Ron, Don't know if you are around or not, but I finally think I have my files in Legacy 7. I have put all the .fdb and .zip family files into the "data" folder in Legacy 7. I still could not get the notes to come in, and I know I have unlocked the program and put in my serial number because it doesn't ask for it or give me a place to put it in when I look under "Help."
I didn't have many notes, so I went to Legacy 6 and saved the notes for each person to a PDF file, then copied it into the appropriate place and saved it, so now I have my notes. I cannot tell that Legacy is not running right, seems ok to me. I don't have a lot of stuff in my files, just names and dates and places. Do you know if any way I can prove things are right? I also have a SanDisk Cruzer U3 flash drive and plan to put everything there so I won't have this problem anymore. There was a discussion about loading Legacy onto this particularly flash drive yesterday, and was wondering can you or can't you load Legacy onto it and use it. That would really be nice. Thank you for your help, Janet flas On Mon, Apr 20, 2009 at 8:44 PM, ronald ferguson <ronfe...@msn.com> wrote: > > Janet, > > It's bed time here now, well, 2-15am.; I will be turning in after I send > this! So I will try and give you the options. > > You have a confusion between a Gedcom and .fdb file, nor have you said how > you got a Gedcom into the Laptop - if it is not on the DVD then how was it > done? If it was a Gedcom then this could well be how you lost the notes. > > There are two main ways you can get the files onto your Laptop, either via > a CD/DVD or USB stick. You say that the DVD only has zip files on it, but do > don't the file names mean anything to you ie Filename.zip? You should be > able to tell if they are your Legacy backup from the file name. If you have > more than one then can you tell which is the latest? Did you have more than > one family file? > > One way of telling the latest is to put the DVD into The Laptop drive and > right click on each file, select properties and look at the date. To see > what is in it you could right click on it and Extract to a convenient folder > (just creat one somewhere and delete it when you've finished) > > If you have only used Legacy to put the files onto the DVD then they must > be back up files. and you need to drag the latest into the Legacy Data > Folder on your laptop and use File>File restore, as previously described to > open it in Legacy. > > If you still have Legacy running on your PC then as a last resort you could > create a backup(s) of your family files, giving it a name which is clear, > copy this .zip file to a CD/DVD/USB and drag that into the C:\Legacy\Data > folder on your laptop. > > I would not consider using a Gedcom. > > I hope that will get you going. > > > > > > 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 20:03:20 -0500 > > Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Transfer Legacy files to reformatted computer? > > From: jlee882...@gmail.com > > To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com > > > > Ron, > > > > > > > > I opened the DVD and there are compressed files there only, zip files. > Now I remember, I made a Gedcome of my Legacy 6 on the desktop and that is > how I got it into Legacy 7 on the laptop. Do you still want me to do what > you suggested below? I think the .fbd files are on the gedcom and the zip > files are on the DVD. Both are DVD's. I can insert one and then insert the > other one? > > > > > > > > > > Janet > > > > > > On Mon, Apr 20, 2009 at 5:36 PM, ronald ferguson> wrote: > > > > > > OK Janet, > > > > You said that you have your original files on DVD. You need to insert the > DVD into the slot on the laptop and the content folders should be displayed. > Open the Data Folder > > > > > > Click the Windows key on your keyboard, then open Drive C, Legacy, and > Data, as before. Arrange the two screens so that they overlap horizontally > and hold down the ctrl key whilst selecting all the files in the DVD Data > Folder with a .fdb and .zip extension. Continue to hold down the cursor when > the last one has been selected and drag the selected files to the Data > Folder in the Vista Legacy Data File. > > > > > > They should stick - if not repeat until they do :-) > > > > Open Legacy and try and open as previously described. > > > > > > 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 16:38:08 -0500 > > > >> Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Transfer Legacy files to reformatted computer? > >> From: jlee882...@gmail.com > >> To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com > > > >> > > > >> Ron, it is not there > >> > >> > >> > >> There are 3 things there: > >> > >> SAMPLE 4/3/2009 1:51 PM Legacy Genealogy 3072 KB > >> > >> SAMPLE.REL 4/14/2008 2:42 PM REL File 188 kb > > > >> > >> SAMPLE.TC <http://sample.tc/> 4/3/2009 1:51 PM TC File 1 KB > >> > >> > >> > >> Janet > >> > >> > > > >> On Mon, Apr 20, 2009 at 4:30 PM, Janet Lee wrote: > >> > >> OK, Ron, I will get back as soon as I have done this...doing it now. > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > > > > > > > >> On Mon, Apr 20, 2009 at 4:10 PM, ronald ferguson wrote: > >> > >> > >> Great. > >> > >> Open the Data folder in C:\Legacy\Data and you should find your .fdb > files and your FileName.zip backup files. If not please come back to us. > > > >> > >> > >> Update Legacy to the latest version, and check that your delux option is > enabled (if you haven't already entered your number). > >> > >> Open Legacy and click File>Open File. Ensure that the "Look in" box at > the top of the Screen says "Data". If not use the down arrow at the right > hand edge of the box it and select it from the tree on the drop-down screen. > Select any of the .fdb files - are the notes present? > > > >> > >> > >> If not then try File>Restore Family File and select one of the zip > files. Wnen asked give it a new name to avoid overwriting the original fdb > file. Are the notes present now? > >> > >> > >> > > > >> > >> 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 15:46:07 -0500 > >> > > > >>> Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Transfer Legacy files to reformatted computer? > >>> From: jlee882...@gmail.com > >>> To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com > > > >> > >>> > >>> Ron, > >>> > >>> > >>> > >> > >>> The Legacy folder is in C:\ > >>> > >>> > >> > >> > >> > >>> On Mon, Apr 20, 2009 at 3:22 PM, ronald ferguson> wrote: > > > >>> > >>> > >>> 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/ > > > >> > > _________________________________________________________________ > > View your Twitter and Flickr updates from one place – Learn more! > > http://clk.atdmt.com/UKM/go/137984870/direct/01/ > > > _________________________________________________________________ > 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<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<http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/Help.asp> > To unsubscribe: > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp<http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/LegacyLists.asp> > > > >
