Now I'm scared. I've been waiting for the dust to settle before moving up to v.7, but if there's a way to mess up the download I'll find it--and then won't be able to fix it. I'll be waiting anxiously for Ken's response.
Kirsten -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of JLB Sent: Wednesday, June 04, 2008 9:46 AM To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Installing version 7 I'm probably the average person, and when I installed Version 7 it did not install over 6, it installed into the middle of it, alphabetically between iSearch and Legacy Home in a folder of its own. So now I have v.7 embedded in v.6. They both still work fine. I'm wondering if I can just pick up the v.7 folder and move it somewhere else if I ever want to get rid of 6. As I recall I chose the installation directory to be Program Files but I got this arrangement instead. -- JL JLog - simple computer technology for genealogists http://www3.telus.net/Jgen/jlog.html Ken McGinnis wrote: > It's just simpler for the average person. Since v7 converts your > family files the only way to keep v6 on your computer and to also have > v7 would be you now have to copy family files to new locations. For > example you would have to copy family files from C:\Legacy\Data (v6 > files) to C:\Legacy7\Data (v7 files). > > If you have pictures in C:\Legacy\Pictures the v7 files will still > work. But, a few months from now when you want to get rid of v6 from > your computer because you never user it any longer you will not be > able to remove the v6 folder because it still contains the pictures. > Of course you can move the pictures, video files, sound files, and > other data type items like these over to your v7 folders. But, now > that they are moved you now have to go into Options, Customize, > Locations tab, and click the view Current List of Multimedia > Locations" button and form this screen start changing each of the > folders from the old location to the new location. Or, get tricky > and do a global Search and Replace on PicturePaths. > > Most of the user settings will be retained and a normal user of Legacy > simply installs it and continues to work on famiy history. They don't > have to re-setup everything to their liking. > > I guess it's just several small things that for probably a lot of > people on this list installing to a new folder would be a piece of > cake but for many users who are not very famiiar with computers and > getting around software I feel it is easier for them to just install > right over 6.0 which is where it will default to. > > I simply recommended users install over 6.0 which from our point of > view simplifies tech support calls. The end user only have one copy > of Legacy. Legacy was designed to be installed over the previous > version and simply work. > > If you know how to work with files and are pretty good working with > Legacy go ahead and install to a separate folder as it's really not > that big of deal and you will be able to quickly figure out any small > thing that needs to be done. > > Either way is fine with me, you choose. > > Thanks > > Ken McGinnis > Millennia Corporation > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com > We are changing the world of genealogy! Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
