Pres, Glad to hear that you were able to find a solution.
john. At 01:10 PM 12/6/2013, grayscot2 wrote: >Sherry, > > OK, the solution was to get a different > richtx32.ocx, put that in system32 and syswow64 > and register both (perhaps you only need one if > you're running Win7, 32 bit; L8 is 32 bit but > runs in my 64 bit Win 7. Which is the required one or do you need both > anyway. > > The version of richtx32.ocx I > originally had from Windows and later from > Legacy was much larger than the 199 or 200 kb than I found by googling. > > There is no source for downloading it > in the Legacy article you quote, Sherry, and > there is a typo in the command given for > registering in system32--written as systemS32. > > Following is the source of the Richtx32.ocx that worked: > > "Fix for RICHTX32.OCX Component Error When Running a Program > >© Ramesh Srinivasan | Windows Vista, Windows XP | 22nd July 2008 > >When you run an application which was created in >Visual Basic 6.0, the following error message >may occur and the program terminates. >Component âRICHTX32.OCXâ or one of its >dependencies not correctly registered: a file is missing or invalid. > >This happens if the program uses Rich TextBox >ActiveX Control (RichTx32.ocx), but does not >include the ActiveX file in the setup package. > >To resolve the problem, download RichTx32.zip. >Unzip the archive and extract the file >RichTx32.ocx to the Windows\System32 folder. > >Note that the VB6 run-time distribution package >from Microsoft does not include the RichTx32.ocx ActiveX Control." >----------------------------------------------------------------------- > >So now I should be able to use L8 >afterall. Thank you to Sherry and all those who responded. > > >Prescott Smith [email protected] >============================================================================ >From: Sherry/Support [[email protected]] >Sent: Thursday, December 05, 2013 09:45 AM >To: [email protected] >Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Black On Black > >The Note windows in Legacy are based on Windows setting. You can >change the font style and color in Options > Customize > Fonts 10.1 >but not the background color. > >In the past, the black windows have been related to a faulty >Richtxt32.ocx file, as shown in our KB article > ><http://support.legacyfamilytree.com/article/AA-00378/11/Error-Messages-Problems/Black-Screens-in-Legacy.html> > >Did you try those steps? > >Sincerely, >Sherry >Technical Support >Legacy Family Tree > >On Wed, Dec 4, 2013 at 9:28 PM, grayscot2 <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > I've described the problem earlier but there > seems to be no solution available: All the > Notes portions of views in 7.5 and now 8 are > black backgrounds with apparently only black > type available. Technical support can't help. > Otherwise the program seems to be working fine. > This is true for Geoff's sample file as for my own. > > > > Is there anything in the color or font > options that might alter this? I've tried some > combinations but nothing--anywhere--seems to > change, so apparently I don't know how these > work. I just need to change the Notes field > screens themselves not the whole panel or view. > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > > Prescott Smith [email protected] 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
