Thanks Jenny I will give that a try.
________________________________ From: Jenny M Benson <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Wednesday, May 8, 2013 2:50 PM Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Windows 8 file download On 08/05/2013 20:29, Paul Gray wrote: > I’m pretty sure you actually don’t have a working file yet. If you are > trying to use the **zip** backup file to bring your data onto the new > computer (a perfectly acceptable method), you need to do File à Restore > Family file. That will open the zip file, and then you need to do as > Save As to create the true family file wherever you wish to save it. Yes of course, silly me, I was overlooking that this was a new installation on a Windows upgrade. And you need to have a file open in order to access the menus. When you've created a "working copy" of your family file, Diane, you will probably want to set the Option to "Open last used family file automatically." -- 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 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
