Brian, The difference between Vista and XP (in this context) is that with Vista if a program is installed in the Program files folder then one cannot save the data in the folder ie. Vista does not allow data to be saved in the Program Files folder. For people who regularly swop their files this makes life more difficult, apart from having to set up alternative default directories for all the Legacy data.
I would imagine that the same is true for Windows7 although I have not looked at this o/s as yet. Ron Ferguson _____________________________________________________________________ New Tutorial: Embed a Blogger RSS feed on your webpage http://www.fergys.co.uk/ View the Grimshaw Family Tree at: http://www.fergys.co.uk/Grimshaw/ For The Fergusons of N.W. England See: http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/fergys/ _____________________________________________________________________ > From: br...@the-lightfoots.com > To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com > Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Icons on individual screen disappeared! > Date: Mon, 14 Sep 2009 16:37:41 -0700 > > Yes, I understand that. I was merely questioning why Legacy chose the easy > way out in dealing with Vista's security permissions, thus creating a folder > in the root rather than anywhere under Windows (maybe they know things will > get a little more relaxed under Windows 7). Under WinXP, one apparently can > install Legacy wherever they choose. For example, under WinXP, I've always > installed into the "Program Files" folder but all user data gets written to > a different physical hard drive. Makes things a little safer from virus and > Trojan attacks as well as allowing a complete reformat of C:\ if necessary > without losing a single Legacy setting. > > Brian > (yeah, that one) > > > -----Original Message----- > From: ronald ferguson [mailto:ronfe...@msn.com] > Sent: Monday, September 14, 2009 3:08 PM > To: legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com > Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Icons on individual screen disappeared! > > > Brian, > > Just to get one thing correct. Using Vista the data for Legacy is, by > default, in the C:\Legacy directory and not in My Documents nor any other > folder in Documents and Settings. > > > > Ron Ferguson > > _____________________________________________________________________ > > New Tutorial: Embed a Blogger RSS feed on your webpage > http://www.fergys.co.uk/ > View the Grimshaw Family Tree at: > http://www.fergys.co.uk/Grimshaw/ > For The Fergusons of N.W. England See: > http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/fergys/ > _____________________________________________________________________ > > > > > > > ---------------------------------------- > > From: br...@the-lightfoots.com > > To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com > > Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Icons on individual screen disappeared! > > Date: Mon, 14 Sep 2009 14:39:30 -0700 > > > > Thanks, Sherry. Your second paragraph explains it all: security reasons. > > Just one more reason that I've avoided Vista like the H1N1 virus. I'm > > wondering about Windows 7, the replacement for Vista. I suspect that > > Microsoft will follow the same programming interface which insists all > data > > be written to a "Documents and Settings" folder for the User or to a > > different non-Windows folder that the user can select. I can wait. Yawn. > > > > Brian > > (please, no long threads about Windows 7) > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Sherry/Support [mailto:she...@legacyfamilytree.com] > > Sent: Monday, September 14, 2009 1:32 PM > > To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com > > Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Icons on individual screen disappeared! > > > > That's not true. I have some other programs which want to be installed to > > the root. Never tried installing them to Program Files folder to find out > > what happens if they're installed there - I've had enough problems with > > "losing" files which were written to the program folder under c:\Program > > Files folder by default. > > > > Legacy writes files to the c:\Legacy folder and Vista doesn't like files > to > > be written to the program folder under c:\Programs. Security reasons. > > > > C:\Legacy has always been the default installation for Legacy. > > > > Thanks for using Legacy. > > > > Sherry > > Customer Support > > Millennia Corporation > > supp...@legacyfamilytree.com > > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com > > > > We are changing the world of genealogy! > > > > When replying to this message, please include all previous correspondence. > > Thanks. > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: k...@legacyfamilytree.com [mailto:k...@legacyfamilytree.com] On Behalf > > Of Brian L. Lightfoot > > Sent: Monday, September 14, 2009 1:00 PM > > To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com > > Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Icons on individual screen disappeared! > > > > Which brings up a question. Why is Legacy the only software in the entire > > Milky Way Galaxy that *REQUIRES* a Vista installation folder of C:\Legacy > > instead of the usual default C:\Program Files\Legacy? > > > > Brian > > (wrong one - the other one) > _________________________________________________________________ View your other email accounts from your Hotmail inbox. Add them now. http://clk.atdmt.com/UKM/go/167688463/direct/01/ 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
