Jan Thanks for the suggestion. I now have a patch for chart which cures the problem. Thanks anyway. Peter At 15:34 26/03/2005, you wrote: >XP has a compatibility tab. Locate the Generations folder in windows >explorer. Then locate the .exe file. click to highlight this and then right >click and then click on properties. Click on the Compatibility tab and tell >XP to run this program as Win 98. Usually is fine. > >But might be an idea to work towards changing to a program that is being >updated. > >Jan >in New Zealand > > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Ken Mycock" <ken.mycock@ukonline.co.uk> >To: <SOG-UK-L@rootsweb.com> >Sent: Thursday, March 24, 2005 3:28 AM >Subject: Re: [SoG] Drawing Family Trees > > > > The charting package in Reunion/ generations is actually Treedraw, which > > is available separately, XP compatible. > > > > When I had this problem, I abandoned Reunion and moved all my data to > > Legacy with no problems and now use treedraw Legacy, which reads the > > Legacy files direct, with no need for an intermediate gedcom. > > > > Ken > > > > Peter Abbott wrote: > > > > > I have been using Generations 8.5 for sometime (originally as reunion > > > on a mac). I like the features of the chart program. I am now using > > > Windows XP Pro and the colour translation to a printer does not work > > > and the chart program is unusable. I cannot go back to an earlier > > > operating system. I have posted a message on the forum and others are > > > having the same problem. As far as I know the software is not be > > > maintained or updated and no fixes are available. > > > > > > Does anyone know of software that works similar to the Chart program > > > in Generations. I have tried Rootsmagic demo and it will not import my > > > flags and notes at present. The chart features would be acceptable if > > > I could guarantee to import all of the fields from my GEDCOM file. > > > > > > Thanks > > > > > > Peter > > > > ______________________________ > > >This email has been scanned for viruses by NetBenefit using Sophos >anti-virus technology