Thanks so much, Sherry. I shall work on this this evening. On Mon, Jun 13, 2011 at 9:56 AM, Sherry/Support <[email protected]> wrote: > As Dennis menitoned, you need to make sure you have the same build on > both computers - overwriting the .exe and other files in the new > installation with a previous build could really mess things up for > you. > > Your settings and preferances are stored as .USR files in the main > c:\Legacy folder. > > You would need to copy any custom ColorSchemes over as well as your > saved report settings and any reports, etc you may have saved to the > c:\Legacy folder. > > Copying the Legacy folder from the old machine to a new machine > doesn't register the program and you can run into problems there also. > You would have to reinstall over the folder with the latest build > from our website. > > Of course, you need to install on a Windows 7 computer per the > instructions found at > www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/helpWindows7andVista.asp. > > > > Sincerely, > Sherry > Technical Support > Legacy Family Tree > > > > On Mon, Jun 13, 2011 at 1:21 AM, Jenny M Benson <[email protected]> wrote: >> On 13/06/2011 02:09, Jean Suplick wrote: >>> I purchased a new computer (Windows 7), hoping to retire the old one. >>> I installed Legacy, but haven't figured out how to transfer the >>> configuration settings to the new machine. Before telling me to search >>> the archives, I have. Perhaps I'm using the wrong search terms, but no >>> article I've found (that still exists) yet answers the question in a >>> manner I can grasp. (Do you hear utter frustration in my tone?:-) ) >> >> What worked for me was simply installing Legacy on the new computer and >> then copying my entire Legacy folder over the new folder. >> >> -- >> Jenny M Benson > > > 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 > Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on > our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). > To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp > > >
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