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--- Begin Message ---I may be wrong, but I don’t think you really need to worry about your operating system. Legacy 8 is going to be Legacy 8 no matter what operating system you’re on. I would worry more about the upgrade from 6 to 8, but as others have said, there’s plenty of support for that. > On Feb 2, 2017, at 12:27 PM, Barbara Ford <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hope I'm not "hearing" that I can't get there from here. In other words, is > it possible to go from Legacy 6 Deluxe to Legacy 8, keeping all my data > intact? I'm not so worried about learning some of the nuances of the "new" > version, just wanting to know that I do everything in such a way that I keep > all my data and have a clear understanding of where everything is stored and > how everything is backed up. > Barbara > >> On Feb 2, 2017, at 11:26 AM, Jenny M Benson <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> 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. >> >> -- >> Jenny M Benson >> >> -- >> >> LegacyUserGroup mailing list >> [email protected] >> To manage your subscription and unsubscribe >> http://legacyusers.com/mailman/listinfo/legacyusergroup_legacyusers.com >> Archives at: >> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > -- > > LegacyUserGroup mailing list > [email protected] > To manage your subscription and unsubscribe > http://legacyusers.com/mailman/listinfo/legacyusergroup_legacyusers.com > Archives at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/
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