Hi Tim, My answer was specific to the question as it related to Legacy multimedia (Pictures) files. Legacy stores the multimedia folder locations in a "hard coded" format. I am not suggesting your 87 year old mother would have a problem with a new PC.
As far as Legacy is concerned: In Windows XP "My Documents" is really something like: C:\Documents and Settings\username\My Documents..... In Windows Vista the equivalent folder is "Documents" and is really something like C:\Users\username\Documents..... For any version of Windows: If you store your multimedia in a location like C:\FamilyTree\Multimedia and then copy your files to a new PC using the same folder name there isn't any need to "find" a new location for the files. These files can be on another drive like D: or E: etc. So long as you copy the files to the same folder name on a new PC there isn't a problem. Laird On 5/28/2012 12:52 PM, Tim Rosenlöf wrote: > On 5/27/2012 2:02 PM, Laird wrote: >> Nichele, >> I would like to discourage you making this change: >> Someday you will have to buy a new computer. >> It will NOT have a folder called >> "My Documents" like you have with XP now. The new computer will have a >> different operating system, in the near future it will be "Windows 8". > You know something we don't ? Why would Microsoft move away from the > convection that has been there for many versions ? That would create > havoc for a very large amount of users. My Mother (87), would have no > clue how to change. She is one that has a hard time with just the basics. >> At that >> time you will have to do this process all over again. That is one of the >> reasons Legacy puts everything in C:\Legacy\..................... > I don't have mine in the default location and it runs just fine. Even > with the Sample.fdb file that has attached multimedia :-) > > Happy Hunting, > > Tim Rosenlof > Utah, USA >> You will have to locate/find at least one photo from each >> folder\sub-folder\etc. >> Laird >> 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
