Gary, thank you for all of your comments. They were helpful. I had the two computers networked at one time, but I kept having problems with the router, so I disconnected it. There is a wireless service in the area that I can sometimes get into, but not always. I only use the laptop a few times a year, when I am traveling. The rest of the time it just sits in its case. I can update it while I am away. But I need the new version installed before I leave home, so I can transfer the database and be sure it is working.
I keep saying that my next computer will be a laptop with a dock, so I don't have to maintain 2 computers. That way, most of the time I could use a standard keyboard and my larger monitor. But for now, I live with the dual setup. Shirley ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Shirley York Anderson [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ My web site: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~syafam/ ----- Original Message ---- From: Gary Templeman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Sent: Tuesday, October 14, 2008 9:21:26 AM Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Moving Legacy Setup You have already had the question about the setup file answered, but I wanted to add that *any* file that you have on one computer can be copied or moved to another. (There are exceptions for things such as iTunes music downloads and other technical reasons, but that is true for all practical purposes) So it doesn't matter whether you download the setup file a second time, or move it from the desktop to the laptop. Once it is there it will run exactly the same. In fact, if the two computers were networked you could even navigate from the laptop to the desktop and run the setup routine over the network. I wonder why your Internet access is unreliable? As you will want to keep both computers updated to the same build of Legacy that is something you should try to resolve. How are you connecting the laptop that is different from the desktop? If you are using wireless, most laptops also have a wired ethernet port. When you need a strong Internet connection the wired port is the better way to go. Gary Templeman ----- Original Message ----- From: "SHIRLEY ANDERSON" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com> Sent: Monday, October 13, 2008 4:01 PM Subject: [LegacyUG] Moving Legacy Setup > More newbie stuff. Now that I have upgraded my desktop computer from 5 to > 6, I need to also upgrade my laptop. I don't have reliable internet > access for the laptop. Would it work to copy the setup file to the laptop > and install it from there? > > Shirley > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Shirley York Anderson [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > My web site: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~syafam/ > 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 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
