One question already: in 6.0, all the data is stored in the Legacy folder, which on my computer resides directly on C:\. Is that also where the data is stored (default) on 8? If I wanted to go cold turkey from 6 to 8, do I download 8 from the website, or do I have to buy it? Once installed, can I open my family file from the Legacy folder on C:\ and then go from there in the same way as I have used 6?
> On Feb 10, 2016, at 9:10 PM, Robert57P_gmail <[email protected]> wrote: > > 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. Legacy 6.0 reported she was >>>> the great grandson. >>>> >>>> Brian >>>> Customer Support >>>> Millennia Corporation >>>> [email protected] >>>> http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com >> >> >> >> >> 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). 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