Alison Archer wrote: > > Does anyone know if there is a GED file clearup or repair utility. I > have been given a very large (30 Mbytes) GED file and I would like to > load this into a new PAF file and extract the relatively small > information that interests me. Unfortunately the when I try to load > it up it takes ages under Windows XP and then PAF crashes. It takes > ages from reporting the initial errors until it actually crashes and > the PC is very slow. From this message you are using two computers, one much newer than the other. How RAM does the older machine with WIN XP have and how much does the Vista machine have? bob gillis > > When I try to load up on my work Vista laptop there are some security > errors and warns about various security things - but it does not > crash. I have opened the GED file using Microsoft Word 2007 and it > looks there is a massive amount of unprintable characters. Does > anyone know of a utlity that can get rid of the invalid things. (I am > hoping that what I am interested in is still in the rest).

Bob, Thanks for your help. The RAM on my home PC is 2Gb just as it came and the work PC says it has 3Gb RAM. They are both fairly recent ages - about 1 year old. Someone suggested that I opted for the XP version for home but I regret that now. I have grown to really like Vista and will bite the bullet and pay for an upgrade. (Just don't have the time at the moment). They both run the newer version 2007 of office. Is there something I should do to fix the problems to do with disk and RAM? It is a huge GED file... my own data extracts to just 5Mbytes and I thought that was big. Ali > Date: Fri, 21 Mar 2008 09:38:52 -0400> From: robertgillis@verizon.net> To: gen-comp-tips@rootsweb.com> Subject: Re: [GEN-COMP-TIPS] Looking for a way to repair gedcom files> > > > Alison Archer wrote:> > > > Does anyone know if there is a GED file clearup or repair utility. I> > have been given a very large (30 Mbytes) GED file and I would like to> > load this into a new PAF file and extract the relatively small> > information that interests me. Unfortunately the when I try to load> > it up it takes ages under Windows XP and then PAF crashes. It takes> > ages from reporting the initial errors until it actually crashes and> > the PC is very slow.> > From this message you are using two computers, one much newer than the > other. How RAM does the older machine with WIN XP have and how much > does the Vista machine have?> > bob gillis> > > > When I try to load up on my work Vista laptop there are some security> > errors and warns about various security things - but it does not> > crash. I have opened the GED file using Microsoft Word 2007 and it> > looks there is a massive amount of unprintable characters. Does> > anyone know of a utlity that can get rid of the invalid things. (I am> > hoping that what I am interested in is still in the rest).> -------------------------------------- > Having trouble with your subscription? Contact the List Admin at gen-comp-tips-admin@rootsweb.com> -------------------------------> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to GEN-COMP-TIPS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message _________________________________________________________________ Search for local singles online @ Lavalife http://a.ninemsn.com.au/b.aspx?URL=http%3A%2F%2Flavalife9%2Eninemsn%2Ecom%2Eau%2Fclickthru%2Fclickthru%2Eact%3Fid%3Dninemsn%26context%3Dan99%26locale%3Den%5FAU%26a%3D30290&_t=764581033&_r=email_taglines_Search_OCT07&_m=EXT