Re: FTM 2012 finds places on map but still unresolved
I just thought I would update you with Ancestry's "plan" to update the PNA.As stated, I have input updates for the PNA on several occasions and received no acknowledgement from Ancestry. I decided to...
View ArticleRe: 2010 compatability w/ Windows 8
When I attempt to download Fam Tree 2010 to my new laptop with Windows 8, the setup begins and goes to "Arch de Triomph background" and then hangs. I see another poster was successful after several...
View ArticleRe: FTM 2012 finds places on map but still unresolved
I don't use PNA in any form or fashion, and I would not expect Ancestry to "fix" it because in reality it can never be fixed, because it will always be wrong, since it can't support historical...
View ArticleRe: FTM 2012 finds places on map but still unresolved
[quote]The FTM PNA is, as silverfox says, a "tool", it is however not a real "authority" in the sense that we use "name authority" in library science.[/quote]This has been stated so many times and a...
View ArticleRe: 2010 compatability w/ Windows 8
The issue finally resolved itself after several tries.Good luck.
View ArticleRe: FTM 2012 finds places on map but still unresolved
Kj_Norway comment“and I would not expect Ancestry to "fix" it because in reality it can never be fixed, because it will always be wrong, since it can't support historical locations, border changes,...
View ArticleRe: FTM 2012 finds places on map but still unresolved
Yes the PNA should be fixed, however, my point is and always will be:If you want something to be fixed, the real problem needs to be identified, a better solution needs to be developed and then...
View ArticleRe: 2010 compatability w/ Windows 8
KBarber8635,I am guessing that when you say "download" you mean install.There is a delay in what is installed after that JPG file. That problem was resolved with FTM2011.Let in continue to install.Russ
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kj comment"If you want something to be fixed, the real problem needs to be identified, a better solution needs to be developed and then presented to the software engineers"Why don't you give this a...
View ArticleRe: FTM 2012 finds places on map but still unresolved
I was not talking to anyone in particular. This issue of problems and solutions is bigger than this thread. Some people say, for example: "add a flag so I can do/identify this type of person (or thing...
View ArticleRe: FTM 2012 finds places on map but still unresolved
The is just like all of the "Armchair coaches" that know how to always win a game!The FTM PNA is a "tool", it is not a real "authority"
View ArticleRe: 2010 compatability w/ Windows 8
Thank you for responding. I did mean to say "install" and not download, Russ. I called FTM's help line and was told I need to purchase FTM 2012 because the 2010 version is not compatible with Windows...
View ArticleRe: 2010 compatability w/ Windows 8
Now that I jogged my memory a bit, I do remember it taking a long time to install, but eventually it did. Agnes B.
View ArticleRe: 2010 compatability w/ Windows 8
KBarber8635,To give you a flavor, there were 100+ new features between FTM2010 and FTM2011. FTM2012 has more.I have a blog, if you want to see what some of them are.http://ftmuser.blogspot.comHope that...
View ArticleRe: How to edit or delete a customized view element
FTM 2012. Though forget the procedure I believe it could be done in FTM Version 16. Go to Main Toolbar(File, edit, etc).Select Edit, Manage Facts (near the bottom)You will get a pop up window with a...
View ArticleRe: Second Install FTM 2012 error msg: No action available
It didn't occur to me that there were multiple files and that they were being saved client side (on my computer) in such a way that complicated the sync process. Thanks for the clarification.One other...
View ArticleRe: Second Install FTM 2012 error msg: No action available
I'm not sure what is the easiest way. In any case I would rename your desktop file to something like MyFileOld and that should rename the file, the media folder associated with it and change the sync...
View ArticleFTM always needs sync
After sync witn ancestry.com, FTM says a change was made in FTM and needs to sync with Ancestry. This has been occurring ever since the last update.
View ArticleRe: FTM always needs sync
It happens every so often. I don't worry about it. It's often about an internal change in the database.
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I have never posted a tree on Ancestry. One of the reasons is that I have numerous persons and families in my FTM file that are not “my relatives.” While we have at least one relative in common, we...
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