I'm not sure why you are seeing this as I've never seen this when FTM is opening a file. As others have said, it is from the operating system not FTM. It normally occurs anything a program is making a change to the operating system such as updating or installing a program. Where is you file stored? If the data file is stored in a subfolder under C:\Programs, this is probably the cause. Windows 7 uses the C:\Program folder for executable applications. If the data file is in that folder, it thinks you are attempting to change an application. If this is happening, the best way of correcting this is to 1. Use FTM 2011 to make a backup of the data files including all media items. 2. Create a new folder either separately or if you want under the C:\Documents folder. I suggest a folder named C:\Documents\FTM Data. 3. Use FTM 2011 to restore the backup file to this new folder. This will ensure the links to the media items are changed to the new folder. 4. Once you have ensured the new file is working and correct, you can use FTM 2011 to delete the old data file and remove the link from the Tree list on the Plan work area. That is the only thing I can think of which may be causing this message. BJ 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. > I'm using the icon on the desktop to log on.

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. Nancy On 2/24/2014 3:02 PM, BJ wrote: > I'm not sure why you are seeing this as I've never seen this when FTM is > opening a file. As others have said, it is from the operating system > not FTM. It normally occurs anything a program is making a change to > the operating system such as updating or installing a program. > > Where is you file stored? If the data file is stored in a subfolder > under C:\Programs, this is probably the cause. Windows 7 uses the > C:\Program folder for executable applications. If the data file is in > that folder, it thinks you are attempting to change an application. If > this is happening, the best way of correcting this is to > > 1. Use FTM 2011 to make a backup of the data files including all media > items. > 2. Create a new folder either separately or if you want under the > C:\Documents folder. I suggest a folder named C:\Documents\FTM Data. > 3. Use FTM 2011 to restore the backup file to this new folder. This > will ensure the links to the media items are changed to the new folder. > 4. Once you have ensured the new file is working and correct, you can > use FTM 2011 to delete the old data file and remove the link from > the Tree list on the Plan work area. > > That is the only thing I can think of which may be causing this message. > > BJ > > 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. >> I'm using the icon on the desktop to log on. > ********************************** > List information page > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Software/FTM-TECH.html > > Version 2008 - 2012 > http://ancestry.custhelp.com/app/home > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message