Interestingly I upgraded to Windows 8 and have not had one problem. It has been pretty seamless all across the board. Although I have Internet Explorer 10 I tend to use Google Chrome - again no problems with either in Windows 8. Tessa Keough Guild of One-Name Studies, No. 5089 Legacy Virtual Users' Group One Place Studies - Plate Cove, Newfoundland
On Sun, May 26, 2013 at 8:54 AM, <[email protected]> wrote: > Windows 8 implies also IE 10, and the combination appears incompatible with > many computers, notably higher end laptops with hybrid graphics. > Complicating that, Millennia's code in Legacy appears less robust than most, > so Legacy may fail where other programs using the same hardware don't. > Microsoft, which evidently didn't test their new OS and web browser against > existing and reasonably common hardware, are blowing this off by denying > responsibility and stating that they will make no changes - it's up to the > hardware makers to write and distribute new drivers. If you continue to > have trouble and can't get help here, contact me direct. Meanwhile, make > sure that you have saved all important data, outside your computer, in case > any testing leaves it in a state where the operating system has to be > re-installed, wiping out all data on your hard drive. > > kb > > ________________________________ > From: "Sue Anderson" <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Sunday, May 26, 2013 2:27:56 AM > Subject: [LegacyUG] Windows 8 > > > I have “returned” to Legacy having flirted with a different program and a > computer crash. I now have windows 8. I had trouble importing my ged and > have had to manually add my last years work. I didn’t follow instructions > for downloading but at the moment haven’t found any errors. I didn’t alter > the UAC to never notify and the instructions don’t say if it must be left at > that setting. I don’t understand if that setting can be just for legacy or > means that all programs are set at that and if so is that wise? Should I > continue in the hope all is well or do a clean reinstall ? > Thanks Sue Anderson > > > 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 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
