He's not going to be able to install two copies of Legacy. Go to the Data folder and make shortcuts to the desktop of the two family files. ----- JL Beeken JLog - simple computer technology for genealogists http://jlog.jgen.ws/
On 4/4/2013 1:44 PM, Wendy Howard wrote: > A friend is switching to Legacy after using Brother's Keeper for years. > > He asked me a question yesterday, which I am pretty sure there is an > answer for - but I couldn't tell him straight off, and I can't find what > I was looking for in my mail archive this morning. Thought it best to > come here and get up-to-date help from those who know about these > things. :-) > > He wants two icons on his computer's desktop, one for him and his family > file, and one for his wife's and her family file. So that they don't > accidentally open each other's files and work on them before realising > their mistake. They don't want separate Windows log-ins, that's more > effort than they want to endure. > > I did explain why I have all of my research in one file, but they don't > want to do that. They've worked separately for years and want to > continue that way. > > My thoughts went along the lines of having two copies of Legacy > installed, so that one can be set to open his file on startup, and the > other opening hers. > > What do you think? Do you have an alternative scenario that might suit > them? How do you go about installing two copies of Legacy? I think it > involves changing the installing file's name, but my memory is a bit > vague on the details. > > Kind Regards, > Wendy 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