Thanks for all the advice! I'm definitely learning. I haven't yet attempted to install her TMG software, I'll first see what I can do in the 30-day free trial mode. I hadn't realized the license wasn't transferable, so won't even attempt to use her copy unless I encounter some unexpected bump (such as the database being too old to be viewed with the current versions, if such a thing is even possible.) The deceased was well acquainted with Bob Velke, or so her daughters tell me, so it's possible we might be able to get special permission to transfer the license. But I'd rather have my own license for the most current version, assuming I can make it work with her database, and I think I'll be able to get my own license using Terry's advice. However, we're not moving forward yet (and haven't started the 30 day clock). The .sqz file contained files from 2002. Her daughters are sure that there must be a newer database, so are currently looking for it. Thanks for the tips on where to look! (I don't have access to her computer, only files her daughters are sharing with me. That's sensible, as I'm sure there's a ton of private info on that computer which is none of my business!) This does raise questions about how to prepare for our own mortality. I don't have answers, but realize I'd be leaving a big mess for my family if I got run over by a bus this afternoon or something. Thanks again! Karen

However, If this has not yet been stated, during the TRIAL period, you could, probably, export the data to a GEDCOM file most of which would be importable to most other genealogy software. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Karen Isaacson Leverich via" <tmg@rootsweb.com> To: "TMG" <tmg@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, September 21, 2015 11:37:24 AM Subject: [TMG] Tentative decision on the legacy TMG database and TMG software Thanks for all the advice! I'm definitely learning. I haven't yet attempted to install her TMG software, I'll first see what I can do in the 30-day free trial mode. I hadn't realized the license wasn't transferable, so won't even attempt to use her copy unless I encounter some unexpected bump (such as the database being too old to be viewed with the current versions, if such a thing is even possible.) The deceased was well acquainted with Bob Velke, or so her daughters tell me, so it's possible we might be able to get special permission to transfer the license. But I'd rather have my own license for the most current version, assuming I can make it work with her database, and I think I'll be able to get my own license using Terry's advice. However, we're not moving forward yet (and haven't started the 30 day clock). The .sqz file contained files from 2002. Her daughters are sure that there must be a newer database, so are currently looking for it. Thanks for the tips on where to look! (I don't have access to her computer, only files her daughters are sharing with me. That's sensible, as I'm sure there's a ton of private info on that computer which is none of my business!) This does raise questions about how to prepare for our own mortality. I don't have answers, but realize I'd be leaving a big mess for my family if I got run over by a bus this afternoon or something. Thanks again! Karen The TMG archive is found here: http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/index/TMG/ Instructions on how to subscribe to TMG: http://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/index/other/Software/TMG.html ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to TMG-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message