Thank you very much Sherry. Very helpful.
Jeff On 1/22/2010 11:29 AM, Sherry/Support wrote: > Jeff, > > 1. The settings are in the .usr files. You can copy those over. The settings > in Options> Customize are in the Legacy.usr file. > > 2. Yes, but you may need to relink the pictures if they're in documents > folders because the ultimate path is different on the new computer. You'll > see "question mark" icons in place of the thumbnails. Just click on one of > those and let Legacy search for the pictures. > > A good reason to keep multimedia files under the appropriate sub-folders in > Legacy...... > > Be sure to read http://www.LegacyFamilYTree.com/helpWindowsVista.asp > > Also, there's an article on the Tips page - Help Center> Tips under "Moving > Your Family File From One Computer To Another" > > > Thanks for using Legacy. > > Sherry > Customer Support > Millennia Corporation > [email protected] > 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: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Friday, January 22, 2010 5:28 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [LegacyUG] Moving to a new PC > > I did look up support on the Legacy website but I could not find all the > answers I needed and therefore please forgive me for asking what must have > been asked many times before. > > I am moving from a PC running XP to one using Windows 7. I installed Legacy > on the new PC and it seems to run fine in W 7. > > 1) How do I transfer my settings? Is that possible onto a different operating > system? My new installation is now using the Legacy defaults. > > 2) If I backup Legacy AND multimedia and then restore that backup to the new > PC will the pictures go with it? Since the pictures are not all in Legacy > folders (some are elsewhere on my old PC) will these also be moved? Where > will the pictures be placed in the new PC which because of its > different operating system has differently named folders? > > Jeff > > > > > 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
