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Nancy there are a lot of programs out there that are simply 'not' Vista
compatible. Software developer's are working on upgrades to make the applications Vista compatible but many are not in a rush to do this (don't ask me why). "John Barnett MVP" wrote in message ... ----------------------------- Perhaps because they think Vista will be a passing fad, a failed OS -- and they are waiting for the Real Thing -- its greatly modified successor? DSH Lux et Veritas et Libertas |
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Well who knows you may be right!
-- John Barnett MVP Associate Expert Windows - Shell/User Web: http://xphelpandsupport.mvps.org Web: http://vistasupport.mvps.org The information in this mail/post is supplied "as is". No warranty of any kind, either expressed or implied, is made in relation to the accuracy, reliability or content of this mail/post. The Author shall not be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental or consequential damages arising out of the use of, or inability to use, information or opinions expressed in this mail/post.. "D. Spencer Hines" wrote in message ... Nancy there are a lot of programs out there that are simply 'not' Vista compatible. Software developer's are working on upgrades to make the applications Vista compatible but many are not in a rush to do this (don't ask me why). "John Barnett MVP" wrote in message ... ----------------------------- Perhaps because they think Vista will be a passing fad, a failed OS -- and they are waiting for the Real Thing -- its greatly modified successor? DSH Lux et Veritas et Libertas |
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Was Millennium Edition a failed version of Windows?
It seemed to have a Brief Presence. How about NT? It also seemed to flit through the viewfinder ---- and now many programs won't operate on it. DSH ------------------------------------ "John Barnett MVP" wrote in message ... Well who knows you may be right! -- John Barnett MVP Associate Expert Windows - Shell/User Web: http://xphelpandsupport.mvps.org Web: http://vistasupport.mvps.org The information in this mail/post is supplied "as is". No warranty of any kind, either expressed or implied, is made in relation to the accuracy, reliability or content of this mail/post. The Author shall not be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental or consequential damages arising out of the use of, or inability to use, information or opinions expressed in this mail/post.. "D. Spencer Hines" wrote in message ... Nancy there are a lot of programs out there that are simply 'not' Vista compatible. Software developer's are working on upgrades to make the applications Vista compatible but many are not in a rush to do this (don't ask me why). "John Barnett MVP" wrote in message ... ----------------------------- Perhaps because they think Vista will be a passing fad, a failed OS -- and they are waiting for the Real Thing -- its greatly modified successor? DSH Lux et Veritas et Libertas |
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Millennium was a failed version i don't think anyone would disagree with
that observation (he say's tentatively). NT wasn't. NT was more business orientated and that was what it was built for. As for Vista, only time will tell but, as i've said before in my posts, software development is a two way street. Microsoft have developed Vista but other software developer's have been too lax to update their software and driver's. Okay it costs the software/hardware developer money to get Microsoft accreditation for their product and, maybe, that is the reason. However, Microsoft is blamed for everything; if the moon fell from the sky, it would probably be Microsoft's fault. I'll say it again while Microsoft 'is' (in my opinion) to blame for some of the mishaps with Vista the software/hardware developer's are equally to blame for not working fast enough to ensure their products were ready for the release of Vista. I am in regular contact with software developer's and it has been intimated that updates to the software on my own machine are months away. Luckily i dual boot with Windows XP so there is no real hardship for me, but other people have to reply upon Vista and have no option but to wait for the relevant updates. -- John Barnett MVP Associate Expert Windows - Shell/User Web: http://xphelpandsupport.mvps.org Web: http://vistasupport.mvps.org The information in this mail/post is supplied "as is". No warranty of any kind, either expressed or implied, is made in relation to the accuracy, reliability or content of this mail/post. The Author shall not be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental or consequential damages arising out of the use of, or inability to use, information or opinions expressed in this mail/post.. "D. Spencer Hines" wrote in message ... Was Millennium Edition a failed version of Windows? It seemed to have a Brief Presence. How about NT? It also seemed to flit through the viewfinder ---- and now many programs won't operate on it. DSH ------------------------------------ "John Barnett MVP" wrote in message ... Well who knows you may be right! -- John Barnett MVP Associate Expert Windows - Shell/User Web: http://xphelpandsupport.mvps.org Web: http://vistasupport.mvps.org The information in this mail/post is supplied "as is". No warranty of any kind, either expressed or implied, is made in relation to the accuracy, reliability or content of this mail/post. The Author shall not be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental or consequential damages arising out of the use of, or inability to use, information or opinions expressed in this mail/post.. "D. Spencer Hines" wrote in message ... Nancy there are a lot of programs out there that are simply 'not' Vista compatible. Software developer's are working on upgrades to make the applications Vista compatible but many are not in a rush to do this (don't ask me why). "John Barnett MVP" wrote in message ... ----------------------------- Perhaps because they think Vista will be a passing fad, a failed OS -- and they are waiting for the Real Thing -- its greatly modified successor? DSH Lux et Veritas et Libertas |
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hi John
"John Barnett MVP" wrote in message ... Millennium was a failed version i don't think anyone would disagree with that observation (he say's tentatively). NT wasn't. NT was more business orientated and that was what it was built for. As for Vista, only time will tell but, as i've said before in my posts, software development is a two way street. Microsoft have developed Vista but other software developer's have been too lax to update their software and driver's. Okay it costs the software/hardware developer money to get Microsoft accreditation for their product and, maybe, that is the reason. However, Microsoft is blamed for everything; if the moon fell from the sky, it would probably be Microsoft's fault. I'll say it again while Microsoft 'is' (in my opinion) to blame for some of the mishaps with Vista the software/hardware developer's are equally to blame for not working fast enough to ensure their products were ready for the release of Vista. I am in regular contact with software developer's and it has been intimated that updates to the software on my own machine are months away. Luckily i dual boot with Windows XP so there is no real hardship for me, but other people have to reply upon Vista and have no option but to wait for the relevant updates. -- John Barnett MVP Associate Expert Windows - Shell/User snip The OP was saying that she went from 98SE to Vista and is using an old version of FTM. There have been 5 updates from FTM since v11. v16 with the patch does work 100% with Vista so I would not have thought that around $29 FTM was that expensive to update. The OP would find many improvements to the program since her version. I have nothing to do with FTM apart from being happy user of it. |
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Thanks for that information.
I only used a fmaily tree application once, i got so far and saved everything to a floppy disk. A few months later i was throwing away my large accumulation of software that i no longer used and, by coincidence, threw away the original family tree application. I still have the floppy (dated would you believe 30/09/1998) The only problem is that i compressed it with windows 98 and can't even remember what family tree application i used to create it. I think broderbund took them over? Not sure. maybe one day i'll try tracing my family tree again:-) -- John Barnett MVP Associate Expert Windows - Shell/User Web: http://xphelpandsupport.mvps.org Web: http://vistasupport.mvps.org The information in this mail/post is supplied "as is". No warranty of any kind, either expressed or implied, is made in relation to the accuracy, reliability or content of this mail/post. The Author shall not be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental or consequential damages arising out of the use of, or inability to use, information or opinions expressed in this mail/post.. "Thanatos" wrote in message ... hi John "John Barnett MVP" wrote in message ... Millennium was a failed version i don't think anyone would disagree with that observation (he say's tentatively). NT wasn't. NT was more business orientated and that was what it was built for. As for Vista, only time will tell but, as i've said before in my posts, software development is a two way street. Microsoft have developed Vista but other software developer's have been too lax to update their software and driver's. Okay it costs the software/hardware developer money to get Microsoft accreditation for their product and, maybe, that is the reason. However, Microsoft is blamed for everything; if the moon fell from the sky, it would probably be Microsoft's fault. I'll say it again while Microsoft 'is' (in my opinion) to blame for some of the mishaps with Vista the software/hardware developer's are equally to blame for not working fast enough to ensure their products were ready for the release of Vista. I am in regular contact with software developer's and it has been intimated that updates to the software on my own machine are months away. Luckily i dual boot with Windows XP so there is no real hardship for me, but other people have to reply upon Vista and have no option but to wait for the relevant updates. -- John Barnett MVP Associate Expert Windows - Shell/User snip The OP was saying that she went from 98SE to Vista and is using an old version of FTM. There have been 5 updates from FTM since v11. v16 with the patch does work 100% with Vista so I would not have thought that around $29 FTM was that expensive to update. The OP would find many improvements to the program since her version. I have nothing to do with FTM apart from being happy user of it. |
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Good Points.
See Below. DSH "John Barnett MVP" wrote in message ... Millennium was a failed version i don't think anyone would disagree with that observation (he say's tentatively). Why do you believe it failed? NT wasn't. NT was more business orientated and that was what it was built for. As for Vista, only time will tell... Are businesses still using NT? ---- Right, concerning Vista. but, as i've said before in my posts, software development is a two way street. Microsoft have developed Vista but other software developer's have been too lax to update their software and driver's. Perhaps they: 1. Are not very confident about Vista. 2. Believe Microsoft is driving too hard a bargain. 3. Believe MS will have to radically redesign Vista -- so they are taking a wait and see attitude before they spend a lot of time, money and effort upgrading their software or hardware. Okay it costs the software/hardware developer money to get Microsoft accreditation for their product and, maybe, that is the reason. However, Microsoft is blamed for everything; if the moon fell from the sky, it would probably be Microsoft's fault. I'll say it again while Microsoft 'is' (in my opinion) to blame for some of the mishaps with Vista the software/hardware developer's are equally to blame for not working fast enough to ensure their products were ready for the release of Vista. Yep. See Above. I am in regular contact with software developer's and it has been intimated that updates to the software on my own machine are months away. Luckily i dual boot with Windows XP so there is no real hardship for me, but other people have to reply upon Vista and have no option but to wait for the relevant updates. Bingo! And that's a BIG PROBLEM for MS, whether they created it or not. -- John Barnett MVP Associate Expert Windows - Shell/User Web: http://xphelpandsupport.mvps.org Web: http://vistasupport.mvps.org The information in this mail/post is supplied "as is". No warranty of any kind, either expressed or implied, is made in relation to the accuracy, reliability or content of this mail/post. The Author shall not be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental or consequential damages arising out of the use of, or inability to use, information or opinions expressed in this mail/post.. "D. Spencer Hines" wrote in message ... Was Millennium Edition a failed version of Windows? It seemed to have a Brief Presence. How about NT? It also seemed to flit through the viewfinder ---- and now many programs won't operate on it. DSH ------------------------------------ "John Barnett MVP" wrote in message ... Well who knows you may be right! -- John Barnett MVP Associate Expert Windows - Shell/User Web: http://xphelpandsupport.mvps.org Web: http://vistasupport.mvps.org The information in this mail/post is supplied "as is". No warranty of any kind, either expressed or implied, is made in relation to the accuracy, reliability or content of this mail/post. The Author shall not be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental or consequential damages arising out of the use of, or inability to use, information or opinions expressed in this mail/post.. "D. Spencer Hines" wrote in message ... Nancy there are a lot of programs out there that are simply 'not' Vista compatible. Software developer's are working on upgrades to make the applications Vista compatible but many are not in a rush to do this (don't ask me why). "John Barnett MVP" wrote in message ... ----------------------------- Perhaps because they think Vista will be a passing fad, a failed OS -- and they are waiting for the Real Thing -- its greatly modified successor? DSH Lux et Veritas et Libertas |
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should i still feel like !@#?????
D. Spencer Hines wrote:
for some reason i get really excited when im around fire. i get enjoyment playing with lighters. is there something wrong with me. i like to burn stuff. |
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No matter which program you used originally you can most likely open it as a
..ged file and then convert it simply to fit into any family tree program out there. I can't say that is a true statement for any family tree program but am 99% sure. Good luck. It's a fun hobby. I do have the program on my computer now so all is right with the world. I will be updating though. Mine is from 2001. Nancy "John Barnett MVP" wrote in message ... Thanks for that information. I only used a fmaily tree application once, i got so far and saved everything to a floppy disk. A few months later i was throwing away my large accumulation of software that i no longer used and, by coincidence, threw away the original family tree application. I still have the floppy (dated would you believe 30/09/1998) The only problem is that i compressed it with windows 98 and can't even remember what family tree application i used to create it. I think broderbund took them over? Not sure. maybe one day i'll try tracing my family tree again:-) -- John Barnett MVP Associate Expert Windows - Shell/User Web: http://xphelpandsupport.mvps.org Web: http://vistasupport.mvps.org The information in this mail/post is supplied "as is". No warranty of any kind, either expressed or implied, is made in relation to the accuracy, reliability or content of this mail/post. The Author shall not be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental or consequential damages arising out of the use of, or inability to use, information or opinions expressed in this mail/post.. "Thanatos" wrote in message ... hi John "John Barnett MVP" wrote in message ... Millennium was a failed version i don't think anyone would disagree with that observation (he say's tentatively). NT wasn't. NT was more business orientated and that was what it was built for. As for Vista, only time will tell but, as i've said before in my posts, software development is a two way street. Microsoft have developed Vista but other software developer's have been too lax to update their software and driver's. Okay it costs the software/hardware developer money to get Microsoft accreditation for their product and, maybe, that is the reason. However, Microsoft is blamed for everything; if the moon fell from the sky, it would probably be Microsoft's fault. I'll say it again while Microsoft 'is' (in my opinion) to blame for some of the mishaps with Vista the software/hardware developer's are equally to blame for not working fast enough to ensure their products were ready for the release of Vista. I am in regular contact with software developer's and it has been intimated that updates to the software on my own machine are months away. Luckily i dual boot with Windows XP so there is no real hardship for me, but other people have to reply upon Vista and have no option but to wait for the relevant updates. -- John Barnett MVP Associate Expert Windows - Shell/User snip The OP was saying that she went from 98SE to Vista and is using an old version of FTM. There have been 5 updates from FTM since v11. v16 with the patch does work 100% with Vista so I would not have thought that around $29 FTM was that expensive to update. The OP would find many improvements to the program since her version. I have nothing to do with FTM apart from being happy user of it. |
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Here is one Family Tree Program which has a free version: Legacy
http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/ -- GeneK "John Barnett MVP" wrote in message ... Thanks for that information. I only used a fmaily tree application once, i got so far and saved everything to a floppy disk. A few months later i was throwing away my large accumulation of software that i no longer used and, by coincidence, threw away the original family tree application. I still have the floppy (dated would you believe 30/09/1998) The only problem is that i compressed it with windows 98 and can't even remember what family tree application i used to create it. I think broderbund took them over? Not sure. maybe one day i'll try tracing my family tree again:-) -- John Barnett MVP Associate Expert Windows - Shell/User Web: http://xphelpandsupport.mvps.org Web: http://vistasupport.mvps.org The information in this mail/post is supplied "as is". No warranty of any kind, either expressed or implied, is made in relation to the accuracy, reliability or content of this mail/post. The Author shall not be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental or consequential damages arising out of the use of, or inability to use, information or opinions expressed in this mail/post.. "Thanatos" wrote in message ... hi John "John Barnett MVP" wrote in message ... Millennium was a failed version i don't think anyone would disagree with that observation (he say's tentatively). NT wasn't. NT was more business orientated and that was what it was built for. As for Vista, only time will tell but, as i've said before in my posts, software development is a two way street. Microsoft have developed Vista but other software developer's have been too lax to update their software and driver's. Okay it costs the software/hardware developer money to get Microsoft accreditation for their product and, maybe, that is the reason. However, Microsoft is blamed for everything; if the moon fell from the sky, it would probably be Microsoft's fault. I'll say it again while Microsoft 'is' (in my opinion) to blame for some of the mishaps with Vista the software/hardware developer's are equally to blame for not working fast enough to ensure their products were ready for the release of Vista. I am in regular contact with software developer's and it has been intimated that updates to the software on my own machine are months away. Luckily i dual boot with Windows XP so there is no real hardship for me, but other people have to reply upon Vista and have no option but to wait for the relevant updates. -- John Barnett MVP Associate Expert Windows - Shell/User snip The OP was saying that she went from 98SE to Vista and is using an old version of FTM. There have been 5 updates from FTM since v11. v16 with the patch does work 100% with Vista so I would not have thought that around $29 FTM was that expensive to update. The OP would find many improvements to the program since her version. I have nothing to do with FTM apart from being happy user of it. |
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Thanks Gene. My only problem is that the family details were saved in
Windows 98 and, because i used a floppy disk, they were compressed using Windows 98's drivespace compression. Without Windows 98 the floppy cannot be accessed. While i do have all versions of Windows available to me it isn't possible to install Windows 98 my machine because it already contains later versions, i.e, XP Vista etc. I'm not sure about using a Virtual machine such as VPC 2007 or VMware workstation, but it is a lot of work simply to get at the information and then, as i said previously, it is in a file format that is no longer used by family tree applications. -- John Barnett MVP Associate Expert Windows - Shell/User Web: http://xphelpandsupport.mvps.org Web: http://vistasupport.mvps.org The information in this mail/post is supplied "as is". No warranty of any kind, either expressed or implied, is made in relation to the accuracy, reliability or content of this mail/post. The Author shall not be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental or consequential damages arising out of the use of, or inability to use, information or opinions expressed in this mail/post.. "GeneK" wrote in message ... Here is one Family Tree Program which has a free version: Legacy http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/ -- GeneK "John Barnett MVP" wrote in message ... Thanks for that information. I only used a fmaily tree application once, i got so far and saved everything to a floppy disk. A few months later i was throwing away my large accumulation of software that i no longer used and, by coincidence, threw away the original family tree application. I still have the floppy (dated would you believe 30/09/1998) The only problem is that i compressed it with windows 98 and can't even remember what family tree application i used to create it. I think broderbund took them over? Not sure. maybe one day i'll try tracing my family tree again:-) -- John Barnett MVP Associate Expert Windows - Shell/User Web: http://xphelpandsupport.mvps.org Web: http://vistasupport.mvps.org The information in this mail/post is supplied "as is". No warranty of any kind, either expressed or implied, is made in relation to the accuracy, reliability or content of this mail/post. The Author shall not be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental or consequential damages arising out of the use of, or inability to use, information or opinions expressed in this mail/post.. "Thanatos" wrote in message ... hi John "John Barnett MVP" wrote in message ... Millennium was a failed version i don't think anyone would disagree with that observation (he say's tentatively). NT wasn't. NT was more business orientated and that was what it was built for. As for Vista, only time will tell but, as i've said before in my posts, software development is a two way street. Microsoft have developed Vista but other software developer's have been too lax to update their software and driver's. Okay it costs the software/hardware developer money to get Microsoft accreditation for their product and, maybe, that is the reason. However, Microsoft is blamed for everything; if the moon fell from the sky, it would probably be Microsoft's fault. I'll say it again while Microsoft 'is' (in my opinion) to blame for some of the mishaps with Vista the software/hardware developer's are equally to blame for not working fast enough to ensure their products were ready for the release of Vista. I am in regular contact with software developer's and it has been intimated that updates to the software on my own machine are months away. Luckily i dual boot with Windows XP so there is no real hardship for me, but other people have to reply upon Vista and have no option but to wait for the relevant updates. -- John Barnett MVP Associate Expert Windows - Shell/User snip The OP was saying that she went from 98SE to Vista and is using an old version of FTM. There have been 5 updates from FTM since v11. v16 with the patch does work 100% with Vista so I would not have thought that around $29 FTM was that expensive to update. The OP would find many improvements to the program since her version. I have nothing to do with FTM apart from being happy user of it. |
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Did you ever create and save a GED file of your genealogical data?
If so, you could easily import that into a Modern Genealogical Program, such as RootsMagic, which I use. DSH "John Barnett MVP" wrote in message ... Thanks Gene. My only problem is that the family details were saved in Windows 98 and, because i used a floppy disk, they were compressed using Windows 98's drivespace compression. Without Windows 98 the floppy cannot be accessed. While i do have all versions of Windows available to me it isn't possible to install Windows 98 my machine because it already contains later versions, i.e, XP Vista etc. I'm not sure about using a Virtual machine such as VPC 2007 or VMware workstation, but it is a lot of work simply to get at the information and then, as i said previously, it is in a file format that is no longer used by family tree applications. -- John Barnett MVP Associate Expert Windows - Shell/User |
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DSH, No i didn't create and save a GED file. For the life of me i can't even
think what file format it is saved in:-) -- John Barnett MVP Associate Expert Windows - Shell/User Web: http://xphelpandsupport.mvps.org Web: http://vistasupport.mvps.org The information in this mail/post is supplied "as is". No warranty of any kind, either expressed or implied, is made in relation to the accuracy, reliability or content of this mail/post. The Author shall not be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental or consequential damages arising out of the use of, or inability to use, information or opinions expressed in this mail/post.. "D. Spencer Hines" wrote in message ... Did you ever create and save a GED file of your genealogical data? If so, you could easily import that into a Modern Genealogical Program, such as RootsMagic, which I use. DSH "John Barnett MVP" wrote in message ... Thanks Gene. My only problem is that the family details were saved in Windows 98 and, because i used a floppy disk, they were compressed using Windows 98's drivespace compression. Without Windows 98 the floppy cannot be accessed. While i do have all versions of Windows available to me it isn't possible to install Windows 98 my machine because it already contains later versions, i.e, XP Vista etc. I'm not sure about using a Virtual machine such as VPC 2007 or VMware workstation, but it is a lot of work simply to get at the information and then, as i said previously, it is in a file format that is no longer used by family tree applications. -- John Barnett MVP Associate Expert Windows - Shell/User |
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Hi,
I've been using FTM since ver.3 and now use ver.16 which I am able to run with Vista, however, I am NOT able to access the web search results at all. When I contacted FTM (a week of email followed by several hours on the phone) I was told "there is no fix - you'll have to wait for the next version which MAY be released sometime this summer." I wonder if you have found a solution to this problem or if you encountered it at all. "Thanatos" wrote: hi John "John Barnett MVP" wrote in message ... Millennium was a failed version i don't think anyone would disagree with that observation (he say's tentatively). NT wasn't. NT was more business orientated and that was what it was built for. As for Vista, only time will tell but, as i've said before in my posts, software development is a two way street. Microsoft have developed Vista but other software developer's have been too lax to update their software and driver's. Okay it costs the software/hardware developer money to get Microsoft accreditation for their product and, maybe, that is the reason. However, Microsoft is blamed for everything; if the moon fell from the sky, it would probably be Microsoft's fault. I'll say it again while Microsoft 'is' (in my opinion) to blame for some of the mishaps with Vista the software/hardware developer's are equally to blame for not working fast enough to ensure their products were ready for the release of Vista. I am in regular contact with software developer's and it has been intimated that updates to the software on my own machine are months away. Luckily i dual boot with Windows XP so there is no real hardship for me, but other people have to reply upon Vista and have no option but to wait for the relevant updates. -- John Barnett MVP Associate Expert Windows - Shell/User snip The OP was saying that she went from 98SE to Vista and is using an old version of FTM. There have been 5 updates from FTM since v11. v16 with the patch does work 100% with Vista so I would not have thought that around $29 FTM was that expensive to update. The OP would find many improvements to the program since her version. I have nothing to do with FTM apart from being happy user of it. |
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Since the publisher of the program hasn't found a solution, why would you
think anyone else would? -- ykw~ ===================================== "Some people are born mediocre, some people achieve mediocrity, and some people have mediocrity thrust upon them." Joseph Heller "pcsearcher" wrote in message ... Hi, I've been using FTM since ver.3 and now use ver.16 which I am able to run with Vista, however, I am NOT able to access the web search results at all. When I contacted FTM (a week of email followed by several hours on the phone) I was told "there is no fix - you'll have to wait for the next version which MAY be released sometime this summer." I wonder if you have found a solution to this problem or if you encountered it at all. "Thanatos" wrote: hi John "John Barnett MVP" wrote in message ... Millennium was a failed version i don't think anyone would disagree with that observation (he say's tentatively). NT wasn't. NT was more business orientated and that was what it was built for. As for Vista, only time will tell but, as i've said before in my posts, software development is a two way street. Microsoft have developed Vista but other software developer's have been too lax to update their software and driver's. Okay it costs the software/hardware developer money to get Microsoft accreditation for their product and, maybe, that is the reason. However, Microsoft is blamed for everything; if the moon fell from the sky, it would probably be Microsoft's fault. I'll say it again while Microsoft 'is' (in my opinion) to blame for some of the mishaps with Vista the software/hardware developer's are equally to blame for not working fast enough to ensure their products were ready for the release of Vista. I am in regular contact with software developer's and it has been intimated that updates to the software on my own machine are months away. Luckily i dual boot with Windows XP so there is no real hardship for me, but other people have to reply upon Vista and have no option but to wait for the relevant updates. -- John Barnett MVP Associate Expert Windows - Shell/User snip The OP was saying that she went from 98SE to Vista and is using an old version of FTM. There have been 5 updates from FTM since v11. v16 with the patch does work 100% with Vista so I would not have thought that around $29 FTM was that expensive to update. The OP would find many improvements to the program since her version. I have nothing to do with FTM apart from being happy user of it. |
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