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khunter

Family Tree Maker Data Disks

Legg inn av khunter » 13 jul 2007 02:29:04

Hi all;

I'm a very new researcher and I've got a question. My brother-in-law gave me a box full of
data disks from Family Tree Maker. Do I nee the app to read them or is there a 3rd party
reader out there?

TIA for your help
Keith

Huntersglenn

Re: Family Tree Maker Data Disks

Legg inn av Huntersglenn » 13 jul 2007 03:43:12

On the back of the cases that I have for some of mine from there, it
states that you either need to have Family Tree Maker or Family Archive
Viewer. However, it doesn't say how or where to get the Family Archive
Viewer. You could probably google that and see if there's anything on
it out there on the internet about either it or something that works the
same.

Cathy

khunter wrote:
Hi all;

I'm a very new researcher and I've got a question. My brother-in-law gave me a box full of
data disks from Family Tree Maker. Do I nee the app to read them or is there a 3rd party
reader out there?

TIA for your help
Keith

ping

Re: Family Tree Maker Data Disks

Legg inn av ping » 13 jul 2007 07:07:47

the free viewer is here:
http://www.genealogy.com/abtffiv.html

it doesn't work very well, so I use FTM 8 to view those disks
because it doesn't have as much bloat as the later editions

for more info ask in this discussion group:
alt.binaries.cd.genealogy.d


khunter wrote:
Hi all;

I'm a very new researcher and I've got a question. My
brother-in-law gave me a box full of data disks from Family
Tree Maker. Do I nee the app to read them or is there a
3rd party reader out there?

TIA for your help
Keith

Lesley Robertson

Re: Family Tree Maker Data Disks

Legg inn av Lesley Robertson » 13 jul 2007 07:43:59

"khunter" <im@myhouse.com> wrote in message
news:MPG.21009f65deb38148989684@news.ind.sbcglobal.net...
Hi all;

I'm a very new researcher and I've got a question. My brother-in-law gave
me a box full of
data disks from Family Tree Maker. Do I nee the app to read them or is
there a 3rd party
reader out there?


You should be able to get the viewer from the Family Tree Maker website - it
used to be the demo for one of the older versions of the programme.
However, since you say you're new to this obsession, a workd of caution. FTM
produce a number of different data discs including the results of searches
done by a company called United Ancestries. Most of their discs, however,
come from a series called Worlf Family Tree, and I think that there's a good
chance that this is what you have. Be careful with them 0- they are made up
from trees sent in by users. Some of them are no doubt excellent, many have
a fair dollop of wishful thnking in them. If the sources are all quoted and
include original doucuments (eg birth certificates, census returns), that's
an indicator than a tree that shows no sources, or quotes a load of web
sites or other people. Treat the discs as clues rather than hard data.
Oh- and welcome to the addiction!
Lesley Robertson

Ye Old One

Re: Family Tree Maker Data Disks

Legg inn av Ye Old One » 14 jul 2007 15:11:10

On Fri, 13 Jul 2007 01:29:04 GMT, khunter <im@myhouse.com> enriched
this group when s/he wrote:

Hi all;

I'm a very new researcher and I've got a question. My brother-in-law gave me a box full of
data disks from Family Tree Maker. Do I nee the app to read them or is there a 3rd party
reader out there?

TIA for your help
Keith

There are viewers available I think, but most good genealogy software
will import from FTM.

--
Bob.

singhals

Re: Family Tree Maker Data Disks

Legg inn av singhals » 14 jul 2007 15:16:53

khunter wrote:

Hi all;

I'm a very new researcher and I've got a question. My brother-in-law gave me a box full of
data disks from Family Tree Maker. Do I nee the app to read them or is there a 3rd party
reader out there?

TIA for your help
Keith

As I recall, most of those data-discs came with the Reader.
Shove one of them into the CD drive and see what happens.
Or use Windows Explorer to see if there's an executable on
one of 'em.

Otherwise, check the http://www.genealogyone.com site and poke
around; they used to hide the "Family Archive Viewer" fairly
well, and MAY have deleted the link altogether by now.

Cheryl

Hugh Watkins

Re: Family Tree Maker Data Disks

Legg inn av Hugh Watkins » 14 jul 2007 17:14:33

singhals wrote:
khunter wrote:

Hi all;

I'm a very new researcher and I've got a question. My brother-in-law
gave me a box full of data disks from Family Tree Maker. Do I nee the
app to read them or is there a 3rd party reader out there?

TIA for your help
Keith


As I recall, most of those data-discs came with the Reader. Shove one
of them into the CD drive and see what happens. Or use Windows Explorer
to see if there's an executable on one of 'em.

Otherwise, check the http://www.genealogyone.com site and poke around; they
used to hide the "Family Archive Viewer" fairly well, and MAY have
deleted the link altogether by now.

http://www.google.com/search?source=ig& ... gle+Search

Hugh W
--

a wonderful artist in Denmark
http://www.ingerlisekristoffersen.dk/

Beta blogger
http://snaps4.blogspot.com/ photographs and walks

old blogger GENEALOGE
http://hughw36.blogspot.com/ MAIN BLOG

Hugh Watkins

Re: Family Tree Maker Data Disks

Legg inn av Hugh Watkins » 14 jul 2007 17:20:07

singhals wrote:
khunter wrote:

Hi all;

I'm a very new researcher and I've got a question. My brother-in-law
gave me a box full of data disks from Family Tree Maker. Do I nee the
app to read them or is there a 3rd party reader out there?

TIA for your help
Keith


As I recall, most of those data-discs came with the Reader. Shove one
of them into the CD drive and see what happens. Or use Windows Explorer
to see if there's an executable on one of 'em.

Otherwise, check the http://www.genealogyone.com site and poke around; they
used to hide the "Family Archive Viewer" fairly well, and MAY have
deleted the link altogether by now.

not hidden from google
http://www.google.com/search?source=ig& ... gle+Search

better try
http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/abtffiv.html

read the warning !!!


Hugh W


--

a wonderful artist in Denmark
http://www.ingerlisekristoffersen.dk/

Beta blogger
http://snaps4.blogspot.com/ photographs and walks

old blogger GENEALOGE
http://hughw36.blogspot.com/ MAIN BLOG

singhals

Re: Family Tree Maker Data Disks

Legg inn av singhals » 15 jul 2007 16:03:55

Hugh Watkins wrote:

singhals wrote:

khunter wrote:

Hi all;

I'm a very new researcher and I've got a question. My brother-in-law
gave me a box full of data disks from Family Tree Maker. Do I nee
the app to read them or is there a 3rd party reader out there?

TIA for your help
Keith



As I recall, most of those data-discs came with the Reader. Shove one
of them into the CD drive and see what happens. Or use Windows
Explorer to see if there's an executable on one of 'em.

Otherwise, check the http://www.genealogyone.com site and poke around; they
used to hide the "Family Archive Viewer" fairly well, and MAY have
deleted the link altogether by now.


not hidden from google
http://www.google.com/search?source=ig& ... gle+Search


better try
http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/abtffiv.html

read the warning !!!


Hugh W



I _do_ wish they'd quit playing Musical URLs.

Thanks, Hugh.

Pat in Atlanta

Re: Family Tree Maker Data Disks

Legg inn av Pat in Atlanta » 17 jul 2007 14:58:44

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"khunter" <im@myhouse.com> wrote in message
news:MPG.21009f65deb38148989684@news.ind.sbcglobal.net...
Hi all;

I'm a very new researcher and I've got a question. My brother-in-law gave
me a box full of
data disks from Family Tree Maker. Do I nee the app to read them or is
there a 3rd party
reader out there?

TIA for your help
Keith

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