That suggests that you are doing all you can John D -----Original Message----- From: ftm-tech-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:ftm-tech-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Susan Johanson Sent: Thursday, 17 November 2011 2:41 AM To: ftm-tech@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [FTM-TECH] FTM-TECH busy Icon John, I have 8GB of ram and one of the faster i5s. This information is from my husband who bought the computer. Susan > Unfortunately the term "new computer" does not convey any detail about its > specs. Bit like saying you have a new car or a new dress. Doesn't convey > much useful information > > But with the size of the database that you are using, I would think you > would want more than 4 GB or RAM and an i5 processor or better > > John D