Laird, Have a nice day :-)
Tim Rosenlof Utah, USA On 5/29/2012 3:46 PM, Laird wrote: > 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
