On 2/12/2014 3:00 AM, [email protected] wrote: > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2014 09:50:45 -0600 > From: "Arnie-Krause"<[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [FTM-TECH] I am absolutely disgusted with FTM 2012 > To:<[email protected]> > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > I have my XP system that I use for data entry for FTM-2006/16 and also my > Windows 7 Ultimate system. I have FTM-2006/16 on the Windows 7 system but do > not use it for data entry or report generation as the PDF internal generator > does not work properly. However, I have "Windows XP Mode" installed on the > Windows 7 Ultimate system and this allows me to run Windows XP on a virtual > machine and use FTM-2006/16 on this virtual machine and it works exactly the > same as on my XP systems. Also have a notebook with Windows 7 Ultimate with > the same "Windows XP Mode" that allows me to run FTM-2006/16 on that machine > as well. This is my solution and preparation for the day when my old XP > system gives up the gost. Arnie, I also have my Windows 7 Pro system set up with "Windows XP mode". I hesitated to mention that in my earlier post so as to not confuse Pat. Perhaps you can walk him/her through it. I would definitely first: 1) save all files as they are, and COPY to somewhere other than c:\ drive (I use dropbox) 2) then convert and save all files as gedcoms, and COPY to somewhere other than c:\ drive (dropbox) That way you have 2 sets of identical files. If the files on the Dell get corrupted you can COPY them back from your safe saving place. 3) install Windows XP mode 4) shutdown/restart, try v16 and see if it runs better under the XP mode. If not: 5) uninstall v16/shutdown/restart/reinstall, try again with the files on the Dell 6) If that doesn't work MY last resort would be to buy/beg/borrow/steal another machine with Windows XP only and install v16 from disk, COPY the good files from the safe place. Again, I use dropbox At home I use my HP Windows 7 machine and save to a folder called _Family Files_ on my desktop AND to dropbox "in the sky" as I call it. On the road, I use a little HP Win XP machine, COPY FROM dropbox "in the sky", work on it, COPY TO dropbox "in the sky". Then, when back home, I COPY the saved fresh file FROM dropbox "in the sky" back to the _Family Files_ folder. I've actually worked on the file at 35,000 feet "IN the sky" coming back from somewhere :) I sure hope this helps. BTW, dropbox is simple, and free. I love it. Randy