None the less, Legacy still must be installed on the computer which you wish to run it from. There are certain Windows system files which are requred and Legacy must be in the registry.
If Windows can write on the fly to the DVD-RAM without needing to burn a file to it, like you need to do with a regular DVD/CD, then it might work to keep the Family Files on it. Take a look at the c:\Legacy\Data folder to see all the files that Legacy creates while you're working on the Family FIle (the Help file in Legacy explains what those files are for - look up "File: Extensions" If Legacy can't write the files to the same folder where your Family File is, you'll definitely get an error message. Sincerely, Sherry Technical Support Legacy Family Tree On Sun, Feb 13, 2011 at 8:22 AM, <[email protected]> wrote: > > Sherry, > > You may be unfamiliar with DVD-RAM. It looks like a DVD but appears like a > slow, internal hard disk to Windows. In principle it can be formatted to > pretty much any file system, but UDF is usual - for good reason. XP used > FAT32 natively and UDF with second party software, Vista either natively. > Think of it as kinda like a 4.7 GB, very fast floppy disk. Again in > principle, a BIOS set to boot from a DVD-RAM in an internal modern CD/DVD R/W > drive should be able to do so and run the operating system as well as an > application like Legacy, but I don't know if UDF would be a problem for > Windows booting. Also in principle, any Legacy program which could installed > to be invoked from an internal hard drive other than the C: drive ought to > work from a DVD-RAM, likewise the Family Files. > > I use DVD-RAM for Family Files, for backup because of the reliability, for > transfer and synchronization between machines, cross platform with media and > other database, for convenience - no USB dongle sticking out or cables and > lumps. My question was more directed to the possibility of including a > working Legacy - invokable or bootable. > > 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
