"...praise Father, Son and Holy Ghost..."! Cheryl Genbug6607@aol.com wrote: > Some of you may remember my question of several days ago when, after > importing a gedcom and merging it into my Ethel file, I seem to have lost a > whole bunch of names that had previously been in my Ethel file. I got > suggestions& helps from several of you but before I had a chance to put them to > work, I finished doing a match/murge on 11 pages of "possible duplicate > individuals" that were in the gedcom& my Ethel file And no, none of the > previously missing people were on that list. but just as those names had > mysteriously disappeared they mysteriously reappeared! And no, I hadn't been > drinking or dreaming; was quite lucid all times. I don't expect an > explanation, just rejoice with me! > > Ethel in Nebraska > > > In a message dated 2/18/2011 12:18:29 P.M. Central Standard Time, > jonesr007@hawaii.rr.com writes: > > 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.