Whilst it seems to me that there is nothing to stop V6 Delux being used on one machine and V7 Delux on another, there is a problem in exchanging files as those created using V7 are not compatible with V6, Although those created using V6 will be converted to the V7 format when run on V7.
Ron Ferguson _____________________________________________________ Create your Website with Legacy, see Tutorials at: http://www.fergys.co.uk Includes the family tree for Alan J Grimshaw http://www.fergys.co.uk/Grimshaw/ For The Fergusons of N.W. England http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/fergys/ ____________________________________________________ [email protected] wrote: > Sherry, > > I use the master file/Intellishare scheme. Until all collaborators > shift to Legacy 7, there must be Legacy 6 masters, else I can't > return usable copies. I keep separate files for many branches, for > good reasons, but also common working files and database, about 5 GB. > It's not real practical to keep shifting stuff between machines - > time consuming and the file synch. problem bites... > > I started with Legacy 5 Free, upgraded to De Luxe, to Legacy 6 and 7. > Somewhere in that, my wife got a laptop, replaced when it died. To > conform to the EULA, she ran the corresponding free version. The > legal position seems obscure. If the fee for a deluxe version update > is just a licence purchase at reduced cost, then there's an argument > for my being able to simultaneously use Legacy 6 and 7 deluxe on one > or two machines. Whether I could put the Legacy 6 deluxe on my > wife's machine, for both of us to use, is more debatable. If the > reduced cost of a deluxe version update constitutes merely an > extension of the life of existing software, then the implication is > one edition for me to use at one time. One tries to do the right > thing, and a fudge at transition time certainly seems excusable. > Comment? Official comment? > > kb > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Sherry/Support" <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Monday, February 1, 2010 11:33:12 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada > Eastern > Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Coexistence of Legacy 6 and Legacy 7 > > You won't be able to read the Family Files in Legacy v6 once they've > been opened in Legacy v7. Why do you want to run the two programs > side-by-side? > > You can have Legacy Deluxe on all your personal computers. The > License.txt file in the main c:\Legacy folder reads > > "1. GRANT OF LICENSE. Millennia grants to you the right to use the > enclosed Millennia program (the SOFTWARE). You may install it on more > than one computer (such as a laptop) as long as there is no chance of > more than one copy being used at the same time." > > 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: Sunday, January 31, 2010 7:12 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Coexistence of Legacy 6 and Legacy 7 > > Thanks Ron, but I don't see how to do your workaround. Legacy > downloads seem to come only as setup packages, so I can't see how to > get access to Legacy.exe until the Registry has already been written. > Do I have that wrong? I also no longer have a clean machine: > > My Legacy 6 folder is ~1.1 GB, so I'm a bit reluctant to dismember > it. I copied it to a fresh XP install, ran the original setup to make > the Registry entries etc., and all seemed well, though I didn't check > whether I had reverted the version to 6.0.0.0. I did some merges, > including calling in Intellishared satellites to synchronize all to > the master. I then installed the latest version of Legacy 7 to a > prepared folder by that name and tested it briefly - all well, but > Legacy 6 quit. It seems possible that I could go back and forth > between 6 and 7 by repeated "installs", but the thought of doing that > to a Microsoft Registry stands my remaining hair on end. Risking an > XP reinstall isn't attractive because it's a dual boot machine > (Linux), there's now no redundancy on the Legacy 6 stuff, and I'm > nervous about uninstalls if the Registry is now odd. As I understand > the EULA, running De Luxe versions of the same upgrade chain on > different machines would probably be a violation. Any advice? > > Thanks again > > kb > 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
