Just for giggles, I started out with a new installation of Win7-64 bit that had no other applications yet installed. I let User Account Control (UAC) remain at it default setting and was able to install Legacy v7.4 with absolutely no problems. In fact, I even installed it into the "C:\Program Files (x86)" folder instead of Millennia recommended "C:\Legacy\" path... yet the program worked just fine. I was able to add my Customer/Serial Number and unlock the Deluxe features. I then restored the computer to a saved Restore Point, turned OFF UAC, and Legacy still installed with no problems.
I did hit one minor hiccup when I tried to open my existing family file which had been previously saved under v7.4.0.39. It turns out the actual setup file that I was using to install Legacy was a slightly older version and it complained that it couldn't open my family file until I updated the main Legacy program. I downloaded the latest version 7.4.0.39 and ran the update. Success, and the family file opened. However, Windows7 was not too sure if the update program installed correctly and it brought up a standard dialog box in such situations telling me that the "Program May Not Have Installed Correctly". I selected the option that tells Windows, yes it installed fine and to not worry about it. So, with all that in mind, Legacy seems to work just fine with Win7 64bit and I had the same exact result when I was previously operating as 32 bit. Remember, this was all done on a system with no other applications installed so I suspect that any problems that people may be having are because of other software applications or some strange configurations or settings established on their computers. I don't think there is any problem with the Legacy software BUT....Millennia, like all other software vendors and distributors out there, must make sure that their installations are flexible enough to account for some of these "mis-configurations" or conflicts. I think they have a little bit of tweaking yet to accomplish and I have no doubt that they will eventually accomplish that. Brian in CA 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
