Peter provided the answer. I just checked this with FTM 2012 and Windows 8. I changed FTM.exe to be compatible with Windows 7 and to run as Administrator. I then attempted to run FTM 2012 and received the same message you did. I removed the option to run as administrator and it opened without the message. In case you didn't see Peter's message, I've pasted his comments below. BJ Peter wrote: This message will pop up in a window if the file has been set to run as Administrator. If you remove this requirement it will open normally. To remove this, right click on the FTM.EXE file in the FTM 2011folder on your C Drive. Select properties, click on the compatibility tab, untick the box next to "Run this program as an administrator" All done. On 2/24/2014 3:22 PM, Nancy wrote: > The file is in the Documents Library. I did a normal installation of > FTM 2011. I accepted everything the program did - i.e. I did not change > any folder locations, etc. No other program has this problem. > > > > On 2/24/2014 12:06 PM, Nancy wrote: >>> When I open FTM on my laptop computer (Windows 7) it always asks this: >>> >>> ================================================= >>> Do you want to allow the following program from an unknown >>> publisher to make changes to this computer? >>> Program name FTM.exe >>> Publisher Unknown >>> File Origin Hard Drive on this computer >>> ================================================= >>> >>> I'm wondering what this is. It never asked this on my old computer, an >>> XP. If I say no, I can't access the program; so I have to say yes.