hi { just use an old computer with xp on just for family history you can still find an older laptop with xp on flebay cheers ron On 8 January 2016 at 06:00, Tony Moore via <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear Penny, > > In Australia we have similar problems with some of the NSW bdm databases > that > required a program called " KAware" and some from Victoria and South > Australia > that need a program called " Digger" software. These programs date back to > the > DOS era computers (1990's+) > > They will not run in any way on 64 bit systems and most late model Windows > 8 > etc. > > They were still working on Microsoft XP systems which is no longer > supported > through Microsoft. > > What you need to determine is what PROGRAM was needed to run the particular > Archive CD Book > > Since I do not have the Archive CD Book CD / DVD I can only make an initial > guess. > On your new computer: > 1. Put the CD in the CD slot > > 2. Try to use the " explore CD" feature for the files types on the CD > rather > than just have it automatically open/ run. Look inside the file-folders > too. > > 3. If you find lots of files with names like "somename.pdf " then you can > try > to open the individual file with Acrobat reader or some similar pdf reader > If > double-clicking on the PDF file name doesn't work, then try the > following.... > > 4. Open Acrobat reader. Top of screen. Using file> open from the menu bar > look > for the file "somename.pdf" on your CD and click open. > > 5. IF you DO NOT find lots of "anyname.pdf" files you will need post to > this > list the names of the files on the CD so someone on this list can suggest a > different way around your problem. > > Kind regards, > > Tony Moore > (Castle Hill, NSW, Australia) > > @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ > > > On 8 Jan 2016 at 0:37, Penny Trueman via wrote: > > Date sent: Fri, 8 Jan 2016 00:37:07 +0000 > To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > Subject: [LAN] Old genealogy DVD's/CD's > Send reply to: Penny Trueman <[email protected]>, > [email protected] > From: Penny Trueman via <[email protected]> > > > HI list, > > When I say 'old' I'm not talking era's, obviously. > > But it is annoying when you have paid out good money in the past (like > you > > would for a book) only to find that the DVD/CD won't play on modern > systems. > > Can anyone advise me how to get these going again? Or to extract the > > information therefrom? > > e.g stuff from what was Archive Books and is now ArchiveBooks Ireland > > (etc.)? > > Best Wishes, Penny > > > > > :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: > > Buy or sell family research items on the GEN-MAT-UKI mailing list. No > fees! > > The list's administrator can be contacted at [email protected] > > :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >