For information. It seems to be more robust than the previous trial so I hope people who try it have more luck this time round. Don ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ruth Curtis" <r.curtis@bigpond.net.au> To: <OXFORDSHIRE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, August 19, 2004 9:23 PM Subject: [OXF] Another Free Trial from Thomson Gale > Hello Listers > > For all those of you who enjoyed the previous free trials from > Thomson Gale, you will be glad to know that they now have another > free trial which is even more wonderful - and if you missed out last > time, hopefully you will be able to access the site this time. > > This trial allows access to, amongst many other things, AncestryPlus, > which has complete access to Ancestry.com's U.K. & Ireland Records - > the entire collection (together with everything else from Ancestry). > > This trial also has a repeat of The Times Digital Archive and the > Eighteenth Century Collections Online. > > This website, as with all of the Thomson Gale trials, can be a little > tricky to get into, but I think I've now solved all of the problems. > > There are 2 possible problems. The first is that your web browser > (e.g. Internet Explorer) is not allowing access because of your > "cookie" restrictions, and the other is that you have a firewall. > > Before you start, you need to fix-up your web browser, so that it > won't stop any cookies that Thomson Gale (and their third-parties) > want to put on your computer. I only know how to do this with > Internet Explorer, so if you are using another browser, you will have > to do whatever that program requires. > > >From IE6: > Tools > Internet Options > Privacy Tab > > Against "Web Sites", click the "Edit" button > > Then, in the box provided, type in the following URLs and click > "Allow" for each one: > > ancestry.com > gale.com > galegroup.com > > Then click on "OK" until you get out. > > OK - that's fixed up IE, now you need to disable your firewall, or > Norton Internet Security, until you get into the database you want - > you can then turn it back on again, although you will have to disable > it each time you want to access a new database. I find it easier to > leave it disabled until I have finished with the site. > > Once you have done all of the above, to enter the website, go to URL: > > http://trials.gale.com/pubacd/ > > When you get to the Login Page, enter the following: > > User: pubacd17 > Password: durable > > Note that the User ends in 17 (seventeen) and not l7 > > > You may still have problems getting in from time to time, possibly > because of overload of their server. If so, just leave it a while > and try again. I can assure you that it's well worth the effort. > > Just a little bit extra about getting into this website. > > The first next page you get is: > Gale's Public and Academic Database Trial > > For the main Genealogy pages, click on (3) "Biography - Genealogy" > > Then, on the next page, click on (2) "AncestryPlus" > > This will take you to the "INFOTRAC Trial Site" page - don't worry > about that - just click on "Proceed". Sometimes, it seems to miss > this page - I have no idea why. > > You should now be on the AncestryPlus main page. There are thousands > of things to choose from on this site, but the most important for us > are the "U.K. & Ireland Records" - you will find this about halfway > down on the right hand side of the page, next to the globe icon and > under the heading "Search by Location". > > Click on "U.K. & Ireland Records" - and you have hundreds of choices. > > Lastly - a most important footnote. > > Every time you are about to try to get into this website, make sure > that you have your Firewall or Norton Internet Security disabled, or > it won't let you in - as I just discovered the hard way - I've been > on there since yesterday and have only just re-booted and, of course, > by then had forgotten everything I've just told you (above) !!!!! > > Apparently, this Trial is available until the end of September, but > of course, they could decide to take it down at any time, especially > if they get too many hits. So, my advice would be to get in there > quickly and download everything that you want while it's free. > > Good luck with it all, and enjoy. > > Ruth Curtis > Adelaide, South Australia > > This e-mail has been scanned for viruses by Norton AntiVirus 2004 > > > > > ==== OXFORDSHIRE Mailing List ==== > Search the list archives at:- > http://listsearches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl?list=OXFORDSHIRE > Browse the list archives at > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/OXFORDSHIRE-L/ >