Do you trust the source of the PAF File? The warning you are getting is a standard Microsoft security warning. For the most part it is telling you that the program has not been "blessed" by Microsoft because they haven't submitted it (long with the fees) to fet the blessing. If you downloaded the program froma trusted source, then it will be OK, Aloh Wayne, NH6K -----Original Message----- From: paf-5-users-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:paf-5-users-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Marg & Neil Andrews Sent: Friday, February 18, 2011 4:15 AM To: paf-5-users@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [PAF-5] lost Paf Thanks for your advice Lynn. I am trying not to panic! However I cannot open my own Paf file - nothing happens when I click on the icon. so I can't read the Paf instructions. I have 2 new icons on desktop - one with the new downloaded but uninstalled file which comes up with Security Warning saying the publisher could not be verified - choose Run or Cancel. And the other icon is the one for my niece's Paf which opens to the same page as John Walden gets -" an opening screen with a photo of a dozen or so people in a family environment but can not get anything more" My inclination is to delete the new download which incidentally is called PAF5English setup - does that sound right? ----- Original Message ----- From: <lemow@email.com> To: <paf-5-users@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, February 17, 2011 11:26 PM Subject: Re: [PAF-5] lost Paf > > Marg, > Don't panic. > > You should not need more than one copy of the PAF program files on your > computer. The latest version of PAF is 5.2.18. Downoanding and > installing an updated copy of the PAF program should not impact your data > files. They are probably still on your computer. > > If I understand right what you want to do is to have more than one data > file. Yours and your neices. A data file is different that the program > files. > > What I suppect happened is that you did not set your preferences the same > in the new downloaded program as they were in your old program. Click on > tools. Click on preferences, Click on folders. The top line should list > the location of your data files. Make this entry the same in your new > program as it was in your old program. You should then be able to open > your data file. > > To read about preferences start PAF, click on help in the top menu line > and click on user's guide. When it opens scroll down the menu on the left > side until you see preferences. Click on that and read up on to do it. > > To use more than one data file just make sure they have different names. > > Good luck > Lynn > -----Original Message----- > From: Marg & Neil Andrews <margay@tadaust.org.au> > To: PAF-5-USERS@rootsweb.com > Sent: Thu, Feb 17, 2011 5:56 am > Subject: [PAF-5] lost Paf > > > Hi everyone, > am helping a niece in NZ with her research and thought it would be a good > idea > o download > nother Paf file onto my computer to fill in her tree. > I have the new one downloaded but not installed yet, because I must have > done > omething stupid in the process as now I can't open my own Paf file (or any > ack-up dvd's either). > ave I somehow uninstalled the original PAF program? > s the new download overruling my own records? > am hesitant to continue on the installation of the new download as I no > longer > eel confident about what I need to do. My old version of PAF is 5.0 and > I > hink the new one is the same. > am using Windows XP. > If anyone can help solve my problem or suggest where I can go (apart from > to a > ental Asylum thinking > have lost many years of work), > would very much appreciate some help. > Marg Andrews Queensland Australia. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PAF-5-USERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message