Norma, to add to Cathy's comments --
AFTER you delete the .usr file and re-open Legacy: Check to see if the problem continues to exist. Then as you customize you display, do the items one-at-a-time and check after each change for the problem. /Sometimes/ two options each work separately as they ought, but don't play well together. FWIW Cheryl Cathy Pinner wrote: > Hi Norma, > > Go to the C drive where your Legacy program is. > In the Legacy program folder you will find .usr files. > If you can't see the extension, in Windows Explorer or My computer > you need to go to ? Tools or View menu - where you find the Folder > options and untick Hide extensions for known file types. > > Try just deleting the Legacy.usr file first. > The .usr files hold your settings for Legacy. They don't have any data. > They can be deleted. When Legacy restarts, it will recreate the ones > it needs with the default settings. > So you'll have to go to Options> Customise and rechoose the > particular options you like to work with. > > Cathy > > At 10:20 AM 5/04/2014, you wrote: >> Hi Cathy >> >> I agree that the problem seems to be with the Legacy software itself >> since all my family files are affected. If I can solve this problem >> by deleting old usr files that would be the easiest solution, but >> what are they& where are they? All the different files associated >> with the data base have confused me& I'm not sure which are user >> files. My Legacy program itself is on my C drive and my family >> files are on my D drive. >> >> Norma >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Cathy Pinner [mailto:[email protected]] >> Sent: Friday, April 04, 2014 9:40 PM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] need help with family view >> >> Norma, >> >> Since this is a problem with every file, then the problem isn't >> within your family file, so you can relax about that. >> >> You can check Options - Customise - View tab - Edit Marriage Wording >> - the labels section. >> If they have what you are seeing, correct them and save and all >> should be well - one of your settings files has got a bit corrupted. >> >> If you really want to clear out settings, go to the Program folder >> (with Legacy closed) and delete the .usr files. >> They will all be recreated with Legacy defaults when you next need them. >> You could try just deleting Legacy.usr as this is the file that >> holds most of the settings from Options Customise. >> >> If that doesn't work, then uninstalling and reinstallling Legacy is >> the way to go. You'll need to download the installation file from >> the internet. You could use your CD and then update but note that >> your file probably won't open in Legacy before you update as it has >> been saved from a later version and there were a number of file >> structure conversions during the life of Legacy 7 (7.5). >> >> Cathy 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
