You might want to look at using LTools to fix/ solve all your paths with their "Repair Multi Media Paths" subroutine.
On Thu, Nov 21, 2013 at 11:04 PM, Mike Bridgeford <[email protected]>wrote: > Hi Ron, > > I have had a closer look at the dilemma. When initiating the search for a > picture using Legacy, the facility hangs at certain points, and the > following message comes up:- > > Individual’s information [2861 say] (not responding) > > Find File (not responding) > > Legacy Genealogy Software for Windows is not responding. > > It never gets to search the D drive! > > Reading the help file it indicates that the search facility will progress > through all files, and not just those specified in the Default location of > media files. > > Is this then a Legacy interface problem with Windows 8? > > After a few temporary hang ups the last picture search hung up at- > C:\Windows\WinSxS\x86_pmms003.int_31bf3856ad364e35_6.2. for what this is > worth? > > Any ideas to solve the problem? > > Regards, > > mike > > > > *From:* Ron Ferguson [mailto:[email protected]] > *Sent:* 21 November 2013 08:33 PM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* RE: [LegacyUG] windows 8 - auto search for photos > > > > Mike, > > Strange, I have Win 7 (64 bit) and although not recommended I have Legacy > in the program files, drive C, > with data, photos etc in a Picture folder on D. > > Maybe Legacy 8 will help - when it arrives. > > > Ron Ferguson > http://www.fergys.co.uk/ > > Mike Bridgeford <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi Ron – I have changed the paths in options>customise>locations. > > This happens every time. For some reason it will only search windows/C > drive. > > How can I change the search for picture function to look at the D drive > and not just the C drive? > > There has to be a simple solution – but cant see it! > > Regards, > > mike > > > > > > *From:* Ron Ferguson > [mailto:[email protected]<[email protected]>] > > *Sent:* 21 November 2013 06:27 PM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: [LegacyUG] windows 8 - auto search for photos > > > > Mike, > > > > I am not entirely clear whether you mean every time or just the first > time. If the latter then I would expect that. > > > > Change the paths in Options>Customise>Locations. > > > > Ron Ferguson > > http://www.fergys.co.uk/ > > > > > > > > *From:* Mike Bridgeford <[email protected]> > > *Sent:* Thursday, November 21, 2013 12:50 PM > > *To:* [email protected] > > *Subject:* [LegacyUG] windows 8 - auto search for photos > > > > I have just purchased a new ISUS Zenbook SSD laptop, and have installed > the legacy program on the computer. > > The computer has a split drive; a ‘C’ drive OS for software and a ‘D’ > drive for data and storage. > > The family files etc all went well and the program was stored on the C > drive. I put the photographs on the D drive. All my certs. etc are in jpeg > format. > > When I tried to let the computer search for the picture files, it will not > automatically search the D drive, where the photos are stored. It looks > only at the C drive on Windows, and will not search the D drive > automatically. I have had to load the pictures by manually searching for > them on the D drive. > > Is there a way to sort this out? > > > > Regards, > > Mike > > > > Mike Bridgeford > > Chairman BirdLife Plettenberg Bay > > (M.B.A.,B.Sc. Mech. Eng.,F.S.A.I.Mech.Eng.,M.S.A.I.M.M.,Pr.Eng.) > > P.O. Box 325 > > Plettenberg Bay > 6600 > South Africa > > tel: +27445359434 > fax: +27865151814 > email: [email protected] > alt email: [email protected] > mobile: +27832667634 > > > > > DISCLAIMER: > This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and > intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are > addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify the > system manager. 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