Yes, it's safe but you have to look at the Options > Customize > Locations Tab to see if the default locations are the correct ones. Evert van Dijken
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com> Subject: > RE: [LegacyUG] Install does not use previous Options from 6?> Date: Thu, 19 > Jun 2008 00:57:39 +0100> > > Yup it's safe. Because I had three versions > running at one time I had to copy them over myself, not a problem. I always > keep a spare set of the .usr files backed up as well - just in case......> > > > Ron Ferguson> > > _____________________________________________________________________> > New > Blog: Free Contacts Database for use with Open Office> > http://www.fergys.co.uk> View the Grimshaw Family Tree at:> > http://www.fergys.co.uk/Grimshaw/> For The Fergusons of N.W. England See:> > http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/fergys/> > _____________________________________________________________________> > > > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com> > > Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Install does not use previous Options from 6?> > > Date: Wed, 18 Jun 2008 18:06:47 -0400> >> > Thank you Ron. I could do that > easily enough, but is it safe? There 51> > .usr files in my Legacy 6 folder. > Would they all be compatible with version> > 7? and maybe something else > would be missing.> >> > I am considering biting the bullet and just > re-installing version 7 over> > version 6. I was not aware that that was > apparently the expected install> > behavior. The default installation > procedure took me to a default location> > (I think it was C:\Legacy) which > is not where I have Legacy 6 on my PC (it's> > at C:\Program Files\Legacy\)> > >> > Jeff> >> > ronald ferguson wrote:> >> Jeff,> >>> >> Your conclusion at > the end of your email is correct, had you> >> installed in the Legacy 6 > folder all your settings would have been> >> retained. The other option is to > copy all the .usr files from the> >> Legacy 6 folder to the Legacy 7.> >>> > >>> >> Ron Ferguson> >>> >> > _____________________________________________________________________> >>> >> > New Blog: Free Contacts Database for use with Open Office> >> > http://www.fergys.co.uk> >> View the Grimshaw Family Tree at:> >> > http://www.fergys.co.uk/Grimshaw/> >> For The Fergusons of N.W. England See:> > >> http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/fergys/> >> > _____________________________________________________________________> >>> > >>> >>> >>> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> To: > LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com> >>> Subject: [LegacyUG] Install does > not use previous Options from 6?> >>> Date: Wed, 18 Jun 2008 15:29:26 -0400> > >>>> >>> FWIW I thought to mention that my installation of Legacy 7 Deluxe> > >>> converted my previous Legacy 6 Deluxe data file with no apparent> >>> > problem. Because it warned me that the converted file would no> >>> longer be > readable by version 6 I took the precaution of first> >>> copying all my > Legacy data files to another folder labeled "Legacy 6> >>> data files". (I > had also made a full backup of my data partition to> >>> a external drive > before installing version 7 just in case of> >>> problems ....)> >>>> >>> One > early thing I noticed on opening Version 7 was that even though> >>> it > converted my fdb file, it did not incorporate the options I had> >>> modified > in Legacy 6. Not a major problem and I just went through> >>> them all to > change them the way I liked them in version 6 including> >>> the file > locations, but it would have been nice if it had done that> >>> as part of > the "update". I did install version 7 in its own separate> >>> folder (my > careful nature) - in case that was the reason why version> >>> 7 did not find > and adopt the previous options of version 6.> >>> Installing version 7 in the > same folder as the old version 6 might> >>> have avoided this but then I > would have had no way to go back and> >>> compare.> >>>> >>> Jeff> >>>> > > _________________________________________________________________> Great > deals on almost anything at eBay.co.uk. Search, bid, find and win on eBay > today!> http://clk.atdmt.com/UKM/go/msnnkmgl0010000004ukm/direct/01/> > > > 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> > > _________________________________________________________________ Probeer Live Search: de zoekmachine van de makers van MSN! http://www.live.com/?searchOnly=true 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
