Jenny and Paul thank you so much for your help. Your advice worked like a charm.
>________________________________ > 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
