Keith one needs a separate program to unzip and file the picture back-up. Whether Windows own program will do this I don't know as I have always used a separate program, which co-incidentally is what the Help Files recommend.
Ron Ferguson _____________________________________________________________________ *New* Improved Interface for OpenOffice.org Contacts Database 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/ _____________________________________________________________________ ---------------------------------------- > Date: Mon, 9 Feb 2009 23:41:38 -0500 > Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] WinZip and how to Restore > From: geosc...@gmail.com > To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com > > I do not believe you NEED WINZIP - anything since XP has a built-in > "UNZIPPER" program. Second - you do NOT need to UNZIP to RESTORE. > The RESTORE a BACKUP - open LEGACY - Choose File - RESTORE. It will > tell you it must stop LEGACY - that is OK. Choose the BACKUP FILE you > want (if from your flash drive - choose that one) - and let the file > rebuild (takes very little time). That should get you back into > things. > > The Multimedia BACKUP - I must leave to someone else - I just back-up > the LEGACY FOLDERS for DOCS and PICTURES. If I must restore them - I > just replace the ones in the LEGACY FOLDER with the back-ups. > > Hope this helps... > Keith > > On Mon, Feb 9, 2009 at 11:30 PM, wrote: >> Win Zip has been downloaded . . . the free version. It says to get a >> evaluation and registration number, I would need to buy a full version??? I >> cannot >> remember how this works. I think I had Win Zip years ago??? Anybody know? >> >> and now I want to restore a file and multimedia file from my Flash Drive. >> My laptop "lilnina" failed earlier this week and DELL sent me a new hard >> drive, which I've installed. But how can I get my files from 01 30 09. And >> I'm >> ALSO still trying to get the flash drive to work on "Big Nina." in my office. >> To make matters more confusing, my "network" tech is out of town for a week. >> OH COMPUTERS!!! " >> >> >> Name: >> Size Type Date Modified >> Richard Ashby Johnson b 1927 2009-01-30 4.13.16 PM-multimedia 21,992 >> KB WinZip 1/30/2009 4:13 PM >> Richard Ashby Johnson b 1927 2009-01-30 4.13.16 PM >> 1,197 KB WinZip 1/30/2009 4:13 PM >> Richard Ashby Johnson b 1927 2009-01-30 12.28.57 AM-multimedia 86,458 KB >> WinZip 1/30/2009 12.28 AM >> Richard Ashby Johnson b 1927 2009-01-30 12.28.57 AM >> 1,197 KB WinZip 1/30/2009 12.28 AM >> >> How can I get to the files? . and which should I try to restore??? I >> think I like the first two the best. My daughter tells me I back up too much, >> and it's confusing. ANY IDEAS ON THIS??? >> >> The KB numbers for multimedia files all seem to be around 20,000 KB and the >> data files seem to be around 1,100KB. Why the difference? >> >> Please advise. I do not understand this stuff very well! But I did have a >> great time doing the slide show for my relatives in January!!! >> >> If this is too confusing, please come back to me with more questions. >> Thanks. >> >> **************The year's hottest artists on the red carpet at the Grammy >> Awards. AOL Music takes you there. >> (http://music.aol.com/grammys?ncid=emlcntusmusi00000002) >> >> >> >> 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 >> >> >> >> > > > > -- > Surnames: McKain, Horn, Riale, Ulrich, Erisman, Leiphart, Reed and Henry > > Website: http://home.comcast.net/~geosci64 > EMail: geosc...@gmail.com > McCain-McKane-O'Kane DNA Group 1 > _________________________________________________________________ Check out the new and improved services from Windows Live. Learn more! http://clk.atdmt.com/UKM/go/132630768/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
