OK Janet, let's take this slowly. The first thing which I would like you to check is the location where you have Legacy7 installed on your laptop. It is possible that Vista installed it in the Program files, and if so it will not work properly. So would you let me know whether your Legacy folder is in C:\ or C:\Program Files\. If you do not know how to do this in Vista then click the Windows key on your keyboard you will see "Computer" in the right column, click this and then double click on the hard drive icon labelled "system (C:). In the folders you should see one called Legacy, if not double click the Program Files folder and see if it is there.
Ron Ferguson _____________________________________________________________________ *New Tutorial* Create Standards Compliant CSS Pedigree web pages 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, 20 Apr 2009 14:36:51 -0500 > Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Transfer Legacy files to reformatted computer? > From: jlee882...@gmail.com > To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com > > Ron, > > > > Sorry to be so vague, maybe it is because I don't know what I am doing! > > > > When I installed Legacy 7 on my Vista laptop, I used my Legacy 7 Disk. I have > Legacy Deluxe. > > > > On my desktop, I "backed up" each family file onto a DVD. I just opened each > family file and chose "Backup Family File." > > > > Then I cannot remember what I did, but I got it to Legacy 7 on the laptop > only to find there are no notes. I do remember that I went in and made a > blank family file for each family. I think I "saved" each family file to > Legacy 7. I did this last week and cannot remember what I did as far as > "saving" or "backing up" the files to Legacy 7. When I get this done, I am > going to combine into just one family file. > > > > > I do have a new large thumb drive that I can use for Legacy. Should I just > start over and use my thumb drive? > > > > Thank you very much, > > Janet > > On Mon, Apr 20, 2009 at 10:49 AM, ronald ferguson> wrote: > > > Janet, > > Your question is very vague and I wonder if you could be more specific. > Windows and Vista operate quite differently and store data in different > places. When you installed Legacy7 from the Web on your Vista machine, did > you follow the instructions for Legacy? > > > You say: "I did a backup on my desktop with XP and Legacy 6 with all of my > family files on a DVD" > > Presumably you mean that on your PC, which is XP, you copied your Legacy 6, > but do you mean the Legacy Folder as a whole or just the Data Folder? > > > Again when you say you copied your files onto your Laptop what files do you > mean - the whole Legcy folder, or just those in the Data folder - and where > did you copy them to, and how did you do it? > > > > Ron Ferguson > > _____________________________________________________________________ > > *New Tutorial* Create Standards Compliant CSS Pedigree web pages > 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, 20 Apr 2009 09:56:21 -0500 >> Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Transfer Legacy files to reformatted computer? > >> From: jlee882...@gmail.com >> To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com > >> >> I have a similar problem to Elizabeth and need help please, >> >> >> >> I did a backup on my desktop with XP and Legacy 6 with all of my family >> files on a DVD. >> > >> >> >> I loaded the files into my laptop with Vista and Legacy 7. It seems >> everything is there except the "notes" that I made for some people.. Do I >> have to start over? and if so, what do I do? > >> >> >> >> Thank you, >> >> Janet >> >> > >> On Fri, Apr 17, 2009 at 5:00 AM, Dermot McGlone wrote: >> >> Elizabeth, >> >> You can't just copy the whole Legacy folder onto yoru flash drive and >> paste it back in, that won't work. > >> >> >> I'd just do a backup of the family file onto the USB flash drive, and >> also copy the downloaded setup file (Legacy7Setup.exe) to the same >> stick. >> >> When your computer is ready again, use that setup file to load Legacy > >> >> onto it, and then restore your family file from the backup. Et Voila! >> >> If you need more info, get back on, and we'll try and guide you >> through it in baby steps. >> >> Regards, > >> >> Dermot. >> >> -- >> >> >> Try out Legacy Family Tree Software today! It's FREE!! >> http://www.legacyfamilytreestore.com/?Click=1440 > >> >> >> Groucho Marx - "A child of five would understand this. Send someone >> >> to fetch a child of five." >> >> 2009/4/17 ewinpa >> >> > >>> Could someone tell me step-by-step how to save my Legacy program and files >>> on to a USB flash drive in such a way that I can then put it back on to my >>> computer which I am having reformatted this weekend? > _________________________________________________________________ View your Twitter and Flickr updates from one place – Learn more! http://clk.atdmt.com/UKM/go/137984870/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
