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Can any one help me decide which on is the best for me.
I am a beginner.
I use windows Vista on laptop but XP on my main computer.
Thank You.
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I suggest you start here
http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,158637.0.html
Alan NZ
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Looked on some of them and still cant find one that works on vista.
Family tree maker 2008 works on vista including to one report on amazon but another said it does not.
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If you are looking for something to work specifically on Vista then check the requirements of the software concerned.
All programs carry a list of the requirements so just go to the websites of the various programs and see what they recommend.
Regretfully Vista is a bit of a problem with some programs which is why I am sticking with XP for now.
Alan NZ
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I think I will Get Roots Magic.
Though I might make a tree on paper so me and my wife elder family can see it.
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Hi Basdfg
Thought this may of interest to you especially if you want a record of the results of your research to give to someone.
Last week a friend let me see a booklet she had bought a while ago for recording her records and I have managed to get some copies of it to give a copy of my research to each of my children books £3 each -not expensive. It's A4 'paperback' with a glossy front cover saying 'The Family Record'
This is ideal for giving the family a present . The good thing is its also going to keep all my records in one place now. The centre pages contain two separate family trees left side for father's family and right side for mother's family. Records for 5 generations.
From the centre pages to the front is your father's family and from the centre to the back is your mother's family. Each entry on the centre page is numbered and the corresponding page in the book will hold all the information about that person.
I also bought a blank A3 family tree. great to see everything at one glance.
Just thought I'd share.
Genos/Emmy
Just in case anyone is interested in buying a copy this is the link
www.anesfhs.org.uk/publ.htm#series5
scroll down: the number of the book is AA535: there is also a page that gives the cost of postage for UK and outwith the UK
This is their emailaddress etc.
E-mail: enquiries @ anesfhs.org.uk
Website: www.anesfhs.org.uk/
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I have come up with a book idea.
Two separate Books for my family and my wife family.
They will be alphabetical indexed by surname(Maiden for women).
For wedding Certs they will be an original under the groom and a photocopy under the bride.
I will hopefully but Roots Magic after my holiday.
Thank you.
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You could try this, it's free.
http://www.familysearch.org/eng/default.asp
scroll down and on the right you will see the paf family history software to download.
the 'companion' is for printing the trees,and will do three generations. If you buy the full version (about £3) it will print any number of generations.
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Hi,
I'm using Family Tree Legends deluxe v 5.0 on Vista, so I know that one definitely works with Vista.
I can't compare other family tree software, as it's the only family tree software that I've used both on my old computer that had XP and now on my new computer which is installed with Vista.
Kind Regards:)
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I cant find family tree legends deluxe.
Create Your Own Family Tree Genealogy Suite has got good reviewer plus it works on vista.
So I am getting that.
Thank You.
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I might get Family tree maker 2009 when it comes out.
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I think I will Get Roots Magic.
Though I might make a tree on paper so me and my wife elder family can see it.
I don't think you'll be disappointed with RootsMagic. It's the one I eventually settled for after trying almost all the others, and I've been very happy with it for several years now. It is more "user friendly" than some of the others, and is easy to get started with. With a bit of practice you can produce just about any type of printout you can imagine. And you can create a "read only" version of your tree on a CD to share with other family members.
Mike.
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Have you tried Family Historian - they offer a free month's trial of the full version. Also a free read-only version for friends and relatives' use. Works on Vista.
http://www.family-historian.co.uk/index.htm
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Am ordering roots magic in two weeks.
After my holiday.
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Nick Barrett's advice in an extract form his new family history book in the Sunday mirror said dont get a Online family tree programme until you a intermediate researcher.
So i am not getting it now to at least Xmas.
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Well I disagree, I think you should get one as soon as possible and start to put your information in it from day one. It will soon start to take shape, especially if you enter your sources and o ther information.
You will get valuable experience in how to use them, and what can be transferred one to another. sometimes pictures and notes don't. You can also work on them offline.
Download any free trial - and give it a go.
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Thanks.
I think I wait to next week when i do a order and pre order on some dvds on amazon.
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Nick Barrett's advice in an extract form his new family history book in the Sunday mirror said dont get a Online family tree programme until you a intermediate researcher.
What a real cracking piece of advice that isn't!!!
Using an offline tree builder means you have complete control of your tree and all the information that goes with it. Anyone just starting out will never appreciate just how much there is to keep track of, bmd refs, census refs and information etc. names, dates, places.
Relying on an online tree buiilder presents problems, not least is that you gave to have internet access for a start, sites can and do suffer server problems, and they can never gaurantee that your info is secure. Creating back up copies can also be a problem.
Putting all the bmd refs, names, dates, places, census return info, sources, certificates, transcriptions of wills etc onto a family tree programme early in your research is far better and also far easier (there will be less to input as you have less information available). Trying to enter information for say 200 individuals at once is quite a task, far easier to start with a programe when your tree is far smaller.
For the cost of a programme (as little as £3 if you know where to look) it's hardly worth waiting.
As for a programme compatable with XP and Vista you could always try Family Tree Maker (either the 2005 or 2006 version). To work with Vista you need to download an update patch but if one pc works on one system and one on another then you simply install the software to each computer and uploasd the patch to the machine with Vista.
FTM 2008 isn't that popular with users, i know several folks who upgraded from an earlier version and still use the older programmes in preference to the newer one.