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From: "Lesley M" <>
Subject: Re: 1881 Census on hard disk
Date: Thu, 7 Feb 2002 21:08:55 +0000 (UTC)
References: <3C6242BD.53BE2865@virgin.net>


Thanks Guy. Appreciate the reply. I have a colleague who is also using
Viewer 2 on both desktop and laptop PC's (same OS - 2000) and he has it
working on the desktop PC but not the laptop. Curious. As you say it may
be something to do with the hardware configuration.

Regards

Lesley

"Guy Etchells" <> wrote in message
news:...
> If viewer 2 is working on your computer with XP there should be no
> problems.
> From what I have heard (I don't have a copy of XP to try myself) some
> users suffer from problems using Viewer 2 & 3 with XP, yet others claim
> it runs perfectly.
>
> That suggests to me that the problems depends not only on the viewer &
> operating system but also the hardware used, possibly allocation of
> memory or even graphics card.
>
> I have never had any problems running any of the viewers on various
> computers even when networked together.
>
> Whenever I change any setting I make a note of the original setting
> first so that if my attempt fails I can change everything back to how it
> started.
> Cheers
> Guy
>
> --
> Wakefield England
>
> http://freespace.virgin.net/guy.etchells Transcripts, Parish
> Records, Calendar, Scaleable Map of Uk. Link to LDS website,
> Abbreviations, Returns of Owners of Lands etc. etc.
> http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~framland/dh/ Whitefield
> Transcripts, Etch/ells Transcripts
> http://gye.future.easyspace.com Worldwide Cemetery Links, Monumental
> Inscriptions, War Graves, etc.
> http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~framland/framland/york.htm
> Yorkshire Pages, Photos, and transcripts with a Yorkshire flavour
>
>
> > Interesting thread this as I made enquiries through the LDS in
Birmingham on
> > Monday about Viewer 3 or 4 for 1881. They said that neither was
available
> > for 1881 although the US LDS had replied to my email query saying that I
> > could upgrade to Viewer 4.
> >
> > Guy - I am running Viewer 2 on XP and am not having any problems. I
wonder
> > should I have said that and am now tempting fate! I was about to try
your
> > instructions for using both DVD and CD-ROM drives. Do you know of any
> > reason why this shouldn't work with XP?
> >
> > Regards
> >
> > Lesley
> >
> >
>


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