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Legacy and Windows 64-bit operating systems

The final build of Legacy Family Tree 6.0 and higher, are the only versions of Legacy that are completely compatible with the Windows 11, 10, Windows 8, Windows 7 and Windows Vista 64-bit operating systems.
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Versions 4.0 and 5.0 can be made to run on the Windows 10, Windows 8, Windows 7 and Windows Vista 64-bit operating systems with some modifications and a download from Microsoft.
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Versions 2.0 and 3.0, which are 16-bit programs, are totally incompatible with the Windows 7 and Windows Vista 64-bit operating systems. No amount of modifying, patching or downloading will ever make them work. If you try to install them you will get a message:
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“The version of this file is not compatible with the version of Windows you’re running. Check your computer’s system information to see whether you need an x86 (32-bit) 04 x64 (64-bit) version of the program, and then contact the software publisher.”
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