John, FTM2014 will run very well on your new Windows 8.1 PC. Either there is a problem with your PC or scratches on the DVD. But you should be able to Install from the CD like any other program. Russ   ___________________________ Mailto:[email protected] ________________________________ From: John Hope <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Monday, January 13, 2014 1:31 PM Subject: [FTM-TECH] FTM 2014 I have a new computer with Windows 8.1 and tried to load my FTM 2014 DVD but could not.My Geek Squad advisor phoned Ancestry and found it is  compatible with 8 and not 8.1. even though it came out this past fall. Does anyone know if Ancestry is planning a newer version? ********************************** 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