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From: "Mike Reeves" <>
Subject: Re: [ARIZARD] FTM 2008
Date: Fri, 20 Feb 2009 19:55:05 -0800
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Earl,

I recieved FTM 2008 as a Christmas gift and after installing it (a friend
provided me with the upgrade), I was still unable to register it; and get it
to work properly. I'd seen the 2006 version of FTM and thought about trying
to pick up a copy of that. Had several relatives stop by and look at the
2008 FTM and agree that it was pathetic and not user freindly.

I finally gave up on the 2008 FTM and no replies to my numerous emails and
attempts to register it...tossed FTM 2008 in the trash. I've been using
paper & pencil and excel & word to track my relatives and my wife's
relatives.

Do you think the 2009 version has the bugs worked out of it??? I don't know
that I have any incentive to purchase it anyway. I'm really unhappy about
the whole experience.

Its almost taken all the joy out of researching my ancestors. I zipped up
all my files, and I've been downloading Medical Clinical Studies on
Orhtopaedics and Cancer, instead.

Mike

----- Original Message -----
From: "Earl D. House" <>
To: <>
Sent: Friday, February 20, 2009 7:02 PM
Subject: Re: [ARIZARD] Bernie's problem


> FTM 2006 version 16 works fine with VISTA if you download the patch. I
> have
> couple of desktops and laptop running XP and hooked into a network with my
> VISTA desktop and FTM 2006 version 16 works on all and I share the same
> data
> base on all four machines.
>
> I have FTM 2008 with the upgrade and am so disapointed with it, I quit
> trying to use it. I have not got FTM 2009 yet.
>
> Earl
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Mike Reeves" <>
> To: <>
> Sent: Friday, February 20, 2009 8:01 PM
> Subject: Re: [ARIZARD] Bernie's problem
>
>
>> My dad just got a laptop with VISTA on it and I'm getting ready to format
>> it
>> and re-install XP instead. If you have an old XP disk I'd install that
>> on
>> it. / Mike
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Dale Marr" <>
>> To: <>
>> Sent: Friday, February 20, 2009 5:48 PM
>> Subject: Re: [ARIZARD] Bernie's problem
>>
>>
>>> It might be easier to install a copy of Windows XP.
>>>
>>> http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows-vista/install-windows-xp-on-your-pre-installed-windows-vista-computer
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: Gen
>>> To:
>>> Sent: Friday, February 20, 2009 3:29 PM
>>> Subject: [ARIZARD] Bernie's problem
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> I had to replace my tower, and was lucky enough to get one that was
>>> still
>>> using Windows XP. I had been told that my older version of my FTM will
>>> not operate on a VISTA machine. I would have had to imput every bit of
>>> information I had, all over again. My brother has an even older
>>> version,
>>> and his computer won't accept gedcom files that I have sent him, or
>>> should
>>> I say download/combine my information onto his older FTM.
>>> By best bet, buy the 2009 version FTM for your computer, and have your
>>> saved info imput by a computer shop.
>>> Actually, none of my older software will be accepted by a VISTA unit,
>>> and
>>> when you add the cost of all new material, ...
>>> Good Luck!
>>> gen
>>>
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