I am glad you are up and running Barbara. For the future I have a
simple solution in case you ever want to do this sort of thing again.
I do NOT save my downloads to the desktop. In the My Documents
folder, I added a new folder called My Downloads, and within that
folder I have added folders called for example...
ACT Downloads
Legacy Downloads
FotoSlate Downloads
Adobe Photoshop Downloads
Picasa Downloads
Firefox Downloads
When I save a download, I browse to the appropriate folder in My
Downloads folder and save it there.
After I have saved it, I go to My Computers, then My Documents, then
My Downloads, locate the file and right click on it, and then click on
Properties. I click on the Summary tab, and enter information about
what the Download actually is (sometimes the file name is just
downright weird & two years down the road you will have no idea
whether it was the original program download or an update or what).
If there are manuals or anything pretaining to the program that I also
drop it into the downloads folder so that everything pretaining to
each download is all there together.
Also if there are multiple downloads for the same program, I often
name the file folder by the date I downloaded it
For example:
My Documents
My Downloads
Adobe Photoshop Downloads
Photoshop 6 Downloads Nov 2005
Photoshop 6 Downloads April 2006
Photoshop CS2 Downloads Dec 2007
Photoshop CS3 Downloads June 2008
This way I have a running record of what I downloaded and when, with
all the pertinant files inside each file folder
To transfer your downloads to a new computer, all you have to do is
put the My Downloads files onto a Memory stick or cd or dvd, or file
transfer stick of some kind, stick it in your new computer and copy/
paste the entire folder into the My Documents folder on your new
computer. I get new computers at least once a year and have done this
dozens of times and it works great.
Allison
On Fri, Nov 21, 2008 at 3:31 PM, Barbara Ford <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I can't thank you enough!
>
> On Fri, Nov 21, 2008 at 2:27 PM, ronald ferguson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>
>> Nope, Barbara, you are up and running.
>>
>> Ron Ferguson
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>>> Date: Fri, 21 Nov 2008 11:48:39 -0600
>>> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>> To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com
>>> Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Updating to latest 6.0
>>>
>>> Okay, so everyone, thanks for all the help on transferring to a new
>>> computer. Because you all helped me understand how everything works, I
>>> was able to make the transition smoothly and without stress.
>>>
>>> I would like to say what I did, and say that everything LOOKS great to
>>> me on the new computer, but if there is something I need to "check" to
>>> make sure it's right on the new, that I might not find myself until
>>> way down the road, please let me know.
>>>
>>> Remember, I'm wanting to keep Legacy6 (latest version) and NOT update
>>> to Legacy7 at the present time.
>>>
>>> Here's what I did:
>>> 1-On the old computer, I updated to the latest version of Legacy6.
>>> 2-I copied the C:/Legacy folder (where my files are automatically
>>> saved, by default, and I never changed that) onto a flash drive.
>>> 3-I copied the Legacy folder onto the C drive of my new computer.
>>> 3-I followed the link to download and install the latest version of
>>> Legacy6 from the legacyfamilytree.com web site.
>>> 4-The installation was successful, I opened the program, and it seems
>>> all my data and preferences are there, including that it already is
>>> the Deluxe Edition (without having to re-enter my number).
>>>
>>> Is there anything I have overlooked?
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> Barbara
>>> On Tue, Nov 18, 2008 at 10:58 AM, Dave Naylor wrote:
>>>> On 18 Nov 2008 Barbara Ford wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> From the download site, it gave a link to "download full setup." I know
>>>>> that's what I will need on the new computer, but is this what I need
>>>>> just to update my version on the current computer? (I did check my
>>>>> current version, and it's not the latest upgrade.)
>>>>
>>>> Since you need to download the full setup you may as well use it for
>>>> both computers.
>>>>
>>>> It checks your computer's registry and if Legacy is already installed
>>>> it will only install the needed files -- not that it really matters
>>>> if it overwrites the others as it's only affecting the program files.
>>>>
>>>> The only thing that can cause a glitch is when the registry is
>>>> corrupted (usually due to a user moving their program files). So
>>>> just ensure that the Setup program is installing into the same
>>>> location as your existing program.
>>>>
>>>> Cheers, -- Dave N.
>>>> --
>>>> David Naylor, Halton Hills, Ontario, Canada.
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