I am working with a person who lost her disk. When the old version of FTM was installed on the new disk, it would not run and it said it was an old version. (Version number currently unknown). Consequently she does not have access to years of research. She bought a new FTM and is hesitant to install it as she does not know what hassle she will have in importing the old FTM file into the version she has. (Knowing about when her computer went down I assume she has FTM 2008 or later. ) Will the FTM 2008 import all older versions of FTM files? Is there anything she should watch out for? I will recommend that she copy the old file to somewhere safe before starting the new software. Keith Nuttle <keith_nuttle@sbcglobal.net>

Keith Nuttle <keith_nuttle@sbcglobal.net> wrote: > Will the FTM 2008 import all older versions of FTM files? Keith, I had been running both FTM v11 and PAF 5. FTM 2008 picked up and without incident installed files from both. I have Windows XPpro, SP2 if that info is useful. Barbara Mac Barbara McLeod <1brown1blue@gmail.com>

First she or you should search and then subscribe to the three FTM lists on rootsweb, FTM-HELP, FTM and FTM-2008-HELP Keith Nuttle wrote: > I am working with a person who lost her disk. When the old version > of FTM was installed on the new disk, it would not run and it said it > was an old version. (Version number currently unknown). Consequently > she does not have access to years of research. Did she loose her Hard Disk, ie the HD failed, or lost a CD with her files on it? If her HD drive failed how did she recover the files on it? Did she ever backup her FTM file? > She bought a new FTM and is hesitant to install it as she does not > know what hassle she will have in importing the old FTM file into the > version she has. (Knowing about when her computer went down I assume > she has FTM 2008 or later. ) It sounds to me that she had a very old DOS version or old Windows, 3.1, version of FTM. If she could try to install the old version then she must have the floppy disks that it came on and should be able to read. the version number from the disk. > Will the FTM 2008 import all older versions of FTM files? FTM 2008 was a very clunky revisions and many older functions did not work. If she wants to remain with FTM, then she should get FTM-2009 where many of the problems in 2008 have been fixed. Or get a copy of FTM 16. bob gillis > Is there anything she should watch out for? > > I will recommend that she copy the old file to somewhere safe before > starting the new software. bob gillis <robertgillis@verizon.net>