Just curious: I have v5 standard; if I were to uninstall v5 first, then install v6 standard, wouldn't I lose all the work I've already done? Would it be best to treat it as an upgrade and just install v6 over v5?
Roxanne Baird --- truckon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Jack, > > I don't know what the risk are either but when I > upgraded the last time > to the v5 Deluxe I did not remove > the old one and it worked fine. Flo > > Jack Earnshaw wrote: > > >Jon, > > > >I noticed the comment and so I uninstalled V5 on my > laptop (running Windows > >ME). When I installed V6 I had lost ALL my > settings. > > > >So when I installed it on my desktop (running XP > SP2) I decided to try to > >install it without uninstalling V5 first. (I knew > that if all else failed I > >could uninstall and clear out registry settings etc > and then install again.) > > > >It worked fine. Everything was just as I had it set > up in V5 - so a very > >happy bunny. > > > >It would be nice to know what the risk is of just > installing the new version > >without uninstalling the old copy. But it seems to > be fine > > > >Jack > > > > > >-----Original Message----- > >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Behalf Of > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Sent: 09 September 2005 19:16 > >To: [email protected] > >Subject: [LegacyUG] Uninstall earlier versions > first? > > > > > >Did anyone else notice the recommendation to > uninstall earlier versions > >before installing v6? This statement is found on > Legacy's web site: > >"Please > >uninstall any older versions of Legacy before > installing Legacy 6.0. If an > >earlier version is present and you don't uninstall > it first, it may remain > >in the > >system registry. If you remove an earlier version > of Legacy after > >installing > >Legacy 6.0, Legacy 6.0 may not work and you will > need to reinstall it to > >fix > >the problem." > > > >Does this apply to all earlier versions, including > v5.xx? Perhaps tech > >support can elaborate? What if a user wants to > keep v5 installed as a > >backup to > >v6? > > > >Jon Raymond > >St. Paul Park, MN > >http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~raymond > > > >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 > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > Version: 7.0.344 / Virus Database: 267.10.19/94 - > Release Date: 9/9/2005 > > 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 > ______________________________________________________ Click here to donate to the Hurricane Katrina relief effort. http://store.yahoo.com/redcross-donate3/ 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
