In a message dated 98-05-31 11:55:30 EDT, you write: << From: HerkChick@aol.com To: FIANNA-L@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <3079d3d3.357153df@aol.com> Subject: [FIANNA-L] program usage Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit Hi all, I use Family Tree Maker to store all of my genealogy information. I have been having lots of problems with the program becoming unstable. I have lost everything once and had to reconstruct. >> I also use Family Tree Maker and have never had a problem. Did this just start happening or have you had problems with it from the beginning? You might try copying your family files to disk and then deleting the program and re-installing it. Then re-load your family files into it. Or else call Broderbund for technical support. Good luck! Janice