I did try opening an .fdb file, as per Ron's suggestion this morning, but it was likely the main family file that I tried to open. So, I will try your idea this afternoon.
Sent from my iPad On Apr 8, 2013, at 10:13 AM, "Ward Walker" <[email protected]> wrote: > Barbara, > > In reading this thread, it is not quite clear to me whether you have tried > the following: Open Legacy by double-clicking on an .fdb file – any .fdb file > except your main family file. Sample.fdb would be a good choice. If you have > a clean install, that should work, and would confirm that something in your > normal family file has become corrupted. Once you can open Legacy with the > sample file, you can restore your latest backup file (or second latest, if > necessary). > > Ward > > From: Brian L. Lightfoot > Sent: Monday, April 08, 2013 10:43 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Panic! > > Good ideas. And if you can indeed do either of these with no problems, then > it means that your family file is corrupted and causing Windows to shut down > Legacy rather than Legacy itself display some sort of internal error. Then > it’s time to look for an older ZIP backups of your family file that you might > have allowed to be created each and every time you shut down Legacy. These > will tend to keep on accumulating in the Data folder unless you use Windows > Explorer to delete some of the older ones. I usually keep the three most > recent sequential backups. > > Brian in California > > > From: Paul Kean [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Sunday, April 07, 2013 8:00 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Panic! > > Betty, > > Can you open the sample database or even create a new one. Either of these > would tell that the install was OK and therefore it must be you > database that is corrupt. > > ..Paul > Melbourne, Australia > > > > > > > Legacy User Group guidelines: > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp > Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > 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/[email protected]/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ 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
