That does help. Is a backup copy usable for either version?
On Sat, Dec 21, 2013 at 4:06 PM, Wendy Howard <[email protected]>wrote: > For as long as I've been using Legacy (started with v5), it has always > been that the Standard edition is free to use, and the Deluxe requires > the payment of a fee. > > They are both the same program. When you purchase the Deluxe edition > you are given a code (a sequence of letters/digits) that unlocks the > extra features. > > Whether you're using Standard or Deluxe, v8 is different to v7, with a > variety of new features and tools. There's no harm in downloading v8 > and installing it, and using it as the free Standard edition for a while > before deciding if you want to upgrade to Deluxe. Make a copy of your > v7 data file and use that in v8 so you can still use v7 while you're > deciding what you want to do with v8, if you like. That's what I did > for a while. > > v8 installs itself in a different location to the previous versions, so > it is easy to have it running at the same time as v7 - just don't try to > use the same data file in them both. v8 will change the file structure, > so you won't be able to open it in v7 once it has been converted - which > is why you should make a copy if you're going to experiment with v8 first. > > Hope this helps. :-) > > Kind Regards, > Wendy > > > Orinda Spence said the following on 22/12/2013 10:48 a.m.: > > Can SKS tell me what the difference is between Leg 7 deluxe and Leg 8 > > standard. Seems that I can get the standard free of charge. Thanks > > Orinda > > > > > > > > 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
