Jeff, I have Legacy running on a desktop with Windows 7 Ultimate and a notebook with Windows7 Home Premium. I have not experienced one problem related to Windows7 and Legacy. A user a problem is not a Windows7 or Legacy problem.
Glenn Kinkade On Mon, Jan 4, 2010 at 9:10 AM, <[email protected]> wrote: > Good to read this thread. My new laptop is coming on "Jan 20" with W 7 64 > bit. In anticipation I emailed Legacy support to ask if Legacy runs in W 7 > and they said it does with no problem: > > "As far as installing on Windows 7 there should not be any problems. and if > you need help on backing up and restoring your family file on a new > computer > you should open Legacy and click on the word help at the top and then > choose > show help index. There you need to enter in the word backup and then hit > enter. There you can read about backing up and restoring family files." > > Someone ought to tell them there are some problems with Legacy in W 7 > ....... > > Jeff > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Cathie Ridgeway" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Saturday, January 02, 2010 10:17 PM > Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Legacy won't open in Windows 7 > > > Thank you Helen and Bill: > > I followed your instructions and my Legacy is working in Windows 7 now. > Thank you for your help. I am new to this list and I had heard that people > on it were very helpful. > > Cathie in Ontario, Canada > > -----Original Message----- > From: William H. Boswell [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: January-02-10 8:30 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Legacy won't open in Windows 7 > > Under the Start Menu, All Programs, Legacy 7.0, right click on the Legacy > 7.0 icon and select Properties and the Compatibility tab. Select the box > for "Run this program in compatibility mode for:" and from the drop-down > list select Windows XP. > > Mine shows Service Pack 2 and 3. I select 3 because it's the latest. This > may not be a solution, but the only thing I can think of when older > programs > don't work in Windows 7. I've had to replace a lot of software because of > Windows 7. Legacy usually runs either with Compatibility on or off, but > occasionally with it off I've had some minor issues after the software > loaded. I've never had a problem with it not loading at all under Windows > 7. > > Bill Boswell > > -----Original Message----- > From: Cathie Ridgeway [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Saturday, January 02, 2010 8:18 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Legacy won't open in Windows 7 > > Can you tell me how to set it to compatibility mode please? > > Cathie in Canada > > -----Original Message----- > From: William H. Boswell [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: January-02-10 8:04 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Legacy won't open in Windows 7 > > You might need to set it to Compatibility Mode for a previous version of > Windows. I've had to do this for a number of programs including Legacy > under Windows 7. > > Bill Boswell > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Saturday, January 02, 2010 5:45 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [LegacyUG] Legacy won't open in Windows 7 > > Legacy standard edition is installed in its own separate directory > c:\legacy on my new computer running Windows 7 after being the install > program was downloaded from the Legacy site yesterday. > > When I click on either the desktop icon or the .exe program in the files > list, nothing happens. They program doesn't start - absolutely nothing. > > What should I do? > > > > Legacy User Group guidelines: > > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp > > Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: > > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: > > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp > > To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp > > > > > > > Legacy User Group guidelines: > > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp > > Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: > > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: > > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp > > To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp > > > > > > > Legacy User Group guidelines: > > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp > > Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: > > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: > > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp > > To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp > > > > > > > Legacy User Group guidelines: > > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp > > Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: > > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: > > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp > > To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp > > > > > > > Legacy User Group guidelines: > > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp > > Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: > > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: > > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp > > To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp > > > > > > > Legacy User Group guidelines: > > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp > > Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: > > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: > > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp > > To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp > > > > Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
