Charlene, Just to add to what Chap has said.
You just need to install Legacy 8 to the defaults. It doesn't overwrite version 7 etc. It installs to the Program Files whereas earlier versions by default installed to C:\Legacy and if you changed it, you had to avoid the Program Files folder. Earlier versions of Legacy had a default Data folder under the program folder: C:\Legacy\Data Legacy 8 has default Data folder in Documents. It sets up a folder: Documents\Legacy Family Tree\ In this folder is a folder for Data (which you don't have to use but might as well). However there is a vital folder in this Legacy Family Tree folder. It's called _AppData and it contains your settings. You can't move it or rename the Legacy Family Tree folder. It will just be recreated with defaults when you reopen Legacy 8. Cathy Leon Chapman wrote: > > Charlene: > > You can have both version of Legacy installed on 1 PC. They can be > open at the same time looking at different files. > > Good luck. > Chap > > ___ > Leon Chapman > [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > ----- > > On Thu, Oct 15, 2015 at 7:17 PM, Charlene C <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > Now to further complicate matters.... > > Dad had sent me his revised data files. Then he upgraded to v8 and > I didn't. Then he kept updating the database with legitimate data. > He's snail mailed a data DVD to me. > > I don't plan to update Legacy at the moment, but obviously I'll > need v8 to open his new files. So the question is: Can I have two > versions of the software running on the same machine? If so, can > they both be open at the same time (using different data files)? > Otherwise I can try installing v8 on my laptop which doesn't > currently have Legacy, but it's getting old and the Windows 10 > upgrade is causing problems. > > Thanks, > Charlene > > > 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 > > > > > 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 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
