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    1. [PAF-5] Copying PAF to a laptop
    2. Rosemary Probert

    3. Hi, I would like to be able to use PAF on my laptop when I go away. I can transfer the data OK, but how do I copy the actual program so that all my preferences are the same on my PC and my laptop? I've had a look through the archives and found some correspondence last December about using PAF on a Flash Drive. This was from Bill Buchanan: > > To put an installed copy of PAF on a flash drive: > > 1. open MyComputer (This is usually done from the Windows Start menu > or a > desktop icon), > > 2. open the My Programs folder > > 3. open the FamilySearch folder > > 4. copy the PAF5 folder (don't open it and don't move it) to the flash > drive. > > (If it is a U3 flash drive, copy the PAF5 folder to the highest > drive letter > on the flash drive.) > > The process takes maybe 5 minutes. I'm not sure whether I did this right because it only took a few seconds, but it has got 46 files in it, so I think I'm OK so far. > To run PAF from the flash drive, open the PAF5 folder on the flash > drive and > open the file pstart.exe or paf5.exe (Both seem to work. I am not sure > what > the difference is, but the shortcut installed by PAF points to > pstart.exe.) > You can, of course create a shortcut on the flash drive to either of these > files. I did this and my PAF file opened, but without any of my preferences. Can anyone help me sort this out? Thank you, Rosemary Northumberland UK Email: [email protected] Family History: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~rprobert/ Banburyshire Website: http://www.rootsweb.com/~engcbanb/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

    05/03/2008 08:18:57
    1. Re: [PAF-5] Copying PAF to a laptop

    3. I just checked and indeed the information on folders and the other preferences is located in the preferences. I am not sure that anything other than the default is used if you run off a flash drive. It may be that there is an option to store the preferences in a file for the flash drive type of application. I will try to look some more and see if there are some options. Bill On 3 May 2008 at 14:18, Rosemary Probert wrote: > Hi, > > I would like to be able to use PAF on my laptop when I go away. > I can transfer the data OK, but how do I copy the actual program so that > all my preferences are the same on my PC and my laptop? > > I've had a look through the archives and found some correspondence last > December about using PAF on a Flash Drive. This was from Bill Buchanan: > ........ > > Can anyone help me sort this out? > > Thank you, > > Rosemary -- Dr. William A. Davis, Director of VT Antenna Group (Wireless & VT) The Bradley Dept of Elec & Comp Engr, Virginia Tech Blacksburg, VA 24061-0111 [(540)231-6307, 231-3362FAX] http://antenna.ece.vt.edu

    05/03/2008 12:54:53
    1. Re: [PAF-5] Copying PAF to a laptop

    3. Well, I can't put thoughts into my own e-mails correctly any more. Anyway, the preferences for PAF5 are stored in the registry. Thus you may not be able to take advantage of personal preferences when you are using PAF from a flash drive. Bill

    05/03/2008 01:45:05