A good solution. If you have any media files that you include in Legacy (pictures, etc) I would think you would need to copy them over to their respective places also.
On Apr 10, 2013, at 4:59 PM, BK Ford <[email protected]> wrote: > I have had a thought that might solve my immediate problem of converting the > .fdb file to a gedcom, through Legacy, maybe. I have an old laptop that is > slow as molasses but still configured to use on my network. I am now > downloading Legacy 6 onto it. Then I will use a thumb drive to copy the .fdb > file onto the old computer and hopefully get it to limp along long enough to > convert a gedcom. No, I do not want to continue to use the old one, just for > Legacy. It takes forever just to open a program. [The download is now > finished on the old computer; I'll transfer the file and hope to convert it > to a gedcom, save it onto the thumb drive, and then import the gedcom into > FTM 2011 I guess. I'm so sad not to be able to use Legacy. It took me weeks > to learn it.] I do see that I left my Legacy folder on the C: on the old > laptop, so I'm just going to replace the .fdb in that folder (last modified > 6-18-2012) with the latest .fdb on my new computer (updated this March). > Then, at least all my "stuff" is working on the old computer. > > Am I making any sense? > > > > Sent from my iPad > > On Apr 10, 2013, at 6:14 PM, "Ron Ferguson" <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Barbara, >> >> I wasn't thinking of Dell, rather a local geek! However you can check the >> memory yourself - see: >> http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows7/diagnosing-memory-problems-on-your-computer >> - and look near the bottom of the page for manual running. >> >> Ron Ferguson >> http://www.fergys.co.uk/ >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: BK Ford >> Sent: Wednesday, April 10, 2013 11:42 PM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Panic! >> >> See my response within (I hope that's allowed) in all caps to differentiate: >> >> >> >> Sent from my iPad >> >> On Apr 10, 2013, at 4:49 PM, "Ron Ferguson" <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> Barbara, >>> >>> I'm afraid that I have just had three hours sleep - I spent much of last >>> night working on a rewrite of my Photo Album webpages (not yet finished) >>> so >>> have not really had chance to absorb the possible causes. UGH!! >> >>> What is clear is >>> that it is an installation problem, or an interaction from another >>> program. >>> The fact that you got so far indicates that it may be the latter, although >>> by no means am I ruling the first option out. >>> >>> Have you recently installed *any* other program - especially, but not >>> exclusively, an antivirus or firewall? BTW. have you tried closing down >>> your >>> PC., leaving it for a few minutes and restarting - if so does it still >>> stop >>> at opening the Sample file. I know many people still run V6 on WIN7, so >>> that >>> is unlikely to be the problem. You may like to try uninstalling, deleting >>> the C:\Legacy folder shutting down your Anti-virus and Firewall while >>> installing Legacy - this is not something which I would like to do myself >>> btw.. >> ABOVE ARE ALL THINGS I HAVE TRIED. I EVEN UNINSTALLED THE THREE PROGRAMS I >> HAVE INSTALLED SINCE THE LAST TIME I USED LEGACY SUCCESSFULLY. STILL SAME >> ERROR. I DISABLED MY ANTIVIRUS FOR A CLEAN INSTALL. SAME PROBLEM. REMEMBER >> ALSO, THAT I HAVE USED THIS PROGRAM SUCCESSFULLY ON THIS COMPUTER. >> >>> There is one other thing which comes to mind, how long have you had the >>> PC., >>> and was it new? >> >> MY COMPUTER IS A DELL XPS 64 GB THAT IS 9 MONTHS OLD. AS FAR AS I KNOW I AM >> NOT HAVING OTHER PROBLEMS. >> >>> some years ago on my then a few weeks old WIN XP, I kept >>> having problems running programs (which makes me ask whether you have >>> tried >>> running other programs?) only to eventually find out that I had a >>> defective >>> RAM. >> I USE MY COMPUTER NONSTOP EXCEPT THE LAST FEW DAYS WHEN I HAVE BEEN GONE A >> LOT, AND EVEN HAD IT WITH ME ONE OF THOSE DAYS, AND EVERYTHING ELSE SEEMS TO >> BE WORKING. >>> I know that Brian is following this thread, maybe he can advise whether >>> contacting their technical dept. will help, I'm not sure, but nothing will >>> be lost by so doing. >>> >>> As you will have gathered these are just a few random thoughts, dotting >>> i's >>> and crossing t's, when I am more awake, I will switch my head on! >> >> IT JUST SEEMED PRETTY HOPELESS TO ME WHEN THE TECH SUPPORT GUY, LOOKING INTO >> MY COMPUTER WITH GOTOASSIST SAID HE COULDN'T COME UP WITH ANYTHING. THEN >> WHEN HE SAID THIS HAPPENS FAIRLY OFTEN BUT HE DIDN'T HAVE A LIST OF >> INCOMPATIBLES ALREADY KNOWN, IT SEEMED LIKE THE WORST NEWS EVER. >>> >>> Ron Ferguson >>> http://www.fergys.co.uk/ >>> >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: BK Ford >>> Sent: Wednesday, April 10, 2013 6:09 PM >>> To: [email protected] >>> Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Panic! >>> >>> Ron, >>> I am sick. I have tried everything. I really thought I had it. First, I >>> made >>> sure the user controls were not in place in Windows. (I rebooted after >>> just >>> about everything I did.) I followed all your steps, parking the Data >>> folder >>> and the .usr files (on my desktop) and then uninstalling AND deleting the >>> Legacy folder from C:. I then did a fresh install directly from the web >>> site. I really thought it was going to work. After saying it was a >>> successful installation, it asked for the language and let me put in my >>> customer number (to unlock my deluxe edition). (At this point, my data >>> folder is still outside the software, parked on my desktop.) It even asked >>> what I wanted to do. I chose to open a sample file. At that point, the >>> hateful error message (same one) came on the screen, and I had to close >>> the >>> progam. This tells me that there is no corruption in my data folder or the >>> .usr files. Now what? I am so upset. >>> >>> >>> >>> Sent from my iPad >>> >>> On Apr 8, 2013, at 10:07 AM, Ron Ferguson <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> As I understand the problem, when an attempt is made to start Legacy the >>>> error appears before the program gets anywhere. >>>> --- >>>> Ron Ferguson >>>> http://www.fergys.co.uk/ >>>> GOONS #5307 >>>> >>>> "Brian L. Lightfoot" <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> 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 > > 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). 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