HI Moe, Where did you add the PDF to a name? All of the pdf files have pdf as an extension so where do I add PDF to a name? Can you rack you brains please - it is quietly driving me cross eyed and grey haired!!
Marion On 12 May 2011 12:55, Moe Crosby <newzentor...@yahoo.com> wrote: > Marion, > I had the same problem when I upgraded to Windows 7 and jumped thru all the > same hoops as you. > I couldn't remember how I fixed it, but fortunately I don't delete my sent > mail. > Here is the text from the email where I announced the fix: > > "Problem solved. > > Since upgrading I hadn't added a PDF to a name. I figured why "Add" if the > function isn't working. > > Well, just for the heck of it I added a PDF to somebody. When I clicked it, > it launched as it should. Since then, every other PDF in Legacy has worked. > > I guess some association is created (at the program/OS level) when a file is > uploaded. I just copied my data to the new PC. Manually creating the > associations didn't work. > > Thanks for all the input! > > This is for Windows 7 64 Bit." > ________________________________ > From: 2marion wimps <2wi...@gmail.com> > To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com > Sent: Wed, May 11, 2011 10:39:49 PM > Subject: [LegacyUG] pdf file problem > > Hi everyone, > > I have just moved my Legacy to a new computer, using Windows 7, updated to > Legacy 5.5 (v 7/5/0.67) and have got everything working (so I thought) > > There are several pdf files in the tree (I have read the recent threads on > tifs, jpg's and pdfs but these were done a long time ago!), and I decided to > try and open one of the pdfs - it wouldn't open and the following message > came up: > Can't Find Player. There is currently no default media player set up for > your computer. > > I have no idea why a pdf would be looking for a default media player, so I > deleted the pdf then added it in again as a file - same message. > > I have checked my defaults under Windows 7 - Windows Media Centre is set as > default for videos etc and Windows Media Player is set as default for photos > so I cannot see that should be a problem. > > Has anyone else come across this before and how do I resolve it. I have > Adobe Reader 9.4 installed and it opens all pdf files when I go into the > tree folder holding all of my pictures and files - it just won't open the > pdf's in the Legacy programme. I have gone into Customise/Launch and put > Adobe Reader 9.4 in there in case it wasn't finding the Adobe exe file. > > Help please!!! > > Marion > > 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/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ > Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp > Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on > our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). > To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp > > > 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/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ > Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp > Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on > our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). > To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp > 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/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
