After reading the reviews at Amazon regarding FTM 2008, I won't go anywhere near it. I do hope there's something else out there that will work. Joni is helping me to use the Patch that FTM has put out, but so far, it doesn't work for me! The program shuts down when I try to Export an Outline Descendant Tree. --- "Dale E. Reddick" <dereddi@hargray.com> wrote: > Hi Carole, > Hey Ann, > > Microsoft Vista has proven to be incompatible with many programs that > > work just fine on earlier versions of Windows such as WIN 2000 Pro > and > the several variations upon the WIN XP theme. Generally speaking, to > > run Vista you -often- need a new computer and new applications > software. That explains why Family Tree Maker requires patches or > replacement to function on Vista. > > There is actually a corporate IT effort being led by InfoWorld to > coerce > Microsoft into extending their support and sales of Windows XP beyond > > the deadline they've set for this Summer. Many corporate customers > of > Microsoft Windows are avoiding Vista since it creates a need to > purchase > other software 'upgrades' beyond just what is provided with the Vista > OS. > > I plan on continuing to use my 2002 era HP workstation running WIN > 2000 > Pro. I've got one Compaq XP system available, but I don't use it > because it is relatively code-bloated and really slow (even though > it's > newer than the HP). I'll likely never purchase any version of Vista. > > Instead, I'll migrate over to Mac OS-X or a version of LINUX rather > than > ever again trip up on the never-ending MicroSquish upgrade treadmill. > > Dale > ____________________________________ > > Carole Drexel wrote: > > Oh my, yes, Vista won't let you do it unless you got through all > kinds of > > tricks to download a patch. I just ordered the latest version > because I > > never could get it take the patch. > > I was able to generate a genealogy report, copy all of it, and save > it to > > word, and then send it out that way. > > If you figure it out, would you send it to me, too? I would really > > appreciate it. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: gascreve-bounces@rootsweb.com > [mailto:gascreve-bounces@rootsweb.com] > > On Behalf Of Ann Parkinson > > Sent: Saturday, January 26, 2008 1:46 PM > > To: gascreve@rootsweb.com > > Subject: Re: [GASCREVE] Young line BLITCH > > > > Yes, I do and will send as soon as FTM will allow me to make an > Outline > > Descendant Tree. For some reason, when I try to make one, it shuts > down > > the program. I guess Vista has some issues with FTM. I will see if > I > > can fix it and if not, will type all the info for you. > > > > Are you related? And if so, how, may I ask? > > > > Ann Parkinson > > Houston, TX > > --- JOANH954@aol.com wrote: > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > GASCREVE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > ____________________________________________________________________________________ Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your home page. http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs

Hi Ann, Some computers are delivered with the option of installing either the older Windows XP or the newer Windows Vista. You should check your system's configuration and the installation / restore CDs (if any) that came with it to determine whether there was an option to install Windows XP. It would be disruptive and painful, but you might be able to go backwards to XP if that option was pre-installed on the system. Dale ___________________________________ Ann Parkinson wrote: > After reading the reviews at Amazon regarding FTM 2008, I won't go > anywhere near it. I do hope there's something else out there that will > work. Joni is helping me to use the Patch that FTM has put out, but so > far, it doesn't work for me! The program shuts down when I try to > Export an Outline Descendant Tree. > > > > > --- "Dale E. Reddick" <dereddi@hargray.com> wrote: > > >> Hi Carole, >> Hey Ann, >> >> Microsoft Vista has proven to be incompatible with many programs that >> >> work just fine on earlier versions of Windows such as WIN 2000 Pro >> and >> the several variations upon the WIN XP theme. Generally speaking, to >> >> run Vista you -often- need a new computer and new applications >> software. That explains why Family Tree Maker requires patches or >> replacement to function on Vista. >> >> There is actually a corporate IT effort being led by InfoWorld to >> coerce >> Microsoft into extending their support and sales of Windows XP beyond >> >> the deadline they've set for this Summer. Many corporate customers >> of >> Microsoft Windows are avoiding Vista since it creates a need to >> purchase >> other software 'upgrades' beyond just what is provided with the Vista >> OS. >> >> I plan on continuing to use my 2002 era HP workstation running WIN >> 2000 >> Pro. I've got one Compaq XP system available, but I don't use it >> because it is relatively code-bloated and really slow (even though >> it's >> newer than the HP). I'll likely never purchase any version of Vista. >> >> Instead, I'll migrate over to Mac OS-X or a version of LINUX rather >> than >> ever again trip up on the never-ending MicroSquish upgrade treadmill. >> >> Dale >> ____________________________________ >> >>