I have found the safest and easiest way to install a new version is to download the whole program file from the Legacy website - Download > Download update, fill in email address and the verification code at the bottom. I then download this file, Legacy8setp.exe to my Downloads/Legacy folder. The file size is currently 68,718kb.
Double click on this .exe file and it installs the whole program, overwriting parts of the previous version with any updates. It deosn't change any data or media or customised settings or the deluxe version code. When I have confirmed what the build number of the new version is, I rename the new .exe file with the build number as Legacy8setup800439.exe. I then know what version the file is and can use this to reinstall if I need to (and to install the updated program on my netbook). If needs be I can also go back to a previous version - Legacy8setup800427.exe or even Legacy75setup750278.exe. Sometime a new update includes a change in the data format, and then you can't easily go back to the old version without copying data through Gedcom. When you load a family file generated under the old version of the program, if the data format has been changed it goes through a process of "checking source information" . I suspect it is not "checking sources" but is "converting data format" - why doesn't it say what it is actually doing? This process of updating from a full program download has worked for me for several years with no installation problems. Boyd 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
