PS I did do the backup and restore, it was fast!
Janet On 7/18/05, Kraig Jones <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > --- Janet LaVerne Lee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > We just got a new laptop and are leaving on vacation in the morning. > > I want to load Legacy 5.0 on to the laptop. Would someone please > > tell > > me how to do it and make it work asap? Also, should I make a gedcom > > of my data and load it into the laptop? Nothing like a last minute > > thing to do when going on vacation, but doing some genealogy on the > > way. > > > > Thank you, > > Janet > > The quickest way to install Legacy on your laptop would be to use the > Legacy Setup program (the one you downloaded) from a CD. If you have a > CD burner in your desktop computer, and you saved the Legacy > installation program, you're all set. > > Another way, if you don't have a CD burner, would be to transfer the > setup program to the laptop via a flash drive (AKA jump drive, pen > drive etc. You could possibly pick one up tonight at a discount store > that's open late. Useful tool!) > > Or if your computers are networked, move the setup program through the > network. > > Rather than move your data via Gedcom, it would be better to Backup > your family files through Legacy, then Restore into the laptop. Here's > another place a flash drive could come in handy. > > Hope this helps. Questions -- please ask. > > Kraig > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.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 > 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
