Sherry and Brian, Thanks so much to both of you. My question was specifically about moving Legacy and the multi-media files I have linked to Legacy, so I felt that I was on topic. I looked through the archives, but didn't think to look at the Legacy Help Center.
Brian, as far as backup goes, I am a Mozy subscriber and my husband has also purchased a new external hard drive with a daily incremental backup program. I'm a firm believer in more than one kind of backup. Once again, thanks for the advice from both of you. It is exactly what I needed. And now, I will begin the moving process!!! Dede Holden On Thu, Jun 10, 2010 at 1:43 PM, Brian L. Lightfoot <br...@the-lightfoots.com> wrote: > You can open up all sorts of arguments about the "best" way to install on a > Win7 system. Sort of like ask 10 people and you'll get 10 different answers. > > I would suggest that you follow Millennia's recommended procedure. > Go here: http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/helpWindows7andVista.asp > > > Also note that they recommend installing from the Web. Those instructions are > on the above URL. > > You husband is being pretty smart about keeping your data on a separate hard > drive other than the C: drive. If a virus ever totally screws up your system, > you can always format C: and re-install Windows. Your data won't be touched. > > Legacy doesn't care where your family file resides; drive C:, D:, E:, etc, it > doesn't make any difference. Just tell it where it's at and it'll remember. > The same goes for the multimedia files. If you copy all your multimedia files > from your external drive to your new D: drive, you'll have to let Legacy know > about that new path so that it can find the files. See Options / Customize / > Locations to set all the new paths within Legacy. > > And just for the sake of triple redundancy, after you have everything set up > and all data copied over, I'd still hook up the external drive and use it for > an occasional backup. It'll probably appear as drive F: or something, > depending upon how many optical drives you have and how many other removable > drives such as a memory card reader(s). They will all appear in Windows > Explorer and you can just copy and paste which ever files or folders you want > to back up. > > Hope you enjoy your new system and all goes well. > > Brian in CA > > > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Dede Holden [mailto:deanbuc...@gmail.com] >> Sent: Thursday, June 10, 2010 3:26 AM >> To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com >> Subject: [LegacyUG] moving to a new computer >> >> I have a new computer (Dell Optiplex, running Windows 7) with two >> separate hard drives (C and D). My husband's suggestion is to put all >> the programs on C and my data on D. I have been a Legacy user since >> v. 6 and I know that Legacy has some quirks about how it wants to >> operate and store files. >> >> Here is part two - all my multimedia images are currently on an >> external hard drive (F). The plan is to move them to the D drive of >> my new computer, and eliminate the 80g external drive. >> >> Here's the procedure I think I should use. If anyone with more >> experience, particularly with Win7, sees a better way, please let me >> know. >> >> 1. Update to the most recent version of Legacy on my old computer. >> 2. Backup Legacy to a jump drive, including multimedia. >> 3. Install Legacy on my new computer. >> 4. Connect the old external hard drive to my new computer. >> 5. Restore my Legacy files from the jump drive to the new computer. >> >> The questions that I have are: >> 1. Should I let Legacy choose where it wants to be installed on my new >> computer? >> 2. Is there an easy way to change the drive of all my multimedia >> files, without having to click on every one and change them >> individually? >> >> There may be other issues that I'm not even aware of, since I am a >> brand new W7 user. I've been sticking with XP until now. Any help >> from the LUG will be greatly appreciated. >> >> Dede Holden >> Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergr...@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
