I can write a bunch of "techno babble" as to why it's happening if you want, but the easiest solution is: Open the program you want to use, then file, open the file from the program OR right click on the file, and choose "Open with" then choose the correct program from the list If FTW16 or FTM 2011 doesn't show in the drop down list, click choose default program, then browse for the one you want Courtney sitnah@cox.net -------------------------------------------------- From: "Connie Shotts" <cshotts1@carolina.rr.com> > > And it was correctly written dropbox rather than as two words--my mistake. > Thanks! > > OK, now I have dropbox on both computers and I have files in my dropbox > account. Everything works great, except.... > The file on my laptop (Windows XP) insists in opening in FTM Version 16 > rather than 2011 even though the data is from my 2011 file on the desktop > (Windows 7, 64 bit). I went into the file properties on the laptop (the > file housed on dropbox) to see if I could tell it to open with 2011 rather > than 16 but it gives me only one option--FTM executable. Browsing for > another option doesn't seem to work, unless I don't know how to do it > properly. I do have both FTM versions on the laptop. Strange thing is I > also have both versions on the desktop, and the same dropbox file has no > problem opening in 2011 on the desktop. I wanted to be able to keep both > versions on both computers up to date as I need version 16 to help my > father, while I am trying to transition to using only version 2011. Is XP > a part of the issue? > > Any suggestions? > Connie