Before you install version 8, make a backup file of your database on another hard drive or on a CD, just in case something goes wrong!
I did not follow the steps in the install procedure, but have it working<G>. Version 8 installs in a different area if you follow the standard install steps. Quite easy. Version 7 will still run, but do not use it! Just install version 8 then go through the normal operations. The menus are much different, and I dislike many of those changes, but can adapt. At your direction, it can search for and find existing Legacy files on your computer and convert them to version 8, and will also find gedcom files. Be sure you select your latest files if you have more than one. I have many databases and that has caused me some problems in the past. The new options for media re-linking and copying the media files to one location in the Legacy folder is a good idea, but not working correctly for me yet. Jay ===================== On 2/21/2014 11:59 AM, Jenny M Benson wrote: > On 21/02/2014 16:58, John Gregson wrote: >> I've been away from Legacy for quite some time; I have Legacy 7.5. >> I now want to get the latest version; which is version 8. >> >> If I install ver 8 on my computer, will it update the ver 7 to ver. 8? >> >> If not, how do I get my ver 7 data into ver 8. >> Will the ver 7 & ver 8 installations interfere with each other? > Version 8 will install quite separately to 7, so you can keep both if > you want to. STRONGLY recommend that you allow Legacy 8 to install to > its default location. It will put your data, media etc into a folder > within My Documents. > > Once you've installed, tell it to open an existing file and navigate to > your current family file. Legacy 8 will offer to copy (copy, not move) > this to the new location and then convert it. This is also the > recommended method. > > You cannot open the Legacy 8 family file in Legacy 7, but you will have > your old version of the program and the file if you want to keep them. > Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ 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
