If viewer 2 is working on your computer with XP there should be no problems. From what I have heard (I don't have a copy of XP to try myself) some users suffer from problems using Viewer 2 & 3 with XP, yet others claim it runs perfectly. That suggests to me that the problems depends not only on the viewer & operating system but also the hardware used, possibly allocation of memory or even graphics card. I have never had any problems running any of the viewers on various computers even when networked together. Whenever I change any setting I make a note of the original setting first so that if my attempt fails I can change everything back to how it started. Cheers Guy -- Wakefield England http://freespace.virgin.net/guy.etchells Transcripts, Parish Records, Calendar, Scaleable Map of Uk. Link to LDS website, Abbreviations, Returns of Owners of Lands etc. etc. http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~framland/dh/ Whitefield Transcripts, Etch/ells Transcripts http://gye.future.easyspace.com Worldwide Cemetery Links, Monumental Inscriptions, War Graves, etc. http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~framland/framland/york.htm Yorkshire Pages, Photos, and transcripts with a Yorkshire flavour > Interesting thread this as I made enquiries through the LDS in Birmingham on > Monday about Viewer 3 or 4 for 1881. They said that neither was available > for 1881 although the US LDS had replied to my email query saying that I > could upgrade to Viewer 4. > > Guy - I am running Viewer 2 on XP and am not having any problems. I wonder > should I have said that and am now tempting fate! I was about to try your > instructions for using both DVD and CD-ROM drives. Do you know of any > reason why this shouldn't work with XP? > > Regards > > Lesley > >

Thanks Guy. Appreciate the reply. I have a colleague who is also using Viewer 2 on both desktop and laptop PC's (same OS - 2000) and he has it working on the desktop PC but not the laptop. Curious. As you say it may be something to do with the hardware configuration. Regards Lesley "Guy Etchells" <guy.etchells@virgin.net> wrote in message news:3C6242BD.53BE2865@virgin.net... > If viewer 2 is working on your computer with XP there should be no > problems. > From what I have heard (I don't have a copy of XP to try myself) some > users suffer from problems using Viewer 2 & 3 with XP, yet others claim > it runs perfectly. > > That suggests to me that the problems depends not only on the viewer & > operating system but also the hardware used, possibly allocation of > memory or even graphics card. > > I have never had any problems running any of the viewers on various > computers even when networked together. > > Whenever I change any setting I make a note of the original setting > first so that if my attempt fails I can change everything back to how it > started. > Cheers > Guy > > -- > Wakefield England > > http://freespace.virgin.net/guy.etchells Transcripts, Parish > Records, Calendar, Scaleable Map of Uk. Link to LDS website, > Abbreviations, Returns of Owners of Lands etc. etc. > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~framland/dh/ Whitefield > Transcripts, Etch/ells Transcripts > http://gye.future.easyspace.com Worldwide Cemetery Links, Monumental > Inscriptions, War Graves, etc. > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~framland/framland/york.htm > Yorkshire Pages, Photos, and transcripts with a Yorkshire flavour > > > > Interesting thread this as I made enquiries through the LDS in Birmingham on > > Monday about Viewer 3 or 4 for 1881. They said that neither was available > > for 1881 although the US LDS had replied to my email query saying that I > > could upgrade to Viewer 4. > > > > Guy - I am running Viewer 2 on XP and am not having any problems. I wonder > > should I have said that and am now tempting fate! I was about to try your > > instructions for using both DVD and CD-ROM drives. Do you know of any > > reason why this shouldn't work with XP? > > > > Regards > > > > Lesley > > > > >