Legacy 9.x

[Steve Hayes]

Is anyone using Legacy v9.x on Windows XP?

How well does it work?

How much memory does it need?


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[J. Hugh Sullivan]

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

[real_gri...@yahoo.co.uk]

29 November 2019 at 7:34, Steve Hayes wrote:
Legacy 9.x (at least in part)

>Is anyone using Legacy v9.x on Windows XP?

I'm on Brothers keeper 7.4.5 (11th Sep 2019) on Win XP, uses about 101Kb of
ram, very fast,

[Todd Carnes]

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

[john]

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

[Ian Goddard]

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

[Steve Hayes]

On Sat, 30 Nov 2019 13:45:34 +0100, john
<jo...@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.

.

[Terry Wells]

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

> On Sat, 30 Nov 2019 13:45:34 +0100, john
> <jo...@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

[Steve Hayes]

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

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

[J. Hugh Sullivan]

On Tue, 10 Dec 2019 18:25:28 +0200, Steve Hayes
<haye...@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

[Todd Carnes]

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

[Steve Hayes]

On Tue, 10 Dec 2019 15:11:58 -0800, Todd Carnes <toddc...@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