Syble, If you use the defaults as you install Legacy 8 and when you open your own file in Legacy 8 you use the option to copy the file to the new default folder and convert and open it there, you'll have exactly what you want.
Your Legacy 7.5 will be still there with its database and you'll have Legacy 8 as well with its own copy of your database. That said, I always open a new version with the Sample file and look around and play with that first. You'll still get the conversion dialogue I mentioned when you choose to open one of your own files. Cathy At 11:46 AM 30/11/2013, you wrote: >I certainly don't want the program to become stagnant either, and I >was excited to hear about v.8, but from being on the list for a >number of years, I've observed each release with numerous >problems. More to the point, how can I get my data into v.8 ? > In the past, I have downloaded updates and upgrades, then opened > my Family file knowing that I could not go back to the previous > version, but I really have reservations about doing that this time > due all the work I've put into these files, and I want to keep v > 7.5 as is, but yet move all my data in v.8 to experiment with. Is > there a way to do this? >Thanks, >Syble > > >On Friday, November 29, 2013 7:23 PM, Ron Bernier ><[email protected]> wrote: >Sybil, >Regardless of how much testing is done, you will never see a program >released that is 100% error free. In fact, if any company were to >hold off releasing a program until it was 100% error free, the >program would never get released. >That being said, the problems that have been encountered are >relatively minor. There are a couple of people that have >encountered problems that are specific to them (their system) and no >affecting the majority. >If you read the messages to the list carefully, the majority of the >comments/complaints are from people who are not happy with some of >the desigh changes. Unfortunately, no programmer will ever satisfy >all users. Some people (myself for one) are very pleased and happy >with the design changes. Others (from the comments) don't deal well >with changes and apparently prefer to see the program remain stagnant. 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
