Look here for a comparison of the features of most of the major genealogy software http://www.mumford.ab.ca/reportcard/index.htm UFT is no longer being sold or supported so is probably not a good choice. PAF and Legacy are both free and are both very good programs. You can find PAF at www.familysearch.org and Legacy at www.legacyfamilytree.com . Donna yerdy <nehubbard@ucdavis.edu> wrote in message news:a588of$ln1$1@woodrow.ucdavis.edu... : I just joined this newsgroup and I'm sure this question has been asked : before. I would like to get some PC software to build a database for my : genealogy information. Is there a FAQ you can point me to or some : suggestions for software? I run WinXP as my OS. : Thank you for bearing with me. : :