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From: "Wendy Cuyler" <>
Subject: Re: [ZA] Family History Programmes
Date: Fri, 4 Jul 2003 23:01:37 +0200
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Hi Ann Smythe,

I know this is a stupid question, but did you re-install the FTM program
before trying to copy the files into the new P.C.

The FTM has to be re-installed,
one cannot just copy everything back on a new P.C / Hard drive etc.,

I was caught that way one time. (;-}}

Kind regards

Glen Cuyler
Benoni
S.A.


----- Original Message -----
From: "Ann" <>
To: <>
Sent: Friday, July 04, 2003 6:33 PM
Subject: [ZA] Family History Programmes


> You are always such a helpful bunch that I'm hoping someone can help me
> on a technical rather than family history issue.
>
> I have had some major changes in my life recently, and copied all my
> family history files onto disks, thinking that all would be safe. Now I
> am set up with a new pc etc, and tried to reload the (Family Tree Maker)
> FTW programme that I had been using, from diskettes I had copied. No
> matter what, I cannot get them to load, and suspect that my new pc is a
> much higher version and thus won't accept what I was using previously.
> So I downloaded the (Personal Ancestral File) PAF programme from the
> internet. Now I can't get it to "read" my FTW data files. I really
> don't want to start from scratch inputting all the data. Can anyone
> suggest how best to go about accessing this information? I am more than
> happy to try any other (preferably free) downloadable programme that
> anyone might suggest.
>
> I am now living in Alicedale, the smallest little dorp that you can
> imagine, with not a bank, ATM or filling station in site. But I do
> intend recording all the graves in the graveyards one of these fine days
> when I am not so busy.. Once I have driven the cows out of the cemetry!
>
> Thanks in anticipation, as they say!
> Regards
>
> Ann
>
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