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
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On Behalf Of Barb Ford
Sent: Friday, 3 February 2017 8:11 AM
To: Legacy User Group <legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com
<mailto:legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com>>
Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Big Question
Definitely helps clarify! Thank you.
Barb
------ Original Message ------
From: "Robert57P_gmail" <robert...@gmail.com <mailto:robert...@gmail.com>>
To: legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com
<mailto:legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com>
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" <hayes...@telkomsa.net <mailto:hayes...@telkomsa.net>>
>>To: "Legacy User Group" <legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com
<mailto:legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com>>
>>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: sha...@dunelm.org.uk <mailto:sha...@dunelm.org.uk>
>>>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
>>>
>>>
>>>
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