Further to the advice below about Legacy working from other folders, I have been using C:\Program Files 2\ for all my program files except those that come with the PC and operating system (they go in C:\Program Files\). Legacy has not given me any trouble set up like this. This makes it easy to separate discretionary software from the necessary stuff but still easy to find and understand, and avoids the Windows7 control problem. All my data goes in D:\ - a partitioned drive in the previous PC and separate physical drive in my current one.
Cheers, Brett B McL Robinson, Hamilton 3240, New Zealand On 30/05/2012 2:06 a.m., Sherry/Support wrote: > Tim is correct that you can chane the file name and redirect the install. > > Normally we only recommend this file name change to users who have > installed Legacy to the Program FIles folder and find out the hard way > why we have specific instructions for installing Legacy to the default > c:\Legacy folder on a Windows 7 or Vista computer. > > Now they need to uninstall Legacy, reinstall to the default c:\Legacy > folder using the renamed file, move their data and other files out of > the c:\Program Files\Legacy folder before they can delete the folder. > Otherwise, Legacy will just install on top of the existing folder. > > If you put Legacy in the Program FIles in Windows Vista or Windows7, > you will run into problems with the program not runnign correctly. > > Vista and Win7 does not allow programs to write data to their folders > when they're in the Program Files - which seriously blocks a lot of > Legacy's functions. > > To allow Legacy to work correctly in the Program FIles folder in Vista > or Win7, it will mean some major reprogramming of Legacy and the > installation process. > > Sincerely, > Sherry > Technical Support > Legacy Family Tree > > > On Tue, May 29, 2012 at 6:52 AM, Tim Rosenlöf<[email protected]> wrote: >> On 5/28/2012 10:39 PM, Tony Rolfe wrote: >>> I just hope that, one day, the developers will see fit to make Legacy >>> just like every other Windows program and stick it in Program Files >> Tony, >> >> You may already be aware, but just change the name of Legacy7Setup.exe >> to LegacyNew.exe and put it where you wish. >> >> No worries. I am a beta tester and past employee and I would not lead >> you astray. >> >> Tim Rosenlof >> Utah, USA 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
