Family Tree Maker 2006

[Ewan]

Crackel, the Family Tree Genealogy Suite Version 4 that I purchased about 7 years ago was by Global Software Publishing Limited, but unfortunately the ftm 2005 deluxe edition that I have just gained does not have the same program style that The Family Tree Genealogy Suite Version 4 has.  It is a different format entirely, which is fine once I can find my way around it.  Good luck with the 2010 and hope you get on alright with it.

I was just hoping to be able to install The Family Tree Genealogy Suite Version 4 on this different computer but as mentioned it will not install because the computer is a 64 bit and the program is 32 bit.

Ewan

[downside]

Ewan

Most programs running on Windows 7 64 bit are 32 bit programs.

If you have a 64 bit program then in theory it will run a bit faster than a 32 bit version.

[Ewan]

I have just tried again to install 'family tree genealogy suite version 4', this message appears -


Unsupported 16-Bit Application

The program or feature "\??\E:\Setup.exe" cannot start or run due to incompatibility with 64-bit versions of Windows. 


I would be open to any suggestions of how to install this because I do prefer to use this program as opposed to ftm 2005.

Ewan

Hello again downside, appreciate your time with this.  I am getting the message as above when trying to install this program, I don't know how to get round this problem, my guess is that I just will not be able to install this 32 bit program on the 64 bit computer.

[downside]

So it is a 16 bit rather than a 32 bit application?

Which edition of Windows 7 are you using?

If you are using Professional or Ultimate then you should still be able to run the program.

If you are using Home Premium then it might be the problem, although there should be a compatibility feature to allow you to run older versions of programs.

[Ewan]

Downside I really don't know where I got the idea that this program was a 32 bit application  , there is nothing on the box the program came in to indicate this so I presume that because I was using a 32 bit computer when I installed the program initially that was what was in my head! 

I am using Windows 7 Home Pemium, so do you know how I could find/use the compatibility feature which may allow me to run older versions of programs please?

If this fails, it is not the end of the world, I will persevere with the new program, 2005 deluxe edition I have gained.

Thanks
Ewan

[downside]

Hi Ewan

Click on Start and in the dialog box type:

Program Compatibility

and select

Run programs made for previous versions of Windows

and follow the wizard's steps.

[Ewan]

Thanks again downside for your help.

I am having a problem doing this, I have followed your instructions which were straightforward.  I then came to the question:

'Select the program you're having problems with'

followed by:

'if you don't see your program, select Not Listed top browse to the program file' ...... Which I did.

The next question was ... 'enter the program file's location'

I am now completely lost! as surely there won't be a location because I can't install the program 

Ewan

PS

Crackel, I am so sorry for hijacking your thread here.

[downside]

Point it to your CD drive i.e.

E:\setup.exe

and see what happens.

[crackel]

Ewan you have done no harm!  What your doing is getting an answer to a problem with FTM, hope you succeed. Stick with Downside, I am impressed with his apparent knowledge of computer software workings.  I don't like to strike out against any THING/BODY, however sense the Ancestry take over of the software portion of our genealogy, the only thing they are interested in is M O N E Y !!!