Leon, Legacy will not run on the Surface RT. It should (I do not know positively) run on the Surface Pro. Surface RT runs a tablet version of Windows 8. Surface Pro runs a full version of Windows 8.
Ron Bernier Sent from my iPad On Aug 15, 2013, at 5:35 AM, Leon Chapman <[email protected]> wrote: > I have worked with the Surface RT and taught a class on it. > The Surface RT is an ARM based chip and it will NOT run normal Windows > programs. > > The Surface RT Windows 8 machine has and runs Windows 8. The normal software > running on Windows 7 should run just fine on the Surface Windows 8 tablet. I > am running Legacy on a normal desktop Windows 8 machine with no problems. I > also run windows 8 on a MacBook Pro using Parallels with no problems. You > will be fine with the Surface RT Windows 8 machine. The new version of > Windows (v8.1) due out on October 17th should make Windows 8 easier to use > and less transitioning from Windows 7. > > Good luck. > Chap > > > > ___ > Leon Chapman > [email protected] > ----- > > > On Thu, Aug 15, 2013 at 12:57 AM, <[email protected]> wrote: >> Hello, >> >> Is there anyone in the group who has installed and is using Legacy on a >> Microsoft Surface Pro with Windows 8 – full version, NOT RT? >> >> I’m considering the purchase of this tablet/netbook but it is expensive and >> I want to be quite sure I can happily install Legacy without having to use >> the Families app. >> >> If someone can give me an opinion on this I would very much appreciate it. >> >> Many thanks, >> >> Pieta >> Western Australia >> >> >> 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
