Thanks Jane and John. I shall get on with that. David > > Message: 1 > Date: Mon, 14 Nov 2011 10:13:00 -0000 > From: "David Farmer" <d.farmer2@ntlworld.com> > Subject: [FHU] Version 4 > To: <FAMILY-HISTORIAN-USERS@rootsweb.com> > Message-ID: <69701BF91A76412FAB99F88FFCB4ED59@DavidFarmerPC> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" > > Hello. I have a much earier version of Family Historian (I have Version > 2.1.8 with upgrade disc to 2.3.1). If I wanted to buy boxed Version 4 - > how would this affect my current version? Would this then accept the 'Free > CD upgrade to Version 5'? > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Mon, 14 Nov 2011 10:19:13 +0000 > From: Jane Taubman <janetaubman@gmail.com> > Subject: Re: [FHU] Version 4 > To: family-historian-users@rootsweb.com > Message-ID: > <CAKBTZLp5-iuauhFnvcTOYkTRo6qHt1h7o-AFVHaR2Kx1CwhNuQ@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > Yes if you buy a full version of V4 it will upgrade your existing 2.1 > installation and then when V5 is available the free upgrade will take > you to V5. > > For more information on moving to Projects please see: > > http://www.family-historian.co.uk/lnk?f=1038 > > On 14 November 2011 10:13, David Farmer <d.farmer2@ntlworld.com> wrote: >> Hello. I have a much earlier version of Family Historian (I have Version >> 2.1.8 with upgrade disc to ?2.3.1). If I wanted to buy boxed Version 4 - >> how would this affect my current version? Would this then accept the >> 'Free CD upgrade to Version 5'? > > > -- > Jane. > > Jane Taubman | www.rjt.org.uk | www.taubman.org.uk |www.fhug.org.uk > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Mon, 14 Nov 2011 10:24:57 -0000 > From: "John James" <john.wjames@which.net> > Subject: Re: [FHU] Version 4 > To: <family-historian-users@rootsweb.com> > Message-ID: <05628E5B3AD04B82AEB0F42F0A89A61C@STUDY> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > V4 would replace your current V2.3.1 on your machine. Your FH GEDCOM and > media files would remain intact. V4 gives you the option > of reorganising your files into V4 'Projects', bringing al your FH files > into a common folder structure, which I'd strongly > recommend (it makes backup and recover easier, for one thing). > > You would then be eligible for the V5 upgrade, which would change V4 to > V5. You would no longer have V2.3.1 anywhere (other than on > the now redundant installation discs). > > HTH > > John > > _____ > > From: family-historian-users-bounces@rootsweb.com > [mailto:family-historian-users-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of David > Farmer > Sent: Monday, November 14, 2011 10:13 AM > To: FAMILY-HISTORIAN-USERS@rootsweb.com > Subject: [FHU] Version 4 > > >