Re: Family Tree Maker 2012
tr_smith,FTM 16 is a 16 bit program, and they can NOT be installed on a 64 bit machine.Yes, I liked 16, but I have been updated every since I started using FTM back in the DOS days. Once I learned how...
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Silverfox commentActually, that is not the case. Separate islands occur when a spouse has his or her blood family added in your database.This is not true.[David Abernathy is correct] I have only one...
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I think we are out of luck. I just called and the calendar feature that was on FTW 16 is not on the upgraded version 2008 that I'd bought. Now I have to upgrade to the 2012. I'm looking
View ArticleRe: FTM Extended Family Chart
Silverfox commentIf a person is connected by marriage - AND they have their blood relatives entered (parents, children by other spouses, siblings, etc), that family will be presented as an island -...
View ArticleRe: FTM Extended Family Chart
Silver fox commentHow does the OLD all-in-one tree connect these people?I'll try to answer thisIn the FTW system you entered one persons name, then the system [assuming everybody was in the same...
View ArticleRe: Working Again Sat 02/23/2013
Still working, Thurs 02/18/2013, even though they are still "working on it:""This is a known issue within the program at this time. It is an error that our developers are aware of and are working...
View ArticleMy FTM 2012 will not create a GedCom
Forget the sync-ing problems--I've given up hope of ever resolving those! But in order to keep my WorldConnect Project online tree current, I must update it periodically (which is very easy, but...
View ArticleRe: My FTM 2012 will not create a GedCom
Sorry to learn of your problem.Are you on Windows or Mac? What version?I regularly create a GEDCOM from FTM 2012, usually with no issues. With about 10K people in my tree, it takes an hour or less.My...
View ArticleRe: My FTM 2012 will not create a GedCom
I don't believe your Gedcom difficulties have anything to do with syncing.There are a lot of folks here who seem to have sync working for them with no problems. But, there are still enough with...
View ArticleRe: My FTM 2012 will not create a GedCom
The inability to create GedComs began at the same time as the sync-ing with my Ancestry Member Tree stopped, so I can only assume that there is some kind of connection between the two problems. (I had...
View ArticleRe: My FTM 2012 will not create a GedCom
I'm using Windows 7, with Service Pack 1. There are just over 63K individuals in my file, and since upgrading to FTM 2012 over a year ago, I have synced regularly with my Ancestry Member Tree, with no...
View ArticleRe: My FTM 2012 will not create a GedCom
I would suggest that you try a repair of the FTM installation and repeat the previous attempts.If that shows no improvement, I would then uninstall and reinstall FTM.
View ArticleRe: My FTM 2012 will not create a GedCom
Wow. It would appear that something else is going on besides a file corruption, especially because the "clean" file with one person bombed on making a gedcom.I would suggest the next steps to be:1)...
View ArticleRe: My FTM 2012 will not create a GedCom
Did you look at the event log? program and system errors usually log an event that gives a clue. Go to Control Panel\All Control Panel Items\Administrative Tools\Event Viewer and select Windows Logs,...
View ArticleRe: FTM2012 Corrupting Data Today Worse than when Problems Reported 13 Months...
Hi Stephenkigham,Thanks for the corroborating experiences with FTM and ATM sync failures. I have saved literally hundreds of webshots from FTM and ACOM subscribers who have been having similar failures...
View ArticleRe: Family Tree Maker 2012
DMOUII never used FTM 2008 because it was a disaster that never should have been released. Many functions that were part of FTM 16 were missing and it was not very stable. I am now using FTM 2012. Most...
View ArticleRe: FTM2012 Corrupting Data Today Worse than when Problems Reported 13 Months...
I am having the same problem and have just deleted the entire software from my computer I've cried over hundeds of hours of work being destroyed for the SECOND time, the first time I thought I just...
View ArticleRe: Sync Failed-An error occurred while "Preparing data to be downloaded from...
Started seeing exactly the same error 3 days ago, 2/27/2013. Still happening this morning 3/1. My last successful sync was 2/22, early evening CST. Using latest updates for FTM 2012 on Windows 7 SP1.I...
View ArticleRe: Sync Failed-An error occurred while "Preparing data to be downloaded from...
So here's my long story and, hopefully, a solution to the error.I work exclusively in FTM, never on Ancestry and have successfully been synching since the last update. Over Christmas the hard drive on...
View ArticleRe: FTM2012 Corrupting Data Today Worse than when Problems Reported 13 Months...
ghenning,I am most appreciative of your suggestions regarding how I might successfully connect to http://www.ge.tt. For the present I have decided to wait before attempting to submit my ftmb file to...
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