Family Tree Maker Version 6 Help!

[minniemouse]

My father created a family tree in FTM ver 6. He passed away two years
ago. The data files were backed up on to floppies, so we have those.
However the PC finaly went, and I had to rebuild a new pc for my
mother. We cannot find the software. I have a feeling she tossed it
right after he died because she was having a hard time going through
his desk. If I purchase a newer version of the software, will the
files open? Or, if anyone knows were I can get the older version it
would greatly be appreciated.

Thanks

[Robert Heiling]

minniemouse wrote:

My father created a family tree in FTM ver 6. He passed away two years
ago. The data files were backed up on to floppies, so we have those.
However the PC finaly went, and I had to rebuild a new pc for my
mother. We cannot find the software. I have a feeling she tossed it
right after he died because she was having a hard time going through
his desk. If I purchase a newer version of the software, will the
files open? Or, if anyone knows were I can get the older version it
would greatly be appreciated.

Thanks

Version 6 or any version that is newer than 6 will read that file. You may
not necessarily want to buy Family Tree Maker since there are programs that
can be had for free such as PAF and Legacy. To use them, you would need to
have somebody convert that file to what is known as "Gedcom". The Gedcom
file can be read by any program.

HTH
Bob

ps: say hi to Mickey and Donald for me.

[minniemouse]

Robert Heiling wrote:

minniemouse wrote:

My father created a family tree in FTM ver 6. He passed away two
years
ago. The data files were backed up on to floppies, so we have
those.
However the PC finaly went, and I had to rebuild a new pc for my
mother. We cannot find the software. I have a feeling she tossed
it
right after he died because she was having a hard time going
through
his desk. If I purchase a newer version of the software, will the
files open? Or, if anyone knows were I can get the older version
it
would greatly be appreciated.

Thanks

Version 6 or any version that is newer than 6 will read that file.
You may
not necessarily want to buy Family Tree Maker since there are
programs that
can be had for free such as PAF and Legacy. To use them, you would
need to
have somebody convert that file to what is known as "Gedcom". The
Gedcom
file can be read by any program.

HTH
Bob

ps: say hi to Mickey and Donald for me.
Thanks so much!!!!!!!! ...and Mickey and Donald say hello back!

[Robert Heiling]

minniemouse wrote:

Robert Heiling wrote:
minniemouse wrote:

My father created a family tree in FTM ver 6. He passed away two
years
ago. The data files were backed up on to floppies, so we have
those.
However the PC finaly went, and I had to rebuild a new pc for my
mother. We cannot find the software. I have a feeling she tossed
it
right after he died because she was having a hard time going
through
his desk. If I purchase a newer version of the software, will the
files open? Or, if anyone knows were I can get the older version
it
would greatly be appreciated.

Thanks

Version 6 or any version that is newer than 6 will read that file.
You may
not necessarily want to buy Family Tree Maker since there are
programs that
can be had for free such as PAF and Legacy. To use them, you would
need to
have somebody convert that file to what is known as "Gedcom". The
Gedcom
file can be read by any program.

HTH
Bob

ps: say hi to Mickey and Donald for me.
Thanks so much!!!!!!!! ...and Mickey and Donald say hello back!

What is the size of that file (.ftw or ?) on the floppy? ??KB If it's not
too large for your email and internet connection, you could email me a
copy and I'll convert it for you. Do you know how to make a Zip compressed
file? with Winzip perhaps. That can reduce the size of a file and make it
smaller for transmission.

Bob

[minniemouse]

Robert Heiling wrote:

minniemouse wrote:

Robert Heiling wrote:
minniemouse wrote:

My father created a family tree in FTM ver 6. He passed away
two
years
ago. The data files were backed up on to floppies, so we have
those.
However the PC finaly went, and I had to rebuild a new pc for
my
mother. We cannot find the software. I have a feeling she
tossed
it
right after he died because she was having a hard time going
through
his desk. If I purchase a newer version of the software, will
the
files open? Or, if anyone knows were I can get the older
version
it
would greatly be appreciated.

Thanks

Version 6 or any version that is newer than 6 will read that
file.
You may
not necessarily want to buy Family Tree Maker since there are
programs that
can be had for free such as PAF and Legacy. To use them, you
would
need to
have somebody convert that file to what is known as "Gedcom". The
Gedcom
file can be read by any program.

HTH
Bob

ps: say hi to Mickey and Donald for me.
Thanks so much!!!!!!!! ...and Mickey and Donald say hello back!

What is the size of that file (.ftw or ?) on the floppy? ??KB If
it's not
too large for your email and internet connection, you could email me
a
copy and I'll convert it for you. Do you know how to make a Zip
compressed
file? with Winzip perhaps. That can reduce the size of a file and
make it
smaller for transmission.

Bob

Not sure of the size, they are at my mothers house, but it would be
great if you could convert them for me. I know how to zip them up.
Thanks again.

[BasketWeaver]

Hi Minnie,
Yes, your file will work in later versions of FTM. If you plan to stay
with FTM instead of going with one of the free programs, you
should be able to pick one up on eBay for a few dollars. Your dad
would be pleased to know that his work will not be lost and that you
will continue what he started.
Good luck to you,
Pam

"minniemouse" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...

My father created a family tree in FTM ver 6. He passed away two years
ago. The data files were backed up on to floppies, so we have those.
However the PC finaly went, and I had to rebuild a new pc for my
mother. We cannot find the software. I have a feeling she tossed it
right after he died because she was having a hard time going through
his desk. If I purchase a newer version of the software, will the
files open? Or, if anyone knows were I can get the older version it
would greatly be appreciated.

Thanks

[Robert Heiling]

minniemouse wrote:

Robert Heiling wrote:
minniemouse wrote:

Robert Heiling wrote:
minniemouse wrote:

My father created a family tree in FTM ver 6. He passed away
two
years
ago. The data files were backed up on to floppies, so we have
those.
However the PC finaly went, and I had to rebuild a new pc for
my
mother. We cannot find the software. I have a feeling she
tossed
it
right after he died because she was having a hard time going
through
his desk. If I purchase a newer version of the software, will
the
files open? Or, if anyone knows were I can get the older
version
it
would greatly be appreciated.

Thanks

Version 6 or any version that is newer than 6 will read that
file.
You may
not necessarily want to buy Family Tree Maker since there are
programs that
can be had for free such as PAF and Legacy. To use them, you
would
need to
have somebody convert that file to what is known as "Gedcom". The
Gedcom
file can be read by any program.

HTH
Bob

ps: say hi to Mickey and Donald for me.
Thanks so much!!!!!!!! ...and Mickey and Donald say hello back!

What is the size of that file (.ftw or ?) on the floppy? ??KB If
it's not
too large for your email and internet connection, you could email me
a
copy and I'll convert it for you. Do you know how to make a Zip
compressed
file? with Winzip perhaps. That can reduce the size of a file and
make it
smaller for transmission.

Bob

Not sure of the size, they are at my mothers house, but it would be
great if you could convert them for me. I know how to zip them up.
Thanks again.

Let's do that then. Zip the file(s) and email to me as an attachment when
you gert a chance and I'll convert to Gedcom for you. My email address in
this post is correct as-is and is the one to use.

Bob

[Dave Hinz]

On Tue, 25 Jan 2005 12:25:22 -0800, Robert Heiling <[email protected]> wrote:

Let's do that then. Zip the file(s) and email to me as an attachment when
you gert a chance and I'll convert to Gedcom for you. My email address in
this post is correct as-is and is the one to use.

Should go without saying, but needs saying anyway - when you send it to
Bob, make sure you use a valid email address. Nothing more annoying
than doing something for someone only to find that they gave you no
way to send them the results.

Dave "been there, done that" Hinz

[minniemouse]

BasketWeaver wrote:

Hi Minnie,
Yes, your file will work in later versions of FTM. If you plan to
stay
with FTM instead of going with one of the free programs, you
should be able to pick one up on eBay for a few dollars. Your dad
would be pleased to know that his work will not be lost and that you
will continue what he started.
Good luck to you,
Pam

"minniemouse" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
My father created a family tree in FTM ver 6. He passed away two
years
ago. The data files were backed up on to floppies, so we have
those.
However the PC finaly went, and I had to rebuild a new pc for my
mother. We cannot find the software. I have a feeling she tossed
it
right after he died because she was having a hard time going
through
his desk. If I purchase a newer version of the software, will the
files open? Or, if anyone knows were I can get the older version
it
would greatly be appreciated.

Thanks

Thanks everyone for being so nice, we kind of ignored this for awhile
as it was a little painful to go through his stuff, but we are now
excited about getting back into the project.

[Charlie]

On Tue, 25 Jan 2005 19:46:40 GMT, "BasketWeaver" <[email protected]>
wrote:

Hi Minnie,
Yes, your file will work in later versions of FTM. If you plan to stay
with FTM instead of going with one of the free programs, you
should be able to pick one up on eBay for a few dollars. Your dad
would be pleased to know that his work will not be lost and that you
will continue what he started.
Good luck to you,
Pam

"minniemouse" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
My father created a family tree in FTM ver 6. He passed away two years
ago. The data files were backed up on to floppies, so we have those.
However the PC finaly went, and I had to rebuild a new pc for my
mother. We cannot find the software. I have a feeling she tossed it
right after he died because she was having a hard time going through
his desk. If I purchase a newer version of the software, will the
files open? Or, if anyone knows were I can get the older version it
would greatly be appreciated.

Thanks

As several others have mentioned, the files can be recovered. Just a
word of caution.... FTM files backed up onto floppy discs tend to be
fairly unreliable, especially if they are not verified after the
backups are made. So hold onto those floppies until you're certain
that you have a good copy, ie, until Robert sends you back a GEDCOM
file. It may be necessary to try to read the floppies on several
different computers, until you find one that reads all the discs
without errors. One error in trying to read one floppy makes the
entire file unusable.... so it 's important to keep trying.
Charlie Hoffpauir
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~charlieh/

[BasketWeaver]

I totally understand, Minnie.

"minniemouse" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...

Thanks everyone for being so nice, we kind of ignored this for awhile
as it was a little painful to go through his stuff, but we are now
excited about getting back into the project.

[minniemouse]

Since I use a yahoo account for this group, your email address is
masked. If you can email me at [email protected], with your address I
will email you back the files.

Thanks

[Robert Heiling]

minniemouse wrote:

Since I use a yahoo account for this group, your email address is
masked. If you can email me at [email protected], with your address I
will email you back the files.

Thanks

Here it is!

Bob