Wasn't it David Harper who wrote: >georgema@nbnet.nb.ca wrote: >> Folks: >> >> A friend is having problems with the above. When he goes to open a message >> he gets the following: >> The address book failed to load. Outlook express is incorrectly configured. >> >> He has downloaded the latest version of IE which we thought would have >> downloaded the latest version of Outlook Express and would have corrected >> the problem. But, it did not. > >On my Windows XP machine, Outlook Express looks for the address book in >this folder: > >C:\Documents and Settings\<USER>\Application Data\Microsoft\Address Book > >where <USER> is the Windows user name. > >The file is called <USER>.wab although the file manager will show it >simply as <USER> and tell you that it is an address book file. >Double-clicking it should start the same address book application that >Outlook Express uses to manage the address book. > >If the address book application can't load the file successfully, this >may indicate that the file is corrupted. > >If your friend is lucky, he makes regular backups and he can restore the >corrupted file from his backup. He *does* make backups, right? :-) Aha. That information allowed me to solve the same situation on my computer. At some point in the past, I use some LapLink software to copy data from my old Windows 98 machine to my new Windows XP, and in the process OE stopped working on the new machine, throwing "Outlook express is incorrectly configured" errors. Uninstalling and reinstalling OE didn't fix it. I didn't want to do a system restore because it took about 14 hours to pump everything across and I didn't want to risk losing all that just for OE (which I hardly ever use anyway[1]). It turns out that the file had ended up being called "Default.wab" instead of "Mike.wab", because my W98 machine doesn't have USERs in the same sense that XP does. Renaming the file fixes the problem. [1] The only time I do like to use MSOE is for posting binary images to usenet newsgroups. My preferred news client produces posts which are RFC standards compliant, and people using MSOE can't see my images because MSOE doesn't support the relevant RFCs correctly. -- Mike Williams Gentleman of Leisure

Looks very good Nice work Tom! "Tom de Neef" <tdeneef@qolor.nl> wrote in message news:471b8006$0$245$e4fe514c@news.xs4all.nl... > Amazing how many inconsistencies you can find in a genealogical database. > I would get rich if my users pay 1 cent per 'error'. > But it is all for free, so never mind that. > The point is this: everyone who has put a lot of effort in building up > his/her database is upset when it appears to have more than just a few > errors. And most recording programs do not do a very good job in > verifying. Download Genealogica Grafica from > http://home.versatel.nl/genealogicagrafica/ and see what it detects in > your data. (You will need to export to a gedcom in order to interface with > the program. It has been tested on gedcoms with nearly a million persons. > It is fast!) > Tests include: > - link inconsistencies > - loops > - loose ends (unconnected groups of persons) > - date inconsistencies > - unlikely situations > When you let the program produce a map of birthplaces, it will also find > misspellings in placenames. > And it will also make graphicals of trees, inbreeding patterns and > relationships. The Help is extensive. > Hope this is a useful aid. > Tom >

Thanks to all who replied to my query. George

georgema@nbnet.nb.ca wrote: > Folks: > > A friend is having problems with the above. When he goes to open a message > he gets the following: > The address book failed to load. Outlook express is incorrectly configured. > > He has downloaded the latest version of IE which we thought would have > downloaded the latest version of Outlook Express and would have corrected > the problem. But, it did not. On my Windows XP machine, Outlook Express looks for the address book in this folder: C:\Documents and Settings\<USER>\Application Data\Microsoft\Address Book where <USER> is the Windows user name. The file is called <USER>.wab although the file manager will show it simply as <USER> and tell you that it is an address book file. Double-clicking it should start the same address book application that Outlook Express uses to manage the address book. If the address book application can't load the file successfully, this may indicate that the file is corrupted. If your friend is lucky, he makes regular backups and he can restore the corrupted file from his backup. He *does* make backups, right? :-) David Harper Cambridge, England

On 21 Oct 2007 17:46:33 GMT, Dave Hinz <DaveHinz@gmail.com> wrote: >On Sun, 21 Oct 2007 18:36:20 +0200, Tom de Neef <tdeneef@qolor.nl> wrote: >> Amazing how many inconsistencies you can find in a genealogical database. >> Download Genealogica Grafica from >> http://home.versatel.nl/genealogicagrafica/ and see what it detects in your >> data. (You will need to export to a gedcom in order to interface with the >> program. It has been tested on gedcoms with nearly a million persons. It is >> fast!) > >This would be a good place to mention that it's a free download, and >that it apparently only runs on windows. It might also be worth mentioning that this message is multiposted, and multiposting is a spammers' technique. Crossposting is better. -- Steve Hayes from Tshwane, South Africa Web: http://hayesfam.bravehost.com/stevesig.htm Blog: http://methodius.blogspot.com E-mail - see web page, or parse: shayes at dunelm full stop org full stop uk

georgema@nbnet.nb.ca wrote: > He has downloaded the latest version of IE which we thought would have > downloaded the latest version of Outlook Express and would have corrected > the problem. But, it did not. Internet Explorer and Outlook Express are two semi-independent products. They are completely independent downloads. If he insists on using the one of the world's most successful virus distribution systems, he'll have to download it separately. Somewhat better for him and MUCH better for the rest of us would be to get rid of it and try Thunderbird, Eudora, ....... -- Wes Groleau Change is inevitable. Liberals need to learn that "inevitable" is not a synonym for "good." Conservatives should learn that "inevitable" is not a synonym for "bad." -- WWG

On Sun, 21 Oct 2007 20:40:57 -0600, "Chris Shearer Cooper" <chrisnews@sc3.net> wrote in soc.genealogy.computing: >Sorry, what's the difference between multiposting and crossposting? multiposting : posting the same message to many newsgroups (in this context) separately, i.e. the message in newsgroup A has a different time stamp compared to the message in newsgroup B and the line newsgroups has one newsgroup only. crossposting : posting the same message to many newsgroups but as a single message. In this case: The original message has : Newsgroups: soc.genealogy.computing The messages by Steve and the next ones : Newsgroups: soc.genealogy.computing,alt.genealogy,soc.genealogy.britain Some newsservers (on the web) have no mean allowing crossposting. Denis -- 0 Denis Beauregard - /\/ Les Français d'Amérique du Nord - www.francogene.com/genealogie--quebec/ |\ French in North America before 1721 - www.francogene.com/quebec--genealogy/ / | Maintenant sur cédérom, début à 1765 oo oo Now on CD-ROM, beginnings to 1765

Sorry, what's the difference between multiposting and crossposting? "Steve Hayes" <hayesmstw@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:ee3oh39177o5iof4v3cbp7jrfbao0iiuit@4ax.com... > On 21 Oct 2007 17:46:33 GMT, Dave Hinz <DaveHinz@gmail.com> wrote: > >>On Sun, 21 Oct 2007 18:36:20 +0200, Tom de Neef <tdeneef@qolor.nl> wrote: >>> Amazing how many inconsistencies you can find in a genealogical >>> database. >>> Download Genealogica Grafica from >>> http://home.versatel.nl/genealogicagrafica/ and see what it detects in >>> your >>> data. (You will need to export to a gedcom in order to interface with >>> the >>> program. It has been tested on gedcoms with nearly a million persons. It >>> is >>> fast!) >> >>This would be a good place to mention that it's a free download, and >>that it apparently only runs on windows. > > It might also be worth mentioning that this message is multiposted, and > multiposting is a spammers' technique. > > Crossposting is better. > > > -- > Steve Hayes from Tshwane, South Africa > Web: http://hayesfam.bravehost.com/stevesig.htm > Blog: http://methodius.blogspot.com > E-mail - see web page, or parse: shayes at dunelm full stop org full stop > uk

Amazing how many inconsistencies you can find in a genealogical database. I would get rich if my users pay 1 cent per 'error'. But it is all for free, so never mind that. The point is this: everyone who has put a lot of effort in building up his/her database is upset when it appears to have more than just a few errors. And most recording programs do not do a very good job in verifying. Download Genealogica Grafica from http://home.versatel.nl/genealogicagrafica/ and see what it detects in your data. (You will need to export to a gedcom in order to interface with the program. It has been tested on gedcoms with nearly a million persons. It is fast!) Tests include: - link inconsistencies - loops - loose ends (unconnected groups of persons) - date inconsistencies - unlikely situations When you let the program produce a map of birthplaces, it will also find misspellings in placenames. And it will also make graphicals of trees, inbreeding patterns and relationships. The Help is extensive. Hope this is a useful aid. Tom

On Sun, 21 Oct 2007 18:36:20 +0200, Tom de Neef <tdeneef@qolor.nl> wrote: > Amazing how many inconsistencies you can find in a genealogical database. > Download Genealogica Grafica from > http://home.versatel.nl/genealogicagrafica/ and see what it detects in your > data. (You will need to export to a gedcom in order to interface with the > program. It has been tested on gedcoms with nearly a million persons. It is > fast!) This would be a good place to mention that it's a free download, and that it apparently only runs on windows. > Hope this is a useful aid. Looks impressive.

> -----Original Message----- > From: gencmp-bounces@rootsweb.com > [mailto:gencmp-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of john > Sent: 21 October 2007 12:18 > To: gencmp@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: Document Scanning and Archiving Software > > Roger Donne wrote: > > "Ian Goddard" <goddai01@hotmail.co.uk> wrote in message > > news:0K2dnaXEFNZRi4baRVnygAA@pipex.net... > >> Roger Donne wrote: > >>> Any recommendations or comments on software packages for scanning > >>> paper documents and managing the resulting files? I'm > looking for > >>> something which will scan to a format like pdf. Subsequently I > >>> would like to combine the files with other digital image > files in a > >>> variety of formats and organise the lot into a database > which would > >>> be easy to search or retrieve from. I do have > genealogical software > >>> which allows images to be associated with people and > events in the > >>> database, but I was looking for something separate to this. > >>> Regards: Roger Donne The full version of Adobe Acrobat can organize as well as create PDFs but it may be more than you want to pay ! Any there is more info at www.adobe.com/acrobat You may want to have a look at http://www.nuance.com/paperport/ Scanners often come with bundled software but I'm not sure if you have one or not

Roger Donne wrote: > "Ian Goddard" <goddai01@hotmail.co.uk> wrote in message > news:0K2dnaXEFNZRi4baRVnygAA@pipex.net... >> Roger Donne wrote: >>> Any recommendations or comments on software packages for scanning paper >>> documents and managing the resulting files? I'm looking for something >>> which will scan to a format like pdf. Subsequently I would like to >>> combine the files with other digital image files in a variety of formats >>> and organise the lot into a database which would be easy to search or >>> retrieve from. I do have genealogical software which allows images to be >>> associated with people and events in the database, but I was looking for >>> something separate to this. >>> Regards: Roger Donne >> Try this thread from July: >> http://groups.google.co.uk/group/soc.genealogy.computing/browse_thread/thread/b63e46b273f4239d/9d664cf42a675fa3?hl=en&lnk=st&q=#9d664cf42a675fa3 >> >> -- >> Ian >> >> Hotmail is for spammers. Real mail address is igoddard >> at nildram co uk > > Thank you. xnview referred to in the above thread looks very comprehensive. > I was rather hoping I could combine this or something similar with some > image management/ database software searchable on keywords or document > description. > Roger Donne > > The free Irfanview allows saving as multipage TIF files in the Acquire/Batch scanning option. Picasa allows you add and search keywords/filenames/etc.

"Ian Goddard" <goddai01@hotmail.co.uk> wrote in message news:0K2dnaXEFNZRi4baRVnygAA@pipex.net... > Roger Donne wrote: >> Any recommendations or comments on software packages for scanning paper >> documents and managing the resulting files? I'm looking for something >> which will scan to a format like pdf. Subsequently I would like to >> combine the files with other digital image files in a variety of formats >> and organise the lot into a database which would be easy to search or >> retrieve from. I do have genealogical software which allows images to be >> associated with people and events in the database, but I was looking for >> something separate to this. >> Regards: Roger Donne > Try this thread from July: > http://groups.google.co.uk/group/soc.genealogy.computing/browse_thread/thread/b63e46b273f4239d/9d664cf42a675fa3?hl=en&lnk=st&q=#9d664cf42a675fa3 > > -- > Ian > > Hotmail is for spammers. Real mail address is igoddard > at nildram co uk Thank you. xnview referred to in the above thread looks very comprehensive. I was rather hoping I could combine this or something similar with some image management/ database software searchable on keywords or document description. Roger Donne

On Sat, 20 Oct 2007 22:19:01 -0400, <georgema@nbnet.nb.ca> wrote: > A friend is having problems with the above. When he goes to open a message > he gets the following: > The address book failed to load. Outlook express is incorrectly configured. Try a reinstall of OE and/or check for fixes/updates from the official Microsoft site. I hope your friend doesn't have anything in OE he wants to keep as he may lose it all. I had a similar problem with OE and it took some work in the Registry before it was up and running again. I do *not* recommend that to anyone who is not technically skilled. I no longer use OE or IE.

Roger Donne wrote: > Any recommendations or comments on software packages for scanning paper > documents and managing the resulting files? I'm looking for something which > will scan to a format like pdf. Subsequently I would like to combine the > files with other digital image files in a variety of formats and organise > the lot into a database which would be easy to search or retrieve from. I > do have genealogical software which allows images to be associated with > people and events in the database, but I was looking for something separate > to this. > Regards: Roger Donne > > Try this thread from July: http://groups.google.co.uk/group/soc.genealogy.computing/browse_thread/thread/b63e46b273f4239d/9d664cf42a675fa3?hl=en&lnk=st&q=#9d664cf42a675fa3 -- Ian Hotmail is for spammers. Real mail address is igoddard at nildram co uk

Any recommendations or comments on software packages for scanning paper documents and managing the resulting files? I'm looking for something which will scan to a format like pdf. Subsequently I would like to combine the files with other digital image files in a variety of formats and organise the lot into a database which would be easy to search or retrieve from. I do have genealogical software which allows images to be associated with people and events in the database, but I was looking for something separate to this. Regards: Roger Donne

As you have installed Legacy on your new computer it has a version dated from the day you got the file for installation - either on CD or by download. When you were using it on your old computer did you get the upgrades that it prompted you to download? You will then have a later version than the install one. If so you have files made with a later version of Legacy than the install file that you put on your new computer. You will need to allow Legacy to upgrade the version on your new PC so that the version is the same as the one on your old computer. Remember Legacy upgrades are free - only new versions need to be paid for. You will then be able to open the old files. Helen Castle Narangba "Maud" <natco@globesky.com> wrote in message news:BqqdnaUT8esVQYTanZ2dneKdnZydnZ2d@saix.net... >I did backups of all my families on the Legacy 6.0 program and today when I >attempted to transfer the zip files on to my new computer, I was unable to >do so. I get a message stating : > > "you are trying to open a Legacy Family File that requires a newer build > of Legacy" > > I am quite happy with my program as is. I require advice please. > > Many thanks, > Maud Flink >

Many thanks to you all for the advice. I now have all my data installed. Maud "Maud" <natco@globesky.com> wrote in message news:BqqdnaUT8esVQYTanZ2dneKdnZydnZ2d@saix.net... >I did backups of all my families on the Legacy 6.0 program and today when I >attempted to transfer the zip files on to my new computer, I was unable to >do so. I get a message stating : > > "you are trying to open a Legacy Family File that requires a newer build > of Legacy" > > I am quite happy with my program as is. I require advice please. > > Many thanks, > Maud Flink >

Folks: A friend is having problems with the above. When he goes to open a message he gets the following: The address book failed to load. Outlook express is incorrectly configured. He has downloaded the latest version of IE which we thought would have downloaded the latest version of Outlook Express and would have corrected the problem. But, it did not. Any help would be appreciated. George

Maud wrote: > I did backups of all my families on the Legacy 6.0 program and today when I > attempted to transfer the zip files on to my new computer, I was unable to > do so. I get a message stating : > > "you are trying to open a Legacy Family File that requires a newer build of > Legacy" > > I am quite happy with my program as is. I require advice please. > > Many thanks, > Maud Flink > > You might need to click RESTORE rather than OPEN. Cheryl