Can someone please syllable me how to TURN OFF all the Legacy User Group messages that are filling up my email every day??
I would like to just go to the Group site and look at messages every once in a while Thank you JoAnne Flynn > On Feb 2, 2017, at 6:39 PM, Ian Thomas <[email protected]> wrote: > > Barb > > In reading this topic, in my opinion the clearest and most practicable > response was from Bob. Well done, "Robert57P_gmail" ! > > Windows 10: I'm sure in 3 months' time you will be wondering why you didn't > upgrade your Windows earlier (but take my word for it, Windows 8 and 8.1 > would have upset you greatly; you're fortunate to have missed that bad > experience). > > I will leave it to others to comment on how Legacy v6 will install on Windows > 10 – the post-Windows 7 requirements for where programs and data should “go” > are quite strict (for very good reasons). > > Trialling Legacy v8 can be done for FREE, but without the Deluxe features. My > experience with Legacy began with v8 Deluxe, and those extra features warrant > the price. > > As Bob explained so carefully, v6 and v8 are kept entirely separate on your > computer. Of course, you need to keep in mind where your up-to-date and > verified entries are: in Bob's scenario, they would be in v6, until you make > the transition to v8 or v9. > > I'm confident that a transition to Legacy v9 from v8 will be a "happy" one. > From what I can discern, there have been very competent and thorough > real-world testers of the yet-to-be-released next version of Legacy FT. > > Perhaps your next paid-for version of Legacy FT should be v9 ? > > > Ian Thomas > Albert Park, Victoria 3206 Australia > > > -----Original Message----- > From: LegacyUserGroup [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of Barb Ford > Sent: Friday, 3 February 2017 8:11 AM > To: Legacy User Group <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Big Question > > Definitely helps clarify! Thank you. > Barb > > ------ Original Message ------ > From: "Robert57P_gmail" <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: 2/2/2017 3:02:59 PM > Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Big Question > > >Just to clarify - others have "said it without really saying it": > >Legacy 6 files - used by Legacy 6 program Install Legacy 8 (or Legacy > >9...no release date yet, but sounds like it might be "soon"??) Have > >Legacy 8 open the Legacy 6 files. > >Legacy 8 converts the Legacy 6 files INTO NEW FILES for Legacy 8. It > >does NOT modify the Legacy 6 files, it just reads the Legacy 6 files > >and creates brand new files for Legacy 8. > > > >So, when you are done: > >*Legacy 6 files - used by Legacy 6 program - the Legacy 8 conversion > >routine made no changes to these files *Legacy 8 files - used by Legacy > >8 program. These files can NOT be used by Legacy 6 program > > > >At this point you have TWO TOTALLY INDEPENDENT SETUPS - one for Legacy > >6, one for Legacy 8. > > > >So, if you make changes in a Legacy 6 file after you've installed and > >set up Legacy 8 files, your Legacy 6 changes will NOT show up in the > >Legacy 8 files/program Ditto - if you make a change using Legacy 8 on > >the Legacy 8 files, your changes will NOT show up in the Legacy 6 > >files/program. > > > >What most(?) people do: > >* Install Legacy 8 > >* Convert Legacy 6 files to Legacy 8 (you may want to give the Legacy 8 > >file an obvious name like "test8" or "play8" or something like that. > >(I don't remember if it lets you change the file name during > >conversion, but you can always do a FILE, SAVE AS to create the > >temp/test/play filename.) > >* PLAY in Legacy 8 until you are comfortable with it. BUT make any > >"permanent" changes using Legacy 6 > >* Once you are comfortable with Legacy 8, ONCE AGAIN have Legacy 8 read > >the Legacy 6 files to make NEW Legacy 8 files (thus your Legacy 8 files > >now reflect any changes you made in Legacy 6 during your Legacy 8 > >"play" period). During this conversion process, give your Legacy 8 > >files a "valid" name. > >* After that, USE ONLY LEGACY 8 for your "permanent" changes (and be > >sure you use the newer version of the Legacy 8 files, not your "play" > >version). You can leave Legacy 6 dormant on your drive, or get rid of > >it, your choice - just make sure you "let it sit" (that is, use Legacy > >6 only to look up stuff, don't use Legacy 6 to do any updates). For > >me, I left the old version installed and available for a while...that > >way if I saw something "funny" in my Legacy 8 data, I could go back to > >see how it was in Legacy 6 (and, 99% of the time, it was "funny" in > >Legacy 6 also and I just hadn't noticed it!!! lol ). > > > >In all reality, for the basic functions Legacy 8 works a lot like > >Legacy 6 (and other versions). Legacy 8 has more "bells/whistles" > >(features), but the overall operation is very similar. I don't think > >you'll have any problems making the switch. > > > >Bob > > > >On 02/02/2017 14:17, Barb Ford wrote: > >>Thank you. So, since Legacy 8 will not overwrite Legacy 6, once I can > >>figure out where Legacy 8 stores its data, I could run both until I > >>figure out the new one. Is this correct? > >> Barbara > >> > >>------ Original Message ------ > >>From: "Steve Hayes" <[email protected]> > >>To: "Legacy User Group" <[email protected]> > >>Sent: 2/2/2017 1:06:47 PM > >>Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Big Question > >> > >>>On 2 Feb 2017 at 12:46, Barbara Ford wrote: > >>> > >>>> Brian, then if I kept both, would they access the data from the > >>>>same data > >>>> file, or does Legacy 8 put its data in a different location, and > >>>>does it save > >>>> it "on the fly" like Legacy 6? My Legacy 6 data is all in a folder > >>>>named > >>>> Legacy that resides directly on the C hard drive. I don't have a > >>>>real reason > >>>> for wanting NOT to use Legacy 6, except that I fear it would not > >>>>work well > >>>> with Windows 10. Am I right on that? > >>> > >>>Legacy 6 should work with Windows 10. > >>> > >>>Legacy 8 keeps its data and program files in different places from > >>>Legacy 6, but you can set it up to staore your data anywhere you > >>>want. > >>> > >>>If it worries you, just put Legacy 6 on your new computer and copy > >>>your datafiles there. > >>> > >>> > >>>-- Steve Hayes > >>>E-mail: [email protected] > >>>Blog: http://khanya.wordpress.com > >>>Web: http://www.khanya.org.za/stevesig.htm > >>>Phone: 083-342-3563 or 012-333-6727 > >>> Fax: 086-548-2525 > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>>-- > >>>LegacyUserGroup mailing list > >>>[email protected] > >>>To manage your subscription and unsubscribe > >>>http://legacyusers.com/mailman/listinfo/legacyusergroup_legacyusers.c > >>>om > >>>Archives at: > >>>http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > >> > >> > >>--- > >>This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. > >>https://www.avast.com/antivirus > >> > >> > > > > > >-- > >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]/ > > > --- > This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. > https://www.avast.com/antivirus > > > -- > > 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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