Re: [LegacyUG] Changing email address

I was not following this thread at the time, but just looked up my Trash before dumping, and found the e-mail sent by Pat on 7/16 and saw no unusual things. I use Verizon, which is not affected. Your guess seems to be right. Now what to do? Rich --- Gary Templeman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Pa

Re: [LegacyUG] Changing email address

Pat, If all the people who have had problems with some of your messages happen to be using Gmail, it is apparantly a problem at the Gmail end, not with anything you are doing. See http://mail.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=9524 Gary Templeman - Original Message - Fro

RE: [LegacyUG] error 530

Arnie, That's true. Legacy removes files that are part of the original install but not files that a user creates (such as Family Files, saved report options) or changes (usr files). Most of the folders are retained. The uninstall removes Legacy from the registry and removes shortcuts. Thanks f

Re: [LegacyUG] Footnotes

I certainly agree about sourcing. Linda, Are you at all willing to share or sell your source templates?? It would be a great benefit for a lot of us! Pat Hickin - Original Message - From: "Linda Altman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Tuesday, July 17, 2007 1:33 PM Subject: RE: [Lega

Re: [LegacyUG] Idea--an .fdb for background info? Plus "book" question.

I originally had the two databases combined but separated them for some reason. Perhaps in part because I had two unrelated Price families and that was a nuisance. There is almost no overlap between the two families, I am an only child with no children of my own so I think that keeping them s

Re: [LegacyUG] Changing emmail address

Thanks for your responses. I'm using Outlook Express 6. I got one email at the old address today; the rest came to my new email address. I don't really understand the problem some of you are having with my emails and have no idea what could cause it. Pat H. - Original Message - F

Re: [LegacyUG] error 530

In a message dated 7/17/2007 6:00:14 P.M. Central Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: 99.9% of the time uninstalling Legacy and reinstalling it solves the problem. It's important to make sure you have all other program shut down and your anti-virus and spyware scanning software disa

Re: [LegacyUG] error 530

Have you installed any other software at the same time Legacy stopped working? Another program may have overwritten the file with an earlier version that breaks Legacy. To check the file version, go to your Windows\System32 folder in Windows Explorer. You may need to click Tools_Folder Options_

Re: [LegacyUG] Detailed Search -- Marriage

Thanks Cathy for the concept of usung tagging along with the query. Will see what happens. Fred. --- Cathy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Fred, > > I don't think currently you can get closer to the list you want. > > On the wish list is the possibility of searching on part of a date so > you

Re: [LegacyUG] Detailed Search -- Marriage

Hi Fred, I don't think currently you can get closer to the list you want. On the wish list is the possibility of searching on part of a date so you could search for Marriage date "contains" 1936 but that currently isn't possible I understand due to the way the dates are stored. You could get

Re: [LegacyUG] error 530

Ellaine Goodall wrote Prior to just a week or so ago I was able to go into Legacy under file and create a backup and also go into file and click on restore a family file and it all worked fine. I think you said you are running XP. As you say you could do the backup or restore ok until about

Re: [LegacyUG] error 530

kb Many thanks for the input - I have printed the e-mail out and will find someone who understands all that you are saying and try that approach - again thank you. Ellaine Goodall E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Original Message - From: "kb" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Tuesday, July 17

Re: [LegacyUG] error 530

Ron: Thanks for your reply Yes I am going into Legacy file>backup or file>restore. The computer has only been owned by myself - it is a Dell and is about three years old. Prior to just a week or so ago I was able to go into Legacy under file and create a backup and also go into file and click

Re: [LegacyUG] error 530

Dear Sherry: Given that reinstalling does not work, althought I will give it another try, what are any other options open for me to get things working on my desktop. Would buying another computer be my only solution and would that work? Ellaine Goodall E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Original Me

Re: [LegacyUG] error 530

I'm running a late XP on a machine which replaces one that died last December, so my Legacy program was a new install on a clean machine in early January. I just ran a search on XCeedZip.dll and found two copies, one in the Legacy\backup folder and the other in the \WINDOWS\system32 folder.

Re: [LegacyUG] Problem with citation of odd sources in Legacy...

>- Original Message - >From: "Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > a Report of a Birth Abroad of an American Citizen. (I was >born on a military base.) I would think that the report would be considered the same as a birth certificate. In most cases it can be used as the same. The actual birth

Re: [LegacyUG] Web Page Creation- and associated problems

Valerie, When you export a GEDCOM with Legacy, you can have it withhold notes from the export. Then you can put up just the "facts" online at a site like Rootsweb's free WorldConnect. I actually have Legacy export all my info, and then choose the options at WorldConnect to not publish Living peopl

Re: [LegacyUG] Problem with citation of odd sources in Legacy...

Smith wrote I have run across several types of sources that I can't figure out how to cite in Legacy. One is my passport from when I was a very young child and the other is a Report of a Birth Abroad of an American Citizen. I presume you have created an Event/Fact where the event is you bein

[LegacyUG] Detailed Search -- Marriage

Readers: I wish to determine which couples were married during 1936. The procedure I tried was to use the Detailed Search > Marriage >; Primary condition > Marriage date > after > 31 Dec 1935 and Secondary condition > Marriage date > before > 1 Jan 1937 Clear search list before this search. The

RE: [LegacyUG] error 530

Elaine, As has been said before this is usually a network error so could you clarify some points for me: When you say in para 2) "restore a family file" do you mean using File>Restore? When you try to save the back to what drive and folder is it being saved (in the box at the top)? Have you e

Re: [LegacyUG] Web Page Creation- and associated problems

Valerie, I have been struggling with this same issue lately. Many of us make breakthroughs in our research only after spending years and lots of travel money. In my case however I have been lead to those breakthroughs because others have been willing to give me information I would never have fou

[LegacyUG] error 530

Dear Ron, Cathy, Jack and Legacy support: I have spent some time working with this error in the hopes that if I understand it better I can give to you good folks some helpful information: 1) The error appears when go into the Legacy program and I try to either backup a family file or restore a fa

RE: [LegacyUG] error 530

Ellaine, Something is messing up the XCeedZip.dll file on the computer that you're getting Error 530. That file holds the licensing for the compression program we use. We're not sure what's happening and we haven't been able to duplicate the problem. We suspect that installing or uninstalling an

Re: [LegacyUG] Printing tag list

Carl - Many thanx. I had plaued with, and expected I could somehow, from the "Name List" but didn't succeed. Clear and easy. Two easy ways - neither of which are apparent in the help or book. The LUG group is wonderful! Regards, John On 7/16/07, Carl Cox <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: <> I a

Re: [LegacyUG] Multiple Lines of Descent Book Report

Cathy wrote: Hi Jerry, The blank pages are there to reproduce normal book setting out where these are placed on the odd numbered pages. Most people printing the report with duplex printing would want these blank pages. There are places to tick to make sure new generations start on new pages

RE: [LegacyUG] Footnotes

Jan; Unfortunately, sourcing is one of Legacy's weak points. Personally, I do not use their preformatted reports at all. I have several basic reports set up in MS Word and I use these as *templates* for my report formats. The problem I have with Legacy's reporting is that the format is never wha

RE: [LegacyUG] Question about entering a source citation in Legacy for odd sources...

You can post the inquiry out to the APG List, see http://www.apgen.org and possibly get a respone from Ms. Mills herself. Linda Altman http://www.southerngenealogy.com _ From: Smith [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, July 16, 2007 9:06 PM To: LegacyUser

Re: [LegacyUG] Footnotes

Mitch, I am considering what you have suggested. Right now, I use the Event/Fact for stating the date and location of the wedding and then Notes for the details of the wedding. Thank you for your reply. Jan - Original Message - From: "Mitch Mackrory" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> What ab

Re: [LegacyUG] Web Page Creation- and associated problems

I have researched my maiden name intensively for ten years, and I find data that came from me all over the Internet. Some people give me credit; some don't. It is not only courteous but good research practice to cite every source, even other researchers; but it is not a legal requirement. Facts

Re: [LegacyUG] Problem with citation of odd sources in Legacy...

Again, I think this would be well served by an Event/Fact record within the Individual Information. These are very flexible and since each can be sourced are a key tool for me. Cheers, Mitch On 7/17/07, Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Much thanks to Dermot for letting me know to resend my mes

Re: [LegacyUG] Footnotes

What about recording this information as an Event/Fact within the Marriage Information? That way you can add a source to each Fact. Cheers, Mitch On 7/17/07, Jan Stitz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hi Cathy, Thank you for this information on footnotes. I thought I might be overlooking a way to

Re: [LegacyUG] Can't read text of LUG post (was: Changing emmail address)

Hi Wendy, I'm using GMAIL - free like Yahoo. I've noticed this behavior in the past, but just have never commented on it before. I would have guessed maybe it was just GMAIL doing it, but as one other poster commented (and she didn't have GMAIL), it affects more than just this email provider. I t

[LegacyUG] Problem with citation of odd sources in Legacy...

Much thanks to Dermot for letting me know to resend my message in plain text format. After ten years of researching my genealogy I am starting from scratch to ensure I get every scrap of information cited in my database. I have run across several types of sources that I can't figure out how to

Re: [LegacyUG] Footnotes

Hi Cathy, Thank you for this information on footnotes. I thought I might be overlooking a way to do this, but now I know to put some abbreviated source name in brackets as I write. Jan Hi Jan, You've hit a weakness of the program. Many would like the facility to source bits of notes.

Re: [LegacyUG] Multiple Surname Spellings (was New User Problems)

Kirsten Bowman wrote I have one surname (Markle) where a researcher has counted 128 spelling variations. In desperate cases like this, and because a primary goal is to have my data found at RootsWeb, I've "standardized" the spelling to the most common. That's more or less what I do. I gener

Re: [LegacyUG] Web Page Creation- and associated problems

Valeris Garton wrote I have been hesitant in putting any more info on the web as: 1. I gave some info out once which was added to his web site with my name as the supplier of the information BUT he got it all wrong and numerous requests that he fix the information have been ignored. 2.