You ask about problems with Windows 7, not being compatible with older programs, ie. PAF5. To make Windows 7 or Vista, run with older programs you need to enable the Compatible Wizard feature. 1) Click on: Start 2) Click on: Help and Support 3) Type in: Compatibility Wizard and select 4) Click on: installing programs: frequently asked questions 5) Click on: can I install a program made for an earlier version of Windows? 6) Click on: Make older programs run in this version of Windows 7) Click on: Click to open the Program Compatibility troubleshooter. Follow the instructions and you will need to tell it to be compatible with Windows XP or other. This must be done for each separate program that you are having problems with. If you have further questions don't hesitate to ask me, because I have found it solves my problems, except ONE involving the Laptop features. I have Windows 7 on a LapTop that is equipped with a tapping device located to the front of the keys, in place of the external mouse. Whenever I input some data my hand continually touches this tapping device causing errors in the data, so I have to turn this device off and use an external mouse. Which is fine until I turn off my computer and Windows 7 automatically turns on the tapping device when I open up. It is terrible to get old. Ross GH Cotton Burlington ON CAN 905)639-2929 Skype me at - Cottonian Library Genealogy of the Cotton surname is my Enigma I haven't sent an attachment if the details aren't mentioned above GOONS member responsible for tracking the surname COTTON, #1437 Coordinator for Cotton DNA testing Project, Worldwide See http://home.comcast.net/~Cottondna/ -------------------------------------------------- From: "Maureen J. Cook" <moggiewa@bigpond.com> Sent: Thursday, October 21, 2010 3:12 AM To: <paf-5-users@rootsweb.com> Subject: Re: [PAF-5] Need Help Printing with Win-7 > Hi Ross > > What corrections did you make to make it compatible with old programs. I > brought a new computer a couple of months ago. Of course > > it is Windows 7 A lot of my data disc's (parish records) runs fine on XP > but > with Windows 7 it is very much a hit and miss affair to get them to run. > > > > Regards > > Maureen Cook > > Port Kennedy > > Western Australia > > From: paf-5-users-bounces@rootsweb.com > [mailto:paf-5-users-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Ross G. H. Cotton > Sent: Sunday, October 17, 2010 1:51 AM > To: paf-5-users@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [PAF-5] Need Help Printing with Win-7 > > > > I use Windows 7 and like it very much, after I made the necessary > corrections to make it compatible with old programs. > > When I want to print in .pdf I 1st save it in .rtf and then using Adobe > make > a copy in .pdf and save it. > > Ross GH Cotton Burlington ON CAN 905)639-2929 > Skype me at - Cottonian Library > Genealogy of the Cotton surname is my Enigma > I haven't sent an attachment if the details aren't mentioned above > > GOONS member responsible for tracking the surname COTTON, #1437 > Coordinator for Cotton DNA testing Project, Worldwide > See http://home.comcast.net/~Cottondna/ > > -------------------------------------------------- > From: "DON RUBARTS" <ndrubarts@verizon.net> > Sent: Saturday, October 16, 2010 12:11 PM > To: <paf-5-users@rootsweb.com> > Subject: [PAF-5] Need Help Printing with Win-7 > >> >> Due to a power surge that fried every computer in my neighborhood, I had >> to >> buy a new one. Naturally with my luck, it has Win-7. >> >> I remember all the mails with PAF and Win-7 not recognizing PDF writers >> but >> I ignored them since it wasn't a problem for me. >> >> Paf only lists the true printers attached to the PC. How can I get my >> print >> to a PDF format? >> >> Simple explanations please. >> >> Thanks, >> Don Rubarts >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> 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 > > > ------------------------------- > 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 > > _____ > > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 10.0.1136 / Virus Database: 422/3209 - Release Date: 10/20/10 > > > ------------------------------- > 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