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From: "annie" <>
Subject: Re: Legacy 4.0
Date: Sun, 20 Apr 2003 15:42:54 +1000
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Hi Michael,
We have the delux now but had legacy 4 and we have had no problems. My
husband has genpro, word, email and net open all at the same time. We have
found it to be excellent and very easy to operate and the reports are
fabulous. You may need to reload the programme.
Regards,
Annie and Wal
OZ
----- Original Message -----
From: "Michael" <>
To: <>
Sent: Sunday, April 20, 2003 2:06 PM
Subject: Legacy 4.0


> G'day folks
>
> I am considering the possibility of teaching a basic Genealogy Computer
> course which would include some online searching for records - census,
BDM,
> cemetery etc - as well as setting up a database to record family tree
> information.
>
> I decided to take the strong recommendations I had heard at DPS meetings
and
> investigate using Legacy as the software of choice for the course. I
> downloaded it during the week (version 4.0) and decided to test it this
> morning.
>
> I have been extremely disappointed, nay ANGRY :-) with what I have used so
> far and thought I better check with people more familiar than I with
Legacy.
>
> In the first 1-2 hours of use, Legacy has crashed at least 20 times! Some
> steps cause a crash EVERY time I attempt them, others work sometimes and
> crash other times. The error message is always the same. I know it by
heart
> now! "Run-time error 400. Form already displayed; can't show modally."
> Legacy then shuts down completely.
>
> EVERY time I try to check the box that says 'This individual never
married'
> it crashes. EVERY time I go to marriage information and click on the
Status
> drop down box, it crashes. It appears that Legacy does not want me to
admit
> to being unmarried - so I am destined to remain HUSBAND with WIFE Unknown
> forevermore.
>
> But most other steps cause it to crash occasionally. For example, I just
> tried to open my mother's record so I could add a sibling, and it crashed.
> If Legacy is open and I try to look at another software file (e.g. my
> Generations' Family Tree file), it sometimes causes Legacy to crash.
> Clicking on almost any drop-down box causes it to crash.
>
> If I extrapolate my experience across a class of 10 students I am looking
at
> 200 plus crashes in a 2 hour class, certainly unacceptable. I am going to
> have to look elsewhere for my software solution.
>
> Now I understand that Legacy has recently been bought out by someone else
> who obviously would prefer it if I paid for the Deluxe edition rather than
> bludge on them by sticking to the free standard edition. But I don't think
> this explains the extent of my problem.
>
> Can anyone help? Is there anything I can do, short of re-installing the
> program in full. To be honest, I COULD do that but I would need some
reason
> to believe that I am not wasting my time. Has anyone else experienced
these
> same problems or is it just me?
>
> Can anyone recommend a better freeware program?
>
> Thanks for your help.
>
> Michael Drew
>
>
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