I am another one who installed v.5 without uninstalling v.4. I also installed to a new location, as I wanted to keep the versions seperate. Now for the problem: I have all the regular people in the file, as far as I can tell, but now the same people are added twice and all the duplicates have rin numbers of 8 0r 9 digits, and are not linked to other relatiaves. My original family tree only had 4 digits in rin numbers. I am afraid to just uninstall v. 4. but I can't deal with my database with all the duplicates with new rin's. Can I just uninstall v.4 and then reinstall v.5 and expect my database of files to just magically appear as they were previous to my update? Baby steps, please! I know that everyone thinks that Legacy is such a simple program, but I am fearful of losing my data that I have worked so hard to get. So I approach each step very cautiously. Please help!
Darlene [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- Ken McGinnis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Ed, Thanks for re-posting these instructions. > > The Legacy 5.0 setup was designed to be installed > over the top of version > 4.0. If you install to the same location as 4.0 > then the setup program > automatically cleans up the registry and does all > the removal of the older > 4.0 version. This is the recommended way and you > shouldn't have any > problems. > > If you had 4.0 installed and then installed 5.0 to a > different location and > you now want to remove 4.0 you will have to > uninstall it and then re-install > Legacy 5.0 by downloading the latest version from > our web site. > > Thanks > > Ken McGinnis > Millennia Corporation > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com > We are changing the world of genealogy! > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Ed Lawler" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Tuesday, December 16, 2003 8:56 AM > Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Legacy v5 Installed over > Legacy v4 > > > > I've been reading this list for quite some time. I > haven't posted > > because I've not had the time to dig into the > functionality of the > > product as much as many others on the list... > > > > That said, please see item number 2 in the > following email excerpt sent > > out by Ken every time he announced a new version > of 5 beta. He made the > > specific recommendation that Version 5 be > installed "right over the top" > > of the existing version. No mention of vestigial > registry entries. > > > > Ed Lawler > > > > > > "Two Choices > > ===================== > > 1. You can install to a new folder if you like so > you can continue to > > use version 4.0 while you test version 5.0. > > > > 2. Or, you can Install Legacy right over the top > of your existing > > version 4.0. This is the recommended way of doing > things. You won't > > have to copy family files, pictures and other > information to a new > > folder and everything will be where it's supposed > to be. > > > > Once installed each update will install to the > folder you first install > > to. Don't move folders around thinking you will > trick the system or the > > trick may be on you." > > > > Support spoke thusly: > > > > Legacy User Group Etiquette guidelines can be found > at: > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp > > To find past messages, please go to our searchable > archives at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup%40mail.millenniacorp.com/ > > To unsubscribe please visit: > http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/LegacyLists.asp __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? New Yahoo! Photos - easier uploading and sharing. http://photos.yahoo.com/ Legacy User Group Etiquette guidelines can be found at: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp To find past messages, please go to our searchable archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup%40mail.millenniacorp.com/ To unsubscribe please visit: http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/LegacyLists.asp
