On 02-Feb-17 04:27 PM, Barbara Ford wrote:
Okay, I'm nervous about asking this, because the answer is sort of a big deal in my world! Seriously, please don't judge me, but I have to confess that I am still running Legacy 6 Deluxe (on Windows 7 Professional). That's right, I have not updated in all this time. It took me a long time to get comfortable with how Legacy works, and I simply didn't want to rock the boat, since it was working for me.
To a degree I can understand your reluctance to update and I am certainly not going to judge you, but I do think it is not always a wise decision. I know you are now planning to update, so perhaps what I have to say is irrelevant for you, but I thought I'd mention it for the benefit (I hope!) of others.
When there is an upgrade (like 6 to 7 or 7 to 8, not just an update) there will be new features to learn which can be a little daunting, but on the whole the basics stay the same and you don't have to start using all the new features at once or until you are ready. The new features will almost certainly be what many, many people have been suggesting or asking for so the chances are you will like them/find them useful eventually.
Almost inevitably, little bugs and errors are found in programs, hence the updates between upgrades. If you stick with an old version of the program you are not going to get any existing faults fixed which could cause real problems at some time.
As most people will probably keep pace with the upgrades there is going to be a lot more help available from other users if you are using the current version of a program. For example, I don't think I ever used Legacy 6 and I have been using 8 for so long now that I really wouldn't feel confident about helping anyone with 7 because I can't remember what has changed.
I am now eagerly looking forward to Legacy 9 but as I did when moving from 7 to 8, I will keep the older version on my computer for a while and keep a copy of my file which can be used with it so I can always go back to it if I find I really have to.
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