Now export your Legacy 7 > database as a gedcom with everything but the kitchen sink included. > Import it into Legacy 6. You're home free. If you have pictures linked > to 7 you'll have to change the file path to get them hooked up to v.6 > again. > ----- > JL > JLog - simple computer technology for genealogists > http://www3.telus.net/Jgen/jlog.html > > Kirsten Bowman wrote: >> JL: >> >> It's the expertise part that's missing. I remember all the problems >> people >> had when v.7 was first released and they tried to keep both 6 & 7 on >> their >> systems. With 7,000 records in my database and 40 years of research, I'm >> really hesitant to start playing around with things. I already have a >> big >> mess--don't want to make it a huge one. If someone knew an absolutely, >> positively foolproof way to do it, though, I'm just about ready to try. >> >> Kirsten Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
