1. Repair your Legacy program by updating it.
Click Here
to update Legacy 7.0
Click Here
to update Legacy 6.0 or earlier versions
2. Run File
Maintenance - Check/Repair. Click on File
> File Maintenance > Check/Repair and follow the prompts.
If the error messages occur during the Check/Repair process,
click No to continue with the repair. Do step 2
twice if errors are found.
After doing steps 1 and 2, try Legacy again.
If the program works, you can stop here. No further repairs
are needed. If the program is still not functioning correctly,
proceed with the following steps.
3. Export your
records into a new Legacy family file:
A. Click File on the menu bar and select Export To
from the file menu.
B. Choose Legacy File from the submenu and proceed.
C. Give the file you will export to a new name and click Save.
D. The Export screen will open. Please click the large Start
Export button. (If you get a message about sources, click Don't
Assign a Source.)
E. Use the new family file and delete the old one when you are
satisfied with the results.
Try Legacy again. If the program works, you can
stop here. No further repairs are needed. If the program is
still not functioning correctly, proceed with the following steps.
4. Please download and install Microsoft Data Access Components
[MDAC] 2.8 RTM (English). (Not needed for Windows XP users. )
MDAC 2.8 contains the same version of the MDAC components that
are installed by Windows XP and is supported on Windows 98, Windows
ME, Windows NT 4 and Windows 2000. To download the MDAC 2.8 please
click here.
If you get a message that your version of MDAC
is current then skip to step 2.
