Denis Beauregard wrote: > On Tue, 08 Jan 2008 09:27:02 GMT, John East <john.east2@ntlworld.com> > wrote in soc.genealogy.computing: > > >>kraut wrote: >> >>>Will Family Tree Maker 2008 run on Win 98se?? >>> >>>I tryed it and could not get it to run. Kept getting some message >>>about debugging something. Finally went back to 2006 version. >>> >>>TIA >>> >>>I cannot get the darned thing to run on XP! >> >>After crashing my computer on installation and a call to their >>'helpline' I managed to load the programme but now when I try to run it >>a message says that it has a problem and has to close!! (That is the >>so-called upgrade version. >> >>Sorry if this is old hat but I have just joined this group. > > > Perhaps, the "upgrade" needs that you first install the original > version, then to upgrade, instead of installing from scratch the > upgraded version ? > > Also, you should start a new tread as netters will think you are > running it from Win 98 (which may be not true). > > > Denis > Fair point Denis - I am on XP pro!

John East wrote: > Denis Beauregard wrote: >> On Tue, 08 Jan 2008 09:27:02 GMT, John East <john.east2@ntlworld.com> >> wrote in soc.genealogy.computing: >> >> >>> kraut wrote: >>> >>>> Will Family Tree Maker 2008 run on Win 98se?? >>>> >>>> I tryed it and could not get it to run. Kept getting some message >>>> about debugging something. Finally went back to 2006 version. >>>> >>>> TIA >>>> >>>> I cannot get the darned thing to run on XP! >>> >>> After crashing my computer on installation and a call to their >>> 'helpline' I managed to load the programme but now when I try to run >>> it a message says that it has a problem and has to close!! (That is >>> the so-called upgrade version. >>> >>> Sorry if this is old hat but I have just joined this group. >> >> >> Perhaps, the "upgrade" needs that you first install the original >> version, then to upgrade, instead of installing from scratch the >> upgraded version ? >> >> Also, you should start a new tread as netters will think you are >> running it from Win 98 (which may be not true). >> >> >> Denis >> > Fair point Denis - I am on XP pro! with SP2?? FTM 2008 is OK on mine make certain you get the lates FTM sp 2 the older one was withdrawn probbaly best to clean install FTM 2008 then the new SP 2 I can't tell you my FTM 2008 build number because I am cat sitting and us in another machine in another appartment there are beteer places to discuss FTM 2008 ********************************** List information page http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Software/FTM-TECH.html Online Support for Family Tree Maker http://pastftm.custhelp.com/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to FTM-TECH-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message and http://boards.rootsweb.com/topics.software.famtreemaker/mb.ashx "I had this problem on my pre-patched, out of the box version. I ended up doing a de-install then re-install and I was able to get the program to run. On the first successful run, the patch was applied and I had no problems. Running WinXP SP2. I was also informed that I had to install the .NET framework as I was doing my initial install." good luck Hugh W