Barbara Ford wrote: > Hello, all those who know more than I do (that would be anyone who is > reading this): > I have been a self-confessed fraidy-cat about updating. I am using > Legacy Deluxe, 6.0.0.190. I have resisted updating, because when > Legacy 7 was released, there seemed to be some questions on this group > that made me nervous. I am not having any problems with what I am > using, and I'm always afraid I'll be worse off. But, I realize that at > some point, it's not even possible to make current what I have now. I > may have already reached that point. When Legacy 7 came out, I > received a CD (Legacy 7) and book in the mail (as I recall, I received > it because it had not been very long since I had purchased Legacy 6). > I have not done anything with it. > > Should I leave well-enough alone, or update my version 6 as much as I > can, and then forget it, or do something more drastic? Thanks for > help. > > I reiterate that I am comfortable with what I am using, except that > attaching pictures seems to be an issue that, if I understand, is not > really a glitch, but rather the nature of the software and therefore > has not changed in the more recent updates. > > Barbara >
Barbara, The choice is entirely yours, and it is one about which I do not feel that anyone is able to advise. You are quite correct in saying that when Legacy 7.0 was first released there were many problems, most of which have now been resolved. Personally I updated, and the bugs did not really bother me, as I simply put some things off , for example reports which contained errors, until the bugs had been corrected. Fortunately I was in a position to do this. For my main interest which is creating and maintaining a website I was able to work round the problems. If I was in your situation, and I take it that you are not working in conjunction with someone else who is using V7.0, I would have a close look at all the new functions, eg Source Writer, which were introduced with V7.0 and decide if I would have a use for them. If I would then I would upgrade. There are details of these on Legacy's website. The one thing which you might like to bear in mind is that should you wish to take advantage of the direct link between Legacy and the new Family Search (when it is generally available) then you will have no option but to upgrade. The choice I made was mine, and one which suited me and my circumstances, and I work in conjunction with another person so they are not applicable to yourself. Pretty well all the bugs in V7.0 which gave the main concerns have been resolved. There are some left, and there are some in your version of V6 as well - some of which are in V7.4 btw. Finally, if you do take the step, and don't forget to update, if you keep your old back-ups and *do not overwrite them* you can always revert back by uninstalling V7.0, installing V6 from Legacy's website and restoring from the old back-ups. Ron Ferguson _____________________________________________________ *New* Tutorial: Add Location Pins to Google Earth http://www.fergys.co.uk Includes the family tree for Alan J Grimshaw And the Fergusons of N.W. England ____________________________________________________ Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergr...@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
