Hi Garry,
You may not have any rf1 files etc as you may not have saved a
variety of Report Options etc.
Many of the items you mention are saved by saving the .usr files in
the Legacy program folder.
You may want to take the precaution of saving your current screen
colours etc. You may have changed one of the base themes and not saved it.
Options > Customise - Colours Tab - the save button on the lower
right not the one at the bottom of the screen. Your selection is
saved as a .lcs file in the Legacy\ColorSchemes folder
You can also save the Geodatabase. Sorry I don't use it so don't know
where exactly the files are.
There isn't a simple "just do this" to backup all your settings - you
have to find the various files.
I suggest you backup your whole Legacy data folder as the Legacy
backup of your file doesn't include IGI files or RGD files (Research Guidance)
Don't forget to make sure you have your Legacy Deluxe Customer number
Help > General Information
Yes it's a lot of work re-installing the OS but sometimes it can't be
avoided. Before XP I used to do it every year to get everything
working quicker again. Registry cleaners etc never did as good a job
as a complete reinstall.
Cathy
At 01:03 PM 29/12/2007, you wrote:
I need to re-install my PC's Operating System and hence will need to
re-install Legacy 6 Deluxe (and all my other applications). Don't ask why,
it's a sore point. Grumble, mumble, ...
I have read all the tips on backing up my data files and even my multimedia
files and their appropriate linkages.
I noticed from a LUG discussion thread back in October (Harold Watson -
restoring legacy after pc rebuild) that I need to copy my .usr files and
Cathy (?) suggested that my Saved Report Options can be found in the rf1
files, although I can't find any such file extensions on my 'puter.
But my main question is .... what other precautions do I need to take before
I commence??
It's all the other things in Legacy 6.0 that are not related to individual
data files, such as:-
* Compiler Info
* File Locations
* Data Entry settings
* Screen fonts & colours
* Geo Location databases (downloaded)
Is there a simple one-time process for backing/restoring up all my "native"
Legacy 6 settings? Sherry??
Regards
Garry Mullins
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