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

In message of 26 Mar, "Jan Gow" <jangow@beehivebooks.co.nz> (by way of Geoffrey <lists@sog.org.uk>) 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. Nice. > But might be an idea to work towards changing to a program that is > being updated. The problem here is finding a program that will accept the existing data without loss. GEDCOM transfer is no good if you have added any user fields. There are only two methods that can work from Generations that leave no loss, one is to use TMG's GenBridge import (though TMG has a high learning curve), the other is to buy a Mac and use Reunion on the Mac. -- Tim Powys-Lybbe tim@powys.org For a miscellany of bygones: http://powys.org