In a message dated Sun, 17 Jun 2001 11:53:35 PM Eastern Daylight Time, Echo Zornes <echo70@oz.net> writes: << Hello Wayne, Thank you for responding to my problem. I don't double-click on the gedcom. I go about it like the others have talked about. I know it is the correct way, to have Family Origins open and make a database and then file, gedcom, and import gedcom. >> Hmmm...if you are *NEVER* double-clicking...then the file association settings should not even come into play. Their sole purpose is to pre-determine which program will automatically open a file of that particular extension, when "double-clicked",(for all intents and purposes, it has to be a program that "understands" the underlying format of that file, of course). The solutions that have already been offered by others, were discussed in a message thread at the FTM tech support forums. See the following URL for your web browser (credit goes to Al Turner who is a member of this list): http://genforum.genealogy.com/cgi-genforum/pageload.cgi?association::using::17978.html In additon, the FTW file extension(s) are explained here: http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/support/windows/07013.html?Welcome=992851627 FTW -- The standard Family File extension. All Family Files you create will have this extension. This is the file you work with, the one that opens each time you start Family Tree Maker. ([F]amily [T]ree Maker for [W]indows) Someone will likely come up with additional suggestions ... before you know it ! Have a nice day, -=Kevin Benson=-