[LegacyUG] Can't Recover Functionality from Crash

2009-08-31 Thread MJ Harper
I think I've followed all of the suggestions from the website on what to do when after a crash the program doesn't work right. Of course, I've rebooted (cold boot). It still puts me back to all the default settings when the program is launched anew. I've defragged. Same results. I've fi

Re: [LegacyUG] Search the Internet for Current Person

2009-08-31 Thread Judy
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gsr&GSfn=[FirstName]&GSmn=&GSln=[Surname]&GSby=&GSbyrel=in&GSdy=&GSdyrel=in&GScntry=0&GSst=0&GSob=n [ ]=[%20] - Original Message - From: "GeoSci" To: "Legacy User Group" Sent: Sunday, August 30, 2009 11:51 PM Subject: [LegacyUG] Search

RE: [LegacyUG] Can't Recover Functionality from Crash

2009-08-31 Thread Boyd Miller
I had the same sort of problem and this was my solution. Make sure your data is not under C:/Legacy/Data folder. If it is, copy the data and pictures etc to somewhere else, and don't put them back in the C:/Legacy/Data folder when you get the program running again. (General principal is to always

[LegacyUG] Sourcing an old wedding invitation

2009-08-31 Thread Brian Beddor
I have an old wedding invitation that I'd like to use as a source. It has the name of the couple, the names of their parents, the date of the wedding and the location of the wedding. What would be the best way to source this using SourceWriter? The options under "Marriage Records" don't seem to

RE: [LegacyUG] Can't Recover Functionality from Crash

2009-08-31 Thread ronald ferguson
Mary Jo, Have you looked in c:\Legacy\ to see if the isntall.log is now there? It should be follwoing the fresh instal. Now try to uninstall and follow the recommendations from that point. Ron Ferguson _ Tutorials: Progr

Re: [LegacyUG] Adoption

2009-08-31 Thread Kramer
Mike, there are probably various ways to do this depending on the situation. However, I would: 1. put in initially her under the Steinway family and note the adoption at the bottom of the screen where you enter her personal info. I would use that name as if it were the maiden name due to t

Re: [LegacyUG] Sourcing an old wedding invitation

2009-08-31 Thread L Jenkinson
In my view, I think it is an artifact. Cheers Frances NZ --- On Tue, 1/9/09, Brian Beddor wrote: From: Brian Beddor Subject: [LegacyUG] Sourcing an old wedding invitation To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Received: Tuesday, 1 September, 2009, 12:41 AM I have an old wedding invitation

Re: [LegacyUG] Sourcing an old wedding invitation

2009-08-31 Thread Jenny M Benson
Brian Beddor wrote I have an old wedding invitation that I'd like to use as a source. It has the name of the couple, the names of their parents, the date of the wedding and the location of the wedding. What would be the best way to source this using SourceWriter? The options under "Marriage

Re: [LegacyUG] Renumbering RINs and MRINs

2009-08-31 Thread Kramer
I still would like to renumber my RINs and MRINs without myself as #1. I switched from Legacy 6.0 deluxe (on a Mac in Virtual PC) to Legacy 7.0 (to a Dell computer) deluxe last week but didn't see a prompt to renumber. I also lost all of my sources too in the transfer. I couldn't figure

Re: [LegacyUG] Renumbering RINs and MRINs

2009-08-31 Thread Kramer
Oops! My 6.0 version is gone in my Mac. I guess that's how my hubby go it "accidentally" transferred. Now how do I proceed? God bless, Ellen Kramer On Aug 31, 2009, at 9:44 AM, Kramer wrote: I still would like to renumber my RINs and MRINs without myself as #1. I switched from Legacy 6.

RE: [LegacyUG] Can't Recover Functionality from Crash

2009-08-31 Thread ronald ferguson
> Date: Mon, 31 Aug 2009 14:51:10 +0100 > Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Can't Recover Functionality from Crash > From: m...@cmy.org.uk > To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com > > 2009/8/31 Boyd Miller advised >> >> Make sure your data is not under C:/Legacy

Re: [LegacyUG] Can't Recover Functionality from Crash

2009-08-31 Thread Mary Young
2009/8/31 Boyd Miller advised > > Make sure your data is not under C:/Legacy/Data folder. If it is, copy the > data and pictures etc to somewhere else, and don't put them back in the > C:/Legacy/Data folder when you get the program running again. (General > principal is to always keep data separat

Re: [LegacyUG] Renumbering RINs and MRINs

2009-08-31 Thread Dennis M . Kowallek
On Mon, 31 Aug 2009 10:00:45 -0400, Kramer wrote: >Oops! My 6.0 version is gone in my Mac. I guess that's how my hubby >go it "accidentally" transferred. Now how do I proceed? You mean version 6 of the program? Or your version 6 family file (*.fdb)? I don't know why your sources "disappeare

[LegacyUG] Citing a CBS5 Obituary (SourceWriter)

2009-08-31 Thread Jenny M Benson
I am generally fairly good at finding my way around the SW templates and very frequently use the bog standard Internet one, but thought I'd just seek LUGgers' opinions on this one. I have just found a reference to someone in my family file in an Obituary on the website at http://cbs5.tributes.

Re: [LegacyUG] Search the Internet for Current Person

2009-08-31 Thread Marilyn Clark
WOW! Very cool! I have never used this feature before. What a great family tree program. Thanks, Robert & Judy. Marilyn --- On Sun, 8/30/09, GeoSci wrote: > From: GeoSci > Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Search the Internet for Current Person > To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com > Date: Sunday

Re: [LegacyUG] Can't Recover Functionality from Crash

2009-08-31 Thread Mike Fry
ronald ferguson wrote: I have mine in My Documents, but wish I had put them in C:\Legacy\Pictures\ when I started out. It is now too late and I have too many images to make the change without a lot of hassle. Instead I have the hassle if I wish to install on another machine. If you're not doi

[LegacyUG] Web Pages

2009-08-31 Thread Amy
I created a web page through Legacy, thinking I could view it before publishing it. How do I delete it? I has info that I don't want out there.. AMYA Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyuserg

Re: [LegacyUG] Search the Internet for Current Person

2009-08-31 Thread Kay Fordham
Never having done this previously -- where do you enter the below string? Kay - Original Message - From: "Marilyn Clark" To: Sent: Monday, August 31, 2009 7:56 AM Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Search the Internet for Current Person WOW! Very cool! I have never used this feature before. W

RE: [LegacyUG] Can't Recover Functionality from Crash

2009-08-31 Thread ronald ferguson
Sure could Mike, *but* in my ignorance at the time I started, I created multiple folders, all in My Documents so it's not quite that easy. And to make it worse not all the docs are in the folder where they should be. In other words (politely) a mess. As I am still using my original machine fo

[LegacyUG] Another web page question

2009-08-31 Thread Michele Lewis
Okay, now I have a new Rootsweb web site and I want to upload my web page files. However, I have 4429 files! (It is 20.5MB). When I use WS_FTP looks like the upload will take many hours. Am I missing something here? Is there a quicker way to upload? michele Legacy User Group guidelin

RE: [LegacyUG] Web Pages

2009-08-31 Thread ronald ferguson
Amya, If you used the defaults for your Legacy installation, it will be in the folder C:\Legacy\Web\ in a folder to which you gave the name. Just delete the folder. Like, Jenny, I am assuming that you haven't uploaded it onto the web. Ron Ferguson _

Re: [LegacyUG] Web Pages

2009-08-31 Thread Jenny M Benson
Amy wrote I created a web page through Legacy, thinking I could view it before publishing it.  How do I delete it?  I has info that I don't want out there.. This may be a silly question, but did you actually upload it to the Internet? Until you do that you are just viewing a version of your

Re: [LegacyUG] Can't Recover Functionality from Crash

2009-08-31 Thread Jimquist
To "gather up" all of your Legacy pictures scattered around the hard drive, do a multimedia backup. Then *restore* from your, and when given the opportunity to designate Where you want the files copied to - specify the folder of your desire. I restored all of mine to C:\Legacy\Pictures\ and it

RE: [LegacyUG] Citing a CBS5 Obituary (SourceWriter)

2009-08-31 Thread Geoff Rasmussen
Jenny, It looks like this site's obituaries are in the form of a database. I recommend using the Internet > Database template. Geoff Rasmussen -Original Message- From: k...@legacyfamilytree.com [mailto:k...@legacyfamilytree.com] On Behalf Of Jenny M Benson Sent: Monday, August 31, 2009 7

Re: [LegacyUG] Run time errors

2009-08-31 Thread Arnold Sprague
The problem has returned. I am attempting to source an Alternate Names entry. I clicked on "Open Source Clipboard" and received "Run-time error '380' / Invalid property value." When I click on "OK," Legacy is blown away. As noted below in my last post on this topic, I thought I had solved t

Fw: [LegacyUG] Search the Internet for Current Person

2009-08-31 Thread Kay Fordham
Never mind - I figured it out. Thanks. - Original Message - From: "Kay Fordham" To: Sent: Monday, August 31, 2009 8:38 AM Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Search the Internet for Current Person Never having done this previously -- where do you enter the below string? Kay - Original M

Re: [LegacyUG] Renumbering RINs and MRINs

2009-08-31 Thread Carl Cox
If I understand what you are trying to do, you would like each section of the family to have RIN numbers within some range, say Name1 from 10,000 to 20,000, Name2 from 20,000 to . . . . I would suggest using GEDCOMs for each section, and on import tell it where to begin the numbers. You will sti

Re: [LegacyUG] Run time errors

2009-08-31 Thread Evert van Dijken
Cannot reproduce the error 380. Tried adding Basic and SourceWriter system sources to an Alternate Name via Source Clipboard. We probably have some settings different. (Vista Ultimate SP2 (Dutch) and Legacy build 107) Evert 2009/8/31 Arnold Sprague > The problem has returned. > > I am attempti

Re: [LegacyUG] Run time errors

2009-08-31 Thread Virginia Dunham
Just a question...when this happens do you run the task manager to see what processes are running...and what else may be causing the system to "overload"...had a similar problem when trying to access sources with F4...found something on Google about deleting some processes that I noticed were r

Re: [LegacyUG] Search the Internet for Current Person

2009-08-31 Thread Marilyn Clark
Go to a person in your Legacy file, then click on the globe "Internet" on the top menubar. Then click on "Search Internet for Current Person..." It opens a pop-up window where you can replace one of the 8 websites to choose from with Find A Grave. I used Alta Vista because I never use Alta Vista

[LegacyUG] Current Person Internet Search - SSDI

2009-08-31 Thread Robert Carneal USA
Does anyone have a search string for the SSDI that works in Legacy? I *had* one, but it seems to change constantly- I am wondering if anyone has a stable search string that works? SSDI is social security death index. Thanks. Robert Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTr

Re: [LegacyUG] Another web page question

2009-08-31 Thread Wendy Howard
Hi Michelle, > Okay, now I have a new Rootsweb web site and I want > to upload my web page files. However, I have 4429 > files! (It is 20.5MB). When I use WS_FTP looks like > the upload will take many hours. Am I missing > something here? Is there a quicker way to upload? I don't know what W

RE: [LegacyUG] Another web page question

2009-08-31 Thread ronald ferguson
Michele, That number of files should not take all that long. I would have thought maybe 1 to 1 1/2 hrs., maybe a bit less. Ron Ferguson _ Tutorials: Programme of adding videos commenced http://www.fergys.co.uk/ View the Gr

Re: [LegacyUG] Search the Internet for Current Person

2009-08-31 Thread Kay Fordham
Hi Marilyn, I figured it out quite accidentally after I posted the query. I also replaced Alta Vista. Now I need to add Google. What a neat feature. Thanks for the response. Kay - Original Message - From: "Marilyn Clark" To: Sent: Monday, August 31, 2009 1:25 PM Subject: Re: [Leg

Re: [LegacyUG] Citing a CBS5 Obituary (SourceWriter)

2009-08-31 Thread Jenny M Benson
Geoff Rasmussen wrote It looks like this site's obituaries are in the form of a database. I recommend using the Internet > Database template. Cheers, Geoff! -- Jenny M Benson Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages: http://www.mail-

Re: [LegacyUG] Can't Recover Functionality from Crash

2009-08-31 Thread Mike Fry
ronald ferguson wrote: Sure could Mike, *but* in my ignorance at the time I started, I created multiple folders, all in My Documents so it's not quite that easy. And to make it worse not all the docs are in the folder where they should be. In other words (politely) a mess. As I am still using my

Re: [LegacyUG] Another web page question

2009-08-31 Thread Bill Wilson
No, you are not missing anything. You are correct in your assumption if you're on dial-up. On Mon, Aug 31, 2009 at 12:04 PM, Michele Lewis wrote: > looks like the upload will take many hours.  Am I missing something here? > michele Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.

Re: [LegacyUG] Another web page question

2009-08-31 Thread Dennis M . Kowallek
> > Okay, now I have a new Rootsweb web site and I want > > to upload my web page files. However, I have 4429 > > files! (It is 20.5MB). When I use WS_FTP looks like > > the upload will take many hours. Am I missing > > something here? Is there a quicker way to upload? > If dial-up, this could

Re: [LegacyUG] Adoption

2009-08-31 Thread michael barberi
Jim: Thank you. Mike In necessariis unitas, in dubiis libertas, in omnibus autem caritas. In essentials unity, in doubtful things liberty, but in all things love. St. Augustine (A.D. 354 - 430) From: Jim Stapleton To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Se

Re: [LegacyUG] Current Person Internet Search - SSDI

2009-08-31 Thread Judy
This one, for RootsWeb/Ancestry seems to work well: http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi?lastname=[LastName]&firstname=[FirstName]&nt=exact - Original Message - From: "Robert Carneal USA" To: Sent: Monday, August 31, 2009 4:54 PM Subject: [LegacyUG] Current Person Int

Re: [LegacyUG] Can't Recover Functionality from Crash

2009-08-31 Thread RICHARD SCHULTHIES
I just fixed my photos file of 30 years of scanned copies, which contains a few thousand pictures. From the old Windows 3.0 files, with the file name requirement less than nine characters, and the modern size with different rules. What I needed to do was switch to an external drive because no ro

RE: [LegacyUG] Can't Recover Functionality from Crash

2009-08-31 Thread Boyd Miller
This string has got right off the original subject of reinstallation after a crash. My remedy for this problem is the same as could be used for folks who had the problem with the long box at the bottom of the Locations screen and then were not being able to uninstall the program properly because

Re: [LegacyUG] Sourcing an old wedding invitation

2009-08-31 Thread Sharon Johnson
Scan a copy and put it in Legacy as a picture. Have a good day. On Mon, Aug 31, 2009 at 5:41 AM, Brian Beddor wrote: > I have an old wedding invitation that I'd like to use as a source. It > has the name of the couple, the names of their parents, the date of the > wedding and the location of

Re: [LegacyUG] Web Pages

2009-08-31 Thread Amy
Well, I didn't hit "publish" or "upload" but it did give me an URL. How can I tell? (dumb huh? LOL) On Mon, Aug 31, 2009 at 11:08 AM, Jenny M Benson wrote: > Amy wrote > >> I created a web page through Legacy, thinking I could view it before >> publishing it. How do I delete it? I has info

Re: [LegacyUG] Web Pages

2009-08-31 Thread Wendy Howard
Hi Amy, > Well, I didn't hit "publish" or "upload" but it did give me an URL. How can I tell? What was the URL it gave you? Did it take you to a place on your computer's hard drive (eg C:\My Documents\My Webs\...) or to someplace on the internet (eg http://www.someurl.com/...)? The first