sorry I cant help BUT I have seen this query before and it seems that the people on the 'gen newbie' list deal with this stuff soo they may be able to help. with MY program I have to load my software..........and go INTO the new empty software package and then insert CD....go to file and a drop down says 'restore' and form there I can reload my saved CD stuff.......it HAS to be through the software package. don't know if this helps or confuses but good luck cheers Carol Melbourne ----- Original Message ----- From: "js4815" <js4815@itconnect.net.au> To: <AUS-QLD-SE-Germans-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, September 28, 2002 6:20 PM Subject: paf files HELP > can any one help me ? I have just had a catostrophic failure of my O/S which has entailed a complete refurbishment of my sysyem from the ground up so to speak, but I thought that I would be safe with my family history as I had only about the day before made a back up and put it to C D, must have had a premonition , The only thing wrong is that I (cannot so far) play it back to reinstall it, as windows does not recognise the paf ext, and I cannot see that ext in folder options, and so far havent been able to open it, > john spiers > > > ==== AUS-QLD-SE-Germans Mailing List ==== > A List for the research of the descendants of the Germans who migrated to South East Queensland, Australia. > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >