Good point, John, on the "being satisfied with Windows backup of FTM database". I think you just solved the whole issue!!!!!!!!!!! Thanks > From: johnokerson@gmail.com > To: ftm-tech@rootsweb.com > Date: Fri, 25 Nov 2011 17:57:16 -0600 > Subject: Re: [FTM-TECH] FTM CRASHES > > > Yes I am very good at keeping a fully updated (monthly automatic updates > > and SP3 installed0 Windows XP. I have but one computer and am using the > > latest build of FTM 2011. The one fear I have is that I only have 1 MB of > > physical RAM and am using a Pentium III processor ... maybe I'm pushing > > the hardware too much for the FTM file size and task. If I have this > > failure occur again, I will perform you're suggested steps. > > You meet the recommended hardware requirements for running FTM 2011 from > what I see on the FTW website. You might examine how much virtual memory > you have configured. If you have enough hard drive space free that you > could bump up the virtual memory, it might help. Additionally, starting the > program with almost nothing else running would be a help. If you have a > smaller file than the one you normally use, you might try that with backup, > just in case. > > If it were my system and I could backup my file using Windows rather than > FTM, I could survive there well enough - just my two cents worth. > > John > > ********************************** > List information page > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Software/FTM-TECH.html > > Online Support for Family Tree Maker > Version 16 and earlier > http://pastftm.custhelp.com/ > > Version 2008 - 2011 > http://ftm.custhelp.com/ > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to FTM-TECH-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message