Hi John, Barbara and all If you use FTM2005 it should continue to work for as long as you need it, barring problems with the program itself Keep doing backups and storing some at least away from home and also export gedcoms periodically in the same manner But there is no reason its shouldn't continue to do what you want of it for as long as you want it I am using PAF 5.3, support has long since discontinued but the program is so good I have never needed support The later programs, be that Family Historian or Family Tree Maker or whatever the software may be, have so many bells and whistles that the majority never get round to using them, most never learn how to use the program even partially never mind fully John, when you say "If ancestry get rid of it", they have ceased supply and support as far as I know but you have bought the program (& hopefully have it on disc) so it doesn't matter what Ancestry do, your use is not dependent on them in any way Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) On 28/03/2016 10:49, John Lindley via wrote: > Hi Barbara. > I use ftm 2005. I got ftm 2012 and found it difficult to use so went back > to 2005 edition and still use it. If ancestry get rid of it I may have to > get another programe or pack it up altogether and print off what I have > got. Regards. John. South yorkshire. > On 28 Mar 2016 10:24, "Barbara Paris via" <eng-lincsgen@rootsweb.com> wrote: --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus

Was just about to post that I still use Paf when Nivard beat me to it. So many of the more recent programs make adding notes for instance too precise. I just like the way that PAF takes odd ball entries without complaint ! Plus you can always tart up your tree info by exporting it to another program so easily with the aid of a Ged file. W. Smith >