fyi - my computer is running Windows 7, and it is so "old" (10 yrs) it won't run Windows 10. But it runs just fine, I'm mostly happy with it (though I am starting to get "the itch" for a new one . . . ) My wife's computer is also running Win7. I COULD upgrade her's, but for ease of consistency between the 2 systems I'm keeping her's at Win7 also. So it really is your choice. Yea, you probably have that "white window icon" in your system tray you can't get rid of, and probably get pop-ups reminding you to upgrade, but you can ignore them. And you CAN get rid of that white window icon (and thus the reminder pop-ups) if you uninstall one of the service updates (sorry - I forget which one at the moment) - I did it on my wife's system.
HOWEVER, if your computer will support Win10 you are probably "better" and "safer" to upgrade, especially while it is still free, just for the added security settings of Win10. But you don't have to. By the way - if you DO upgrade to WIN10, if you don' t like the new "start button" setup, try Classic Shell. http://www.classicshell.net/ It is free and you can make the start button act like it used to under WinXP, Win7, etc. (I MUCH prefer WinXP's start button.) I've been using this for years and it works great and is very stable. As far as upgrading Legacy - I'd suggest you DO that. Don't be scared by "new features". Yes, there are some differences in the interface, but you can basically just keep using Legacy 8 just like Legacy 6 without learning ALL the new "bells and whistles". And by upgrading, if you have need of a new feature it is there for you. Plus version 8 is pretty stable by now. Like Cathy said, you can install Legacy 8 and still keep Legacy 6. So you can "play" with Legacy 8 and get used to it. Just remember that they use different formats for their data files. So make sure you use the SAME ONE ALL THE TIME for your family updates and just use the other for testing/learning/experimenting until you are ready. Yes, you can convert (it actually makes a NEW copy) your Legacy 6 database to Legacy 8 format so you can see all of your existing family info when running Legacy 8. But if you make a change to the Legacy 8 file you can NOT move that same change back to Legacy 6. The conversion is one way. Or, to put it another way: Legacy 6 - keep using it as is. Continue to make your real changes here. Legacy 8 - install it, "convert" your Legacy 6 data file to Legacy 8. Play with Legacy 8, but make any real changes to your family tree with Legacy 6. Once you are happy with Legacy 8, "convert" your current legacy 6 data to Legacy 8 again, and then stick with Legacy 8 from then on. Bob On 02/10/2016 21:08, Cathy Pinner wrote: > Barbara, > > No one is forcing you to go to Windows 10 from Windows 7. There are ways > to stop being offered Windows 10 but you probably need someone more > familiar with computers to implement them. If they don't know how, they > can Google it. > > Legacy 8 installs in a completely different place to Legacy 6 so you can > install the free version and have a look at it without changing anything > in your Legacy 6. Just choose during the install to open the Sample file > rather than your own file and you'll know that nothing has been changed > and you can keep using Legacy 6. > > To see your own file in Legacy 8, I think the most stress free so that > you are sure your Legacy 6 file is untouched, is to Restore a backup > file (you do make Legacy backup files don't you?) in Legacy 8. > File - Restore - navigate to where your Legacy backups are and choose > the most recent one and choose to Save it in Documents\Legacy Family > Tree\Data. To make doubly sure you know what it is, you could add an 8 > to the name - that's what I do. Documents\Legacy Family Tree\ folder is > created when you install Legacy 8. This folder can't be renamed or moved > for Legacy 8 to work as it has a folder in it that stores your Legacy > settings. Legacy will say that it needs to convert your file. Just say Yes. > > Don't be scared off new versions by talk on mailing lists. You might put > the move off for a month or two but serious bugs affecting lots of > people are dealt with quickly. Do you encounter bugs now? Legacy 6 has > heaps of bugs like all programs but many users never see one. > > Cathy > > Barbara Ford wrote: >> Okay, thank you. I have used the Relationship Calculator many times in >> 6.0, but never thought to use it to research a looping problem. >> >> I was new to Legacy when the first update came after 6.0. Some of the >> technical "talk" on the user group scared me off--I was barely >> understanding 6.0, without trying to think about "new" things and >> potential bugs. Then when I updated my computer to Windows 7, I had >> much, much difficulty getting my Legacy 6.0 to run. Once it was up and >> running successfully, I have been afraid to update Legacy. Now, I'm >> dreading Windows 10. So, I see the handwriting on the wall that I am >> going to have to update Legacy so that I can eventually succumb to the >> forced use of Windows 10. Going from Legacy 6.0, as a non-technical >> person, to the latest version of Legacy, am I going to have a >> nightmare? Will it work well with Windows 7? And am I right that I >> should do that first (updating Legacy) BEFORE I eventually go to >> Windows 10? >> Barbara >> >> >>> On Feb 10, 2016, at 3:58 PM, >>> Brian/Support<[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> Yes it is very significant that you are still using Legacy 6.0. Legacy >>> 6.0 does not show Multiple relationships, only the closest is presented >>> on the Family View. Multiple relationships started being displayed in >>> Legacy 7.0. >>> >>> Legacy 6.0 does have a tool which will show multiple relationships >>> though. >>> Go to Tools> Relationship Calculator >>> Select yourself on the left and the person with the looping problem on >>> the right. >>> Click Calculate Relationships to see something similar to what I >>> described for Legacy 8.0 >>> I just noticed an error in the terminology in 6.0. I had a person on the >>> right who was the wife of a great grandson. 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