Do you have a copy of Family Tree Maker? I don't know which version might the earliest one that will run on Windows XP, but I have version 6 and it works fine. I just found version 16 at WalMart for about $20 so I picked that up, it also views the Family Archives/World Family Tree CDs. It took a while to figure out how to open it there, but in the VIEW menu, near the bottom is "Data CD" and behind that, View CD. - Of course, I already had the CD in the drive. Version 6 had a View CD on the toolbar which worked for me. Alfred D. Eller http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~adelr/index.htm ======================================= Sybil Chapman wrote: > How does one view these now? I have seven of the blasted things and I can't get them to open. The ones I have are old, but they worked for several years on more than one computer. Now I have Windows XP home on a Sony 620G and I can't read the information that I have already paid for. Blast !!!! >

You can download a "viewer" from the Family Tree web site. I works with the old CDs. Thanks, Donna How does one view these now? I have seven of the blasted things and I can't get them to open. The ones I have are old, but they worked for several years on more than one computer. Now I have Windows XP home on a Sony 620G and I can't read the information that I have already paid for. Blast !!!!

Hi Sybil- I have the same problem. Couldn't get any of them to work on my desktop with XP Home and the viewer installed. So I brought one of them to the Family Tree Maker Booth at the FGS conference in Boston. It worked fine on their computer. When I came home, I tried it on my laptop and it worked fine. Go figure. (Still can't get it to work on the desktop.) Sandy >> >> Sybil Chapman wrote: >> >>>How does one view these now? I have seven of the blasted things and I >>>can't get them to open. The ones I have are old, but they worked for >>>several years on more than one computer. Now I have Windows XP home on a >>>Sony 620G and I can't read the information that I have already paid for. >>>Blast !!!!

I have Family Tree Maker version 4..0 Installation Program and FamilyFinder Index two discs. ----- Original Message ----- From: "bob gillis" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, November 10, 2006 4:04 PM Subject: Re: [GEN-COMP-TIPS] Viewing old Family Tree Maker discs > If you have a version of Family Tree Maker install it on your present > computer and you should be ableto read the CDs. But doesn't the first CD > of each set have the reader on it? > > bob gillis > > Sybil Chapman wrote: > >>How does one view these now? I have seven of the blasted things and I >>can't get them to open. The ones I have are old, but they worked for >>several years on more than one computer. Now I have Windows XP home on a >>Sony 620G and I can't read the information that I have already paid for. >>Blast !!!! >>-------------------------------------- >>Having trouble with your subscription? Contact the List Admin at >>[email protected] >>------------------------------- >>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 >> >> >> >> > > > -------------------------------------- > Having trouble with your subscription? Contact the List Admin at > [email protected] > ------------------------------- > 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 >

If you have a version of Family Tree Maker install it on your present computer and you should be ableto read the CDs. But doesn't the first CD of each set have the reader on it? bob gillis Sybil Chapman wrote: >How does one view these now? I have seven of the blasted things and I can't get them to open. The ones I have are old, but they worked for several years on more than one computer. Now I have Windows XP home on a Sony 620G and I can't read the information that I have already paid for. Blast !!!! >-------------------------------------- >Having trouble with your subscription? Contact the List Admin at [email protected] >------------------------------- >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 > > > >

I seem to remember when I changed from my Win 98 to Win XP I had to install LDS viewer 4.1 or was it 2. LDS gave me the info I needed to change 4.0 to 4.1/2. Something to do with the older census and VRI not programmed to deal with Win XP. John in California

How does one view these now? I have seven of the blasted things and I can't get them to open. The ones I have are old, but they worked for several years on more than one computer. Now I have Windows XP home on a Sony 620G and I can't read the information that I have already paid for. Blast !!!!

Hi Paul, At last!! Proof from the link you sent me that I do not have Word 2002 or 2003. Works Suite 2000 has Word 2002 but I have Works 8, which is shown as not having Word. regards Rita Paul C. Abell" <[email protected]> >Reply-To: [email protected] >To: <[email protected]> >Subject: Re: [GEN-COMP-TIPS] GEN-COMP-TIPS Digest, Vol 1, Issue 81 >Date: Mon, 6 Nov 2006 09:02:39 -0600 > >Rita, > >Go to the following link. According to Microsoft, even the 2006 version of >Microsoft Works Suite has Word 2002 not 2003. > >http://www.microsoft.com/products/works/ProductDetails.aspx?pid=001 > >Paul > >-----Original Message----- >From: [email protected] >[mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Kym Lister >Sent: Sunday, November 05, 2006 10:23 PM >To: [email protected] >Subject: Re: [GEN-COMP-TIPS] GEN-COMP-TIPS Digest, Vol 1, Issue 81 > >Rita Barfield wrote: > > >I am very confused. > > > >I have today enrolled for H P online classes in Word 2003 starting >shortly. > > > >However, I can't find Word 2003 on my laptop. I recently purchased a > >HP Pavilion dv5157eu, which comes with Microsoft Works. > > > >I have contacted HP regarding this issue, but don't really understand > >the reply I received. > >Cut and pasted below:- > > > >I understand from your email that you have an HP Pavilion dv5157eu > >Notebook and you want details about Microsoft 2003. > >Rita, I would like to inform you that since the Microsoft is installed > >on your notebook you can continue learning Microsoft 2003 which is the > >basic course and will be useful to use Microsoft office. However, you > >can download the trial version of Microsoft 2003 from the web site given >. > >Rita, I will refer you a document on our HP web site which has all the > >troubleshooting steps to be performed to resolve this issue. Instead of > >sending this document in a text format, we are referring you to the > >Web, where this information is easier to read with graphics. > >http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?docname=c00764322&cc=us&lc= > >en&dlc=en&product=1848243&dlc=en&lang=en#N742 > > > > > >Can someone please tell me if I will be able to partake in the HP > >course on Word 2003, with my particular notebook. > > > >kind regards > >Rita > > >RITA - > >Let me see if I can explain this -- Microsoft Works is a "Home Edition" >bundle of word processing, spreadsheet, photo editing and mapping that >target a home user versus a small business or professional user. The >difference is with Microsoft Office 2003, XP, Professional etc, you get >Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Publishing etc. depending on the Office >package you purchase. However, the one constant program between the >bundles >is Microsoft Word. It is included in all bundles that Microsoft issues so >if you want to take a class on MS Word 2003, you should be fine applying >what you are learning to your MS Works Word program as they should be >relatively the same. > >Good Luck! >Kym > >-------------------------------------- >Having trouble with your subscription? Contact the List Admin at >[email protected] >------------------------------- >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 > >-------------------------------------- >Having trouble with your subscription? Contact the List Admin at >[email protected] >------------------------------- >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 _________________________________________________________________ Be the first to hear what's new at MSN - sign up to our free newsletters! http://www.msn.co.uk/newsletters

Rita, I am glad you know. I don't know why none of thought about going to the Microsoft website earlier to help you. I apologize for not doing it sooner. It seems as though several people, including myself made too many assumptions. At least you now know where you stand. Good Luck, Paul -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Rita Barfield Sent: Monday, November 06, 2006 9:33 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [GEN-COMP-TIPS] GEN-COMP-TIPS Digest, Vol 1, Issue 81 Hi Paul, At last!! Proof from the link you sent me that I do not have Word 2002 or 2003. Works Suite 2000 has Word 2002 but I have Works 8, which is shown as not having Word. regards Rita

Rita, Go to the following link. According to Microsoft, even the 2006 version of Microsoft Works Suite has Word 2002 not 2003. http://www.microsoft.com/products/works/ProductDetails.aspx?pid=001 Paul -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Kym Lister Sent: Sunday, November 05, 2006 10:23 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [GEN-COMP-TIPS] GEN-COMP-TIPS Digest, Vol 1, Issue 81 Rita Barfield wrote: >I am very confused. > >I have today enrolled for H P online classes in Word 2003 starting shortly. > >However, I can't find Word 2003 on my laptop. I recently purchased a >HP Pavilion dv5157eu, which comes with Microsoft Works. > >I have contacted HP regarding this issue, but don't really understand >the reply I received. >Cut and pasted below:- > >I understand from your email that you have an HP Pavilion dv5157eu >Notebook and you want details about Microsoft 2003. >Rita, I would like to inform you that since the Microsoft is installed >on your notebook you can continue learning Microsoft 2003 which is the >basic course and will be useful to use Microsoft office. However, you >can download the trial version of Microsoft 2003 from the web site given . >Rita, I will refer you a document on our HP web site which has all the >troubleshooting steps to be performed to resolve this issue. Instead of >sending this document in a text format, we are referring you to the >Web, where this information is easier to read with graphics. >http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?docname=c00764322&cc=us&lc= >en&dlc=en&product=1848243&dlc=en&lang=en#N742 > > >Can someone please tell me if I will be able to partake in the HP >course on Word 2003, with my particular notebook. > >kind regards >Rita RITA - Let me see if I can explain this -- Microsoft Works is a "Home Edition" bundle of word processing, spreadsheet, photo editing and mapping that target a home user versus a small business or professional user. The difference is with Microsoft Office 2003, XP, Professional etc, you get Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Publishing etc. depending on the Office package you purchase. However, the one constant program between the bundles is Microsoft Word. It is included in all bundles that Microsoft issues so if you want to take a class on MS Word 2003, you should be fine applying what you are learning to your MS Works Word program as they should be relatively the same. Good Luck! Kym -------------------------------------- Having trouble with your subscription? Contact the List Admin at [email protected] ------------------------------- 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

Rita Barfield wrote: >I am very confused. > >I have today enrolled for H P online classes in Word 2003 starting shortly. > >However, I can't find Word 2003 on my laptop. I recently purchased a >HP Pavilion dv5157eu, which comes with Microsoft Works. > >I have contacted HP regarding this issue, but don't really understand >the reply I received. >Cut and pasted below:- > >I understand from your email that you have an HP Pavilion dv5157eu >Notebook and you want details about Microsoft 2003. >Rita, I would like to inform you that since the Microsoft is installed >on your notebook you can continue learning Microsoft 2003 which is the >basic course and will be useful to use Microsoft office. However, you >can download the trial version of Microsoft 2003 from the web site given . >Rita, I will refer you a document on our HP web site which has all the >troubleshooting steps to be performed to resolve this issue. Instead of >sending this document in a text format, we are referring you to the >Web, where this information is easier to read with graphics. >http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?docname=c00764322&cc=us&lc= >en&dlc=en&product=1848243&dlc=en&lang=en#N742 > > >Can someone please tell me if I will be able to partake in the HP >course on Word 2003, with my particular notebook. > >kind regards >Rita RITA - Let me see if I can explain this -- Microsoft Works is a "Home Edition" bundle of word processing, spreadsheet, photo editing and mapping that target a home user versus a small business or professional user. The difference is with Microsoft Office 2003, XP, Professional etc, you get Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Publishing etc. depending on the Office package you purchase. However, the one constant program between the bundles is Microsoft Word. It is included in all bundles that Microsoft issues so if you want to take a class on MS Word 2003, you should be fine applying what you are learning to your MS Works Word program as they should be relatively the same. Good Luck! Kym

Can anyone help. In my taskbar at bottom of screen I have a red circle with a red cross in it. I get a message from it saying my computer is infected with spyware and that windows will download the latest up to date antispywear but it doesn't seem to do anything. This message is coming up every few minutes. How can I get rid of it. Norton did detect a virus but seems to have got rid of it. Any help much appreciated. Sue

Hi all I have loads of email folders, as you do, but one thing that annoys me is when I get the little envelope icon at the bottom right of the screen but it isn't in my inbox. Is there an easy way of finding where that message is without scrolling down my folders? Just to say also thanks for everyone's responses to everyone else's queries - I've learnt so much even without asking! Cheers all Andy

Hi Donna Go into Internet Options from Tools at the top. You can then re-do the home page. Cheers Andy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Donna" <[email protected]> To: "gen-comp-tips" <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, November 04, 2006 2:54 PM Subject: [GEN-COMP-TIPS] Can't refigure Google home page > Hi, > > I use Google for my home page, I have recently been subscribing to some of > the genealogy blogs etc. by RSS. I accidentally had one put on my homepage > instead of the reader. I can find no way to remove it from the home page. > It > says "edit", but all that does is let me choose the different number of > how > many entries I want to display. I would really like to remove it from the > home page. > > Thanks, Donna > > > -------------------------------------- > Having trouble with your subscription? Contact the List Admin at > [email protected] > ------------------------------- > 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 > >

Makes good sense Kraig ......... Thanks, Joe ----- Original Message ----- From: "K Jones" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, November 04, 2006 1:36 PM Subject: Re: [GEN-COMP-TIPS] Word 2003 versus Microsoft Works > OpenOffice.org is just a free alternative to MS Office, nothing more. > It can open and write Word (.doc) and Excel (.xls) files (and > Powerpoint, 'tho maybe not perfectly). I'm not quite sure what you > mean by "gather up" -- OpenOffice will open the MS Office files in "My > Documents" or any other place where you've stored them, if that's what > you mean. It doesn't "gather" and re-copy all the files to its own > directory, by default. > > If you have MS Office installed already, there's no reason to remove > it. You can use either MS Office or OpenOffice -- whichever you > prefer. In fact, since there are a few ways which MS Office and OOo > are not compatible, it's not a bad idea to keep both programs, "just in > case". > > Kraig > > --- Joe Twitchin <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Thanks Kraig ........ I am downloading it as I write this. >> Tell me does it 'gather up' all that I have in 'MS Office' files and, >> if it >> does, can I get rid of what remains of 'MS Office' without any >> problem? >> Joe > > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ > Cheap Talk? Check out Yahoo! Messenger's low PC-to-Phone call rates > (http://voice.yahoo.com) > > -------------------------------------- > Having trouble with your subscription? Contact the List Admin at > [email protected] > ------------------------------- > 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 > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.409 / Virus Database: 268.13.24/514 - Release Date: 2/11/2006 > >

Thanks Kraig ........ I am downloading it as I write this. Tell me does it 'gather up' all that I have in 'MS Office' files and, if it does, can I get rid of what remains of 'MS Office' without any problem? Joe ----- Original Message ----- From: "K Jones" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, November 04, 2006 10:28 AM Subject: Re: [GEN-COMP-TIPS] Word 2003 versus Microsoft Works > With all this discussion of MS Works vs Word/Office, I just have to > toss in a plug for OpenOffice.org. Compatible with MS Office files, > and free. > > Kraig > > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ > Everyone is raving about the all-new Yahoo! Mail > (http://advision.webevents.yahoo.com/mailbeta/) > > -------------------------------------- > Having trouble with your subscription? Contact the List Admin at > [email protected] > ------------------------------- > 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 > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.409 / Virus Database: 268.13.24/514 - Release Date: 2/11/2006 > >

Hi, I use Google for my home page, I have recently been subscribing to some of the genealogy blogs etc. by RSS. I accidentally had one put on my homepage instead of the reader. I can find no way to remove it from the home page. It says "edit", but all that does is let me choose the different number of how many entries I want to display. I would really like to remove it from the home page. Thanks, Donna

It has Power Point ----- Original Message ----- From: "Paul C. Abell" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, November 03, 2006 5:47 PM Subject: Re: [GEN-COMP-TIPS] Word 2003 versus Microsoft Works > Nivard, > Check the Teacher/Student version of Microsoft Office. It is only a > fraction of the cost of the full version. I think it is only missing > Power > Point but I may be wrong. After you buy Office, you can add other > components to the basics. You can later add, Power Point, Front Page, > OneNote, etc. But, do check on the cost of the Teacher/Student version. > I > know of several people that went that route and then added components as > they could be afforded. > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Nivard Ovington > Sent: Friday, November 03, 2006 5:17 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [GEN-COMP-TIPS] Word 2003 versus Microsoft Works > > Well Paul you are ahead of me as I am still rumbling on with Office 2000 > > I am afraid the cost of Office 2003 is offputting, perhaps when I change > this laptop of mine I may go for a later version, till then I shall put up > with it. I have to say it does all I want it to do. > > As I understand it, Works added Word but the other parts are still lesser > items to the Office components. > > I recall the hassle I had when changing from an early Works to Office and > finding that Word would not read the documents I had saved in Works. > > Best wishes Nivard Ovington, in Cornwall (UK) > > > > > -------------------------------------- > Having trouble with your subscription? Contact the List Admin at > [email protected] > ------------------------------- > 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 >

Rita, where do you live, country,and where did you buy this laptop? If not in the USA did you go to your local country HP web site? bob gillis Rita Barfield wrote: >I am very confused. > >I have today enrolled for H P online classes in Word 2003 starting shortly. > >However, I can't find Word 2003 on my laptop. I recently purchased a HP >Pavilion dv5157eu, which comes with Microsoft Works. > >I have contacted HP regarding this issue, but don't really understand the >reply I received. >Cut and pasted below:- > >I understand from your email that you have an HP Pavilion dv5157eu >Notebook and you want details about Microsoft 2003. >Rita, I would like to inform you that since the Microsoft is installed >on your notebook you can continue learning Microsoft 2003 which is the >basic course and will be useful to use Microsoft office.However, you can >download the trial version of Microsoft 2003 from the web site given . >Rita, I will refer you a document on our HP web site which has all the >troubleshooting steps to be performed to resolve this issue.Instead of >sending this document in a text format, we are referring you to the Web, >where this information is easier to read with graphics. >http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?docname=c00764322&cc=us&lc=en&dlc=en&product=1848243&dlc=en&lang=en#N742 > > >Can someone please tell me if I will be able to partake in the HP course on >Word 2003, with my particular notebook. > >kind regards >Rita > >_________________________________________________________________ >Be the first to hear what's new at MSN - sign up to our free newsletters! >http://www.msn.co.uk/newsletters > >-------------------------------------- >Having trouble with your subscription? Contact the List Admin at [email protected] >------------------------------- >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 > > > >

Hi Paul Thank you, yes, aware of that option as have three daughters to legitimately buy it but frankly its 77gbp that I do not need to spend right now. It has also recently dropped in price quite a bit, it was 114gbp. It has Word , Excell , Powerpoint and Outlook all 2003 versions. A good buy if you have nothing to start with. Best wishes Nivard Ovington, in Cornwall (UK) > Nivard, > Check the Teacher/Student version of Microsoft Office. It is only a > fraction of the cost of the full version. I think it is only missing > Power > Point but I may be wrong. After you buy Office, you can add other > components to the basics. You can later add, Power Point, Front Page, > OneNote, etc. But, do check on the cost of the Teacher/Student version. > I > know of several people that went that route and then added components as > they could be afforded.