I disagree. Every major version has its list of unresolved issues. The programmers are actively improving only the current version. Legacy 8 is stable. It doesn’t crash, except in very rare cases. It doesn’t trash our data. We should be exploring and using its new features, and reporting bugs against it. That doesn’t feel like beta testing to me. I would only recommend staying behind if you know of a specific bug that is a showstopper or major pet peeve for what you need to accomplish – and then only if v7.5 doesn’t have its own showstoppers. We are lucky that Legacy provides regular updates of the latest versions, unlike many other vendors. Yes, there is a risk that an update could introduce a new bug that escaped the testing process. That’s unfortunate, but at least the updates contain other fixes and improvements. And if the new bug is severe enough, then a new update will come out shortly.
Issues “unresolved after more than a year” is nothing new with v8. I have pet issues that have been unresolved for several years/version. They just don’t seem to rise to the top of the priority list. Are there more issues now? Possibly, since there are many more features, although it is not my perception. Ward From: CE WOOD Sent: Sunday, January 04, 2015 8:47 PM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] How clean before upgrade to v.8? There are oodles of us who continue to use Legacy 7.5 because it has many fewer bugs than Legacy 8. Oh yes, we have Legacy 8 installed, and periodically load a copy of our Legacy 7.5 file to it, but until every update contains new bugs, and many issues are still unresolved after more than a year, we use Legacy 7.5. As so many have reported here and elsewhere, Legacy 8 was released too soon. Beta testers are aware of the problems with new versions and do not continue to use the old version; what we didn't know was that WE are still the beta testers. It will get better, but they bit off more than they could chew. The cud is not yet digestible. CE -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Mon, 5 Jan 2015 07:56:14 +0800 From: [email protected] To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] How clean before upgrade to v.8? Hi Marilyn, I'd take the plunge to Legacy 8. You may not know that installing Legacy 8 leaves your Legacy 7.5 installation and its files intact so that you can try Legacy 8 before abandoning Legacy 7.5. Legacy 8 installs to the Program Files on your computer unlike Legacy 7.5 which shouldn't have been installed there and if installed to the default is at C:\Legacy. Legacy 8 creates a folder in your My Documents folder called Legacy Family Tree. In that is the Legacy AppData and also a folder for your family files. Make sure you either COPY your 7.5 file there and convert it there OR take advantage of the offer in the conversion dialogue to do that for you. But of course do a backup of your 7.5 files before you start. Then when you are in Legacy 8 use the Tools - Media Relinker to sort out your media problems. If the Help from the Media Relinker isn 't clear enough for you, get back to the list with your queries. Cathy Marilyn Clark wrote: I purchased the upgrade to Legacy8 2 months ago and have yet to install it. I have 7.5 Deluxe. At one point I moved a bunch of attached photos and each time I backup I get the message that some media files are missing. I've been chipping away at them, but still probably have many more to re-find. Do you think it would be OK to install Legacy8 before I re-link all my missing media? Someone on this list just mentioned how much easier it is to do this in 8... *Marilyn* 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://support.legacyfamilytree.com 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
