In a message dated 24/03/2008 13:18:39 GMT Standard Time, TootsFolly@aol.com writes: Generations GS is working fine although I did lose my (then) current database. I had it stored on another hard disk and everything else came across okay. I was able to use a recent Gedcom which I had sent to somebody else and so restore it. Helen That's probably because Generations stores your data files in folders within the program rather than in "My Documents". If you need any help in finding them, I could post a step-by-step guide. That's an important point too when backing up your computer - if you simply copy "My Documents", "My Pictures" and so on, you won't be backing up your Generations data files. Bear in mind too that there's a Generations list on Rootsweb - if you look in the list archives, there should be some posts about running the program under Vista. Best wishes. Paul Gaskell Publicity Officer / Programme Secretary / Bookstall Manager Oxfordshire Family History Society Website : _www.ofhs.org.uk_ (http://www.ofhs.org.uk)