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From: "Dorothy Bailey" <>
Subject: Re: [PAF-5] Any problems with Vista
Date: Fri, 14 Sep 2007 19:57:48 -0700
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Thanks, Ross for your comments and experience with Vista.

Dorothy

----- Original Message -----
From: "Ross G. H. Cotton" <>
To: <>
Sent: Friday, September 14, 2007 12:23 PM
Subject: Re: [PAF-5] Any problems with Vista


>I just purchased a new Toshiba LapTop with Vista.
>
> I have just finished, (I think) downloaded all my programs, including
> PAF5,
> onto the new one and have had a few problems. The worst problem I find
> is
> me and my inability to get used to a new, very fast and sensitive
> computer.
>
> One major problem involves the mouse pad, as I'm always accidently
> activating it while
> typing in some verbiage and it jumps into the previous item I was working
> on. I think I will have to get an external mouse and disconnect the one
> on
> the Lap Top, as my hand keeps touching the mouse buttons, when I don't
> want
> to.
>
> I have experienced one problem with making changes to my records on PAF5.
> Sometimes it won't let me make a change to a date or place field. I have
> found the solution is to insert the data in another field and then paste
> it
> to the correct field.
>
> Another problem is that many of my existing computer programs are not
> designed to work with Vista and I have had to purchase newer versions, so
> that they work with Vista. Fortunately Roots Magic, which I use for
> Charts,
> has been modified and is compatible with Vista, but Word Processing
> programs
> are not compatible. This adds to the overall costs.
>
> That's the probems with getting old.
>
>
>
> Ross GH Cotton, Burlington ON CAN 905)639-2929
> Genealogy of the Cotton surname is my Enigma
> I haven't sent an attachment if the details are not mentioned above.
>
> GOONS member responsible for tracking the family name, COTTON, #1437
> Coordinator for Cotton DNA testing Project, Worldwide
> see http://home.comcast.net/~cottondna/
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Dorothy Bailey" <>
> To: <>
> Sent: Friday, September 14, 2007 2:11 PM
> Subject: [PAF-5] Any problems with Vista
>
>
>> Am looking for a laptop and they all have Vista operating systems. Using
>> XP. From what I have been able to find out, Vista is not that great yet.
>> Would appreciate any comments and/or advice.
>>
>> Dorothy
>>
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