Regarding received "home" written CDs: Just want to point out here that, unfortunately, due to the way some versions of Windows work, as well as some versions of CD writing programs, and the inexperienced users of those, very often one creates an "intended to be written to CD" list of files, etc. and then somehow manages to only actually write that, instead of the actual data files, to the CD. In this case what the recipient gets....and this sounds to me possibly what you have, Becky.....is only a listing of the directory structure, or links to that directory structure, which exists on the original computer! In other words....useless information because actually NO information. And....when this does happen (and I've seen it more than once), IF one does also have similar programs installed on one's system, this CD of links and directory structure just act like shortcuts and so open up YOUR version of the program, but again...since there is actually no transferred data from the other system, so you are left looking at your own data. This may not be the case here, but it's good to keep in mind. I have experienced this very frustrating situation on at least 4 CDs from different people! Hope this helps, John Responding to the following quoted message RECEIVED 10:45 07.20.05, FROM Gary Templeman : QUOTE: That is certainly not the case, as you can have multiple PAF files open at the same time. It is difficult to diagnose the problem without having the FULL file names, but my guess is that it is an association problem, or the file being clicked is not what she thinks it is. Gary Templeman ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jeannie" <westfieldfleck-jhf@comcast.net> To: <PAF-5-USERS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, July 20, 2005 7:00 AM Subject: [PAF-5] Re: Sharing Info > > It could be that you need to <close> your file in PAF > before you can <open> your friend's file. ... > J.H.Fleck > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <HRETNUH@aol.com> > To: <PAF-5-USERS-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Tuesday, July 19, 2005 2:03 PM > Subject: Sharing Info > > | Hi, I got great help from everyone on making copies of my paf files to > CD's. > | I was able to do that , get it on another computer. Now I just recieved > a > | CD from a relative of her paf files. The Problem is when it comes up it > says > | familysearch. I click on that and it says paf5, If I click on that it > gives > | me many choices but as a click on those nothing seems to work. The paf5 > | icon just takes me to my paf5. Is there something I'm doing wrong or is > that > | not usable. It seems to maybe her whole paf program. Thanks Becky > | > | ______________________________ > > > ==== PAF-5-USERS Mailing List ==== > PAF-5-USERS Mailing List Archives > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/PAF-5-USERS/ > ==== PAF-5-USERS Mailing List ==== AVG Anti-Virus Users Disable the 'Certify outgoing messages' option via the E-mail Scanner tab. END-QUOTED.