• Legacy 9.x

    From Steve Hayes@21:1/5 to All on Fri Nov 29 07:34:42 2019
    XPost: alt.genealogy, soc.genealogy.misc

    Is anyone using Legacy v9.x on Windows XP?

    How well does it work?

    How much memory does it need?


    --
    Steve Hayes
    Web: http://hayesgreene.wordpress.com/
    http://hayesgreene.blogspot.com
    http://groups.yahoo.com/group/afgen/

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  • From Martin =?UTF-8?Q?=CE=A4rautmann?=@21:1/5 to Steve Hayes on Fri Nov 29 07:59:07 2019
    XPost: alt.genealogy, soc.genealogy.misc

    On Fri, 29 Nov 2019 07:34:42 +0200, Steve Hayes wrote:
    Is anyone using Legacy v9.x on Windows XP?

    How well does it work?

    How much memory does it need?

    Just try the freeware version and give it a try.

    I used it on MacOS and did not like it.

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  • From J. Hugh Sullivan@21:1/5 to hayesstw@telkomsa.net on Fri Nov 29 11:17:58 2019
    XPost: alt.genealogy, soc.genealogy.misc

    On Fri, 29 Nov 2019 07:34:42 +0200, Steve Hayes
    <hayesstw@telkomsa.net> wrote:

    Is anyone using Legacy v9.x on Windows XP?

    How well does it work?

    How much memory does it need?


    --
    Steve Hayes
    Web: http://hayesgreene.wordpress.com/
    http://hayesgreene.blogspot.com
    http://groups.yahoo.com/group/afgen/


    I have the latest versions of Legacy and RoosMagic on 2 computers
    using Windows 10.

    My favorite program changes frequently. Currently I favor Legacy even
    though RM is much faster. I prefer the navigation on Legacy.

    Hugh

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  • From Todd Carnes@21:1/5 to J. Hugh Sullivan on Fri Nov 29 11:21:05 2019
    XPost: alt.genealogy, soc.genealogy.misc

    On 11/29/2019 03:17, J. Hugh Sullivan wrote:
    On Fri, 29 Nov 2019 07:34:42 +0200, Steve Hayes
    <hayesstw@telkomsa.net> wrote:

    Is anyone using Legacy v9.x on Windows XP?

    How well does it work?

    How much memory does it need?


    --
    Steve Hayes
    Web: http://hayesgreene.wordpress.com/
    http://hayesgreene.blogspot.com
    http://groups.yahoo.com/group/afgen/


    I have the latest versions of Legacy and RoosMagic on 2 computers
    using Windows 10.

    My favorite program changes frequently. Currently I favor Legacy even
    though RM is much faster. I prefer the navigation on Legacy.

    Hugh


    I have Family Tree Maker 2019, Ancestral Quest 16 & Legacy 9 on Windows 10.

    My "favorite" program tends to move back and forth between the Ancestral
    Quest and Legacy, but I've owned and used Legacy the longest and mostly
    prefer it. I especially like the way it handles sources.

    I also like the way Legacy interfaces with FamilySearch. The other two
    programs also interact with FamilySearch to varying degrees, but I
    prefer Legacy's implementation.

    There is probably some bias there too. Since, like I said, I've used
    Legacy for a very long time.

    To be honest, the ONLY reason I use Family Tree Maker is for it's
    ability to update trees on Ancestry. Other than that, I think the
    program is a train-wreck and it's super SLOW. (Oh, I did think of one
    other thing I like about FTM. It downloads high quality images of the
    sources to your hard drive when they're available.)

    Ancestral Quest is nice. I'm just not a fan of some of their UI choices.
    While it's feature set is nice, I think it's ugly. It is decended from
    PAF and it shows. While that's a good thing to old PAF users, I
    personally don't care for it that much.

    Also, as somebody else has pointed out, you could download the free
    versions of Legacy or Ancestral Quest (and others) and try them out for yourself to see which one you prefer.

    That's what it really all boils down to... Which one do YOU find most comfortable to work with.

    Todd

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  • From Ian Goddard@21:1/5 to john on Sat Nov 30 13:04:16 2019
    XPost: alt.genealogy, soc.genealogy.misc

    On 30/11/19 12:45, john wrote:
    On 29/11/2019 06:34, Steve Hayes wrote:
    Is anyone using Legacy v9.x on Windows XP?

    How well does it work?

    How much memory does it need?



    This Legacy Family Tree page

    https://legacyfamilytree.com/Frequent.asp#What%20are%20the%20system%20requirements


    no longer mentions support for Windows XP for the latest version of the program.

    What are the system requirements?
    Pentium class computer.
    VGA or higher display.
    Windows 10 Pro or Home, Windows 8, Windows 7 (Legacy runs on newer Macs
    with Windows installed under Bootcamp, Parallel or Fusion . Legacy runs
    on Linux machines with a Windows emulator like VMWare or Sun's Virtual Box) Note: Runs on 64bit Windows platforms.
    A Hard Disk room for at least 500 megabytes of available space.
    8 GB of RAM minimum. <--------------------------------------------------------
    A mouse.
    Internet connection recommended.

    It may run on Win XP but you might have printing or other problems. If
    you do have any problems the first support answer will be to upgrade to Windows 7 or later because Windows XP is no longer supported by Microsoft



    Given that Windows XP went out of support by Microsoft some considerable
    time ago and that Windows 7 goes out of support in January it's not
    surprising. In fact I thought Windows 8 was also end-of-life. What is surprising is the recommendation to upgrade to Windows 7.

    The Linux comment is not strictly correct in that neither VMWare nor
    Virtual Box are Windows emulators. They emulate a bare machine and you
    have to install an actual copy of Windows on that virtual machine in
    which case you have the same issue as with Windows running natively -
    which version is supported. The actual Windows emulation for Linux is
    Wine and they make no mention of that.

    Ian

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  • From john@21:1/5 to Steve Hayes on Sat Nov 30 13:45:34 2019
    XPost: alt.genealogy, soc.genealogy.misc

    On 29/11/2019 06:34, Steve Hayes wrote:
    Is anyone using Legacy v9.x on Windows XP?

    How well does it work?

    How much memory does it need?



    This Legacy Family Tree page

    https://legacyfamilytree.com/Frequent.asp#What%20are%20the%20system%20requirements

    no longer mentions support for Windows XP for the latest version of the program.

    What are the system requirements?
    Pentium class computer.
    VGA or higher display.
    Windows 10 Pro or Home, Windows 8, Windows 7 (Legacy runs on newer Macs
    with Windows installed under Bootcamp, Parallel or Fusion . Legacy runs
    on Linux machines with a Windows emulator like VMWare or Sun's Virtual Box) Note: Runs on 64bit Windows platforms.
    A Hard Disk room for at least 500 megabytes of available space.
    8 GB of RAM minimum.
    <--------------------------------------------------------
    A mouse.
    Internet connection recommended.

    It may run on Win XP but you might have printing or other problems. If
    you do have any problems the first support answer will be to upgrade to
    Windows 7 or later because Windows XP is no longer supported by Microsoft

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  • From Steve Hayes@21:1/5 to john1@s145802280.onlinehome.fr on Sun Dec 1 06:32:20 2019
    XPost: alt.genealogy, soc.genealogy.misc

    On Sat, 30 Nov 2019 13:45:34 +0100, john
    <john1@s145802280.onlinehome.fr> wrote:

    On 29/11/2019 06:34, Steve Hayes wrote:
    Is anyone using Legacy v9.x on Windows XP?

    How well does it work?

    How much memory does it need?

    8 GB of RAM minimum.

    OK, that puts it out right there.

    I'll be converting all my Legacy files to Rootsmagic, which in any
    case is faster.

    .


    --
    Steve Hayes
    Web: http://hayesgreene.wordpress.com/
    http://hayesgreene.blogspot.com
    http://groups.yahoo.com/group/afgen/

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  • From Terry Wells@21:1/5 to Steve Hayes on Tue Dec 10 12:27:58 2019
    XPost: alt.genealogy, soc.genealogy.misc

    On Sun, 01 Dec 2019 06:32:20 +0200, Steve Hayes wrote:

    On Sat, 30 Nov 2019 13:45:34 +0100, john
    <john1@s145802280.onlinehome.fr> wrote:

    On 29/11/2019 06:34, Steve Hayes wrote:
    Is anyone using Legacy v9.x on Windows XP?

    How well does it work?

    How much memory does it need?

    8 GB of RAM minimum.

    OK, that puts it out right there.

    I'll be converting all my Legacy files to Rootsmagic, which in any
    case is faster.

    .

    If you buy RootsMagic v7 now you will also get a key to unlock RM8 when it
    is released. It is presently running late - was scheduled to be released before the end of the year - but it won't be. RM8 will also have a native
    Mac 64bit version.

    Terry

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  • From Steve Hayes@21:1/5 to All on Tue Dec 10 18:25:28 2019
    XPost: alt.genealogy, soc.genealogy.misc

    On Tue, 10 Dec 2019 12:27:58 +0000, Terry Wells <terrywells@csi.com>
    wrote:

    On Sun, 01 Dec 2019 06:32:20 +0200, Steve Hayes wrote:

    On Sat, 30 Nov 2019 13:45:34 +0100, john
    <john1@s145802280.onlinehome.fr> wrote:

    On 29/11/2019 06:34, Steve Hayes wrote:
    Is anyone using Legacy v9.x on Windows XP?

    How well does it work?

    How much memory does it need?

    8 GB of RAM minimum.

    OK, that puts it out right there.

    I'll be converting all my Legacy files to Rootsmagic, which in any
    case is faster.

    .

    If you buy RootsMagic v7 now you will also get a key to unlock RM8 when it
    is released. It is presently running late - was scheduled to be released >before the end of the year - but it won't be. RM8 will also have a native >Mac 64bit version.

    I'm dreading it, fearing that it may be as unusable as Legacy 9.x

    --
    Steve Hayes
    Web: http://hayesgreene.wordpress.com/
    http://hayesgreene.blogspot.com
    http://groups.yahoo.com/group/afgen/

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  • From J. Hugh Sullivan@21:1/5 to hayesstw@telkomsa.net on Tue Dec 10 19:24:12 2019
    XPost: alt.genealogy, soc.genealogy.misc

    On Tue, 10 Dec 2019 18:25:28 +0200, Steve Hayes
    <hayesstw@telkomsa.net> wrote:

    I'm dreading it, fearing that it may be as unusable as Legacy 9.x

    --
    Steve Hayes

    I have used both for years. I strongly prefer the person to person
    navigation and screens of Legacy. That's the only thing that makes me
    use both.

    Legacy also distributes files while RM collects in one folder. I like
    the latter. Legagy can be changed but why should I have to?

    I have not slept in a Holiday Inn Express lately so I am no longer an
    expert. :)

    Hugh

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  • From Todd Carnes@21:1/5 to Steve Hayes on Tue Dec 10 15:11:58 2019
    XPost: alt.genealogy, soc.genealogy.misc

    On 12/10/2019 08:25, Steve Hayes wrote:
    I'm dreading it, fearing that it may be as unusable as Legacy 9.x

    That just goes to show how it's all just personal preference.

    I personally feel that Legacy 9.x is the most user-friendly genealogy
    program out there. It fits perfectly for the way I prefer to work. I had RootsMagic at one point, hated it, and switched back to Legacy. I've
    also tried PAF, Family Tree Maker, Ancestral Quest, GAMPS and others.
    You name it, I've probably tried it. (Unless it's Mac only)

    I always end up going back to Legacy. :)

    That's why I recommended to the OP that they should download the trial
    versions of several different ones. Try them. Then decide which one THEY
    like the best.

    Asking other users what they like is pretty pointless. Everyone will
    have their own opinions and in the end none of those opinions will mean
    squat to the OP. What will matter is which program the OP likes.

    Todd

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  • From Steve Hayes@21:1/5 to All on Wed Dec 11 13:12:42 2019
    XPost: alt.genealogy, soc.genealogy.misc

    On Tue, 10 Dec 2019 15:11:58 -0800, Todd Carnes <toddcarnes@gmail.com>
    wrote:

    On 12/10/2019 08:25, Steve Hayes wrote:
    I'm dreading it, fearing that it may be as unusable as Legacy 9.x

    That just goes to show how it's all just personal preference.

    I personally feel that Legacy 9.x is the most user-friendly genealogy
    program out there. It fits perfectly for the way I prefer to work. I had >RootsMagic at one point, hated it, and switched back to Legacy. I've
    also tried PAF, Family Tree Maker, Ancestral Quest, GAMPS and others.
    You name it, I've probably tried it. (Unless it's Mac only)

    Oh I like the user interface of Legacy, but it appears that version 9
    is such a memory hog that I would have to buy a new computer, which,
    as a pensuioner, I can't afford.

    Rootsmagic 7 still lets me interface with FamuilySearch, Legacy 8.x
    doesn't.





    I always end up going back to Legacy. :)

    That's why I recommended to the OP that they should download the trial >versions of several different ones. Try them. Then decide which one THEY
    like the best.

    Asking other users what they like is pretty pointless. Everyone will
    have their own opinions and in the end none of those opinions will mean
    squat to the OP. What will matter is which program the OP likes.

    Todd

    --
    Steve Hayes
    Web: http://hayesgreene.wordpress.com/
    http://hayesgreene.blogspot.com
    http://groups.yahoo.com/group/afgen/

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  • From Martin =?UTF-8?Q?=CE=A4rautmann?=@21:1/5 to Steve Hayes on Wed Dec 11 13:08:50 2019
    XPost: alt.genealogy, soc.genealogy.misc

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    On Wed, 11 Dec 2019 13:12:42 +0200, Steve Hayes wrote:
    On Tue, 10 Dec 2019 15:11:58 -0800, Todd Carnes <toddcarnes@gmail.com>
    wrote:

    On 12/10/2019 08:25, Steve Hayes wrote:
    I'm dreading it, fearing that it may be as unusable as Legacy 9.x

    That just goes to show how it's all just personal preference.

    I personally feel that Legacy 9.x is the most user-friendly genealogy >>program out there. It fits perfectly for the way I prefer to work. I had >>RootsMagic at one point, hated it, and switched back to Legacy. I've
    also tried PAF, Family Tree Maker, Ancestral Quest, GAMPS and others.
    You name it, I've probably tried it. (Unless it's Mac only)

    Oh I like the user interface of Legacy, but it appears that version 9
    is such a memory hog that I would have to buy a new computer, which,
    as a pensuioner, I can't afford.

    Rootsmagic 7 still lets me interface with FamuilySearch, Legacy 8.x
    doesn't.

    I tried the free legacy and felt very uncompfortable about it,
    especially not working very well on familysearch. How about RM, does it download found data on FS properly, improving on what you have at hand?

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