Genealogy Chat

2006 is the most up to date version of the'old' program, which most seem to prefer.

2008/9 is a completely different program altogether, not an update of the earlier one, and is not to everyone's taste. I have to admit I bought a copy but it is still in its wrappings.

Can anyone advise if it worth installing, and if the 2009 service pack has resolved some of the problems with the initial 2008 release, or do I stick with 2006 for now?

Hi Brinsley - it is FTM 2006 , which I decided on after bookmarking the various discussions that have gone on the boards about which to use. I stilll haven't installed it! I have been lucky enough to get a lot of new material - and when I went to doublecheck it on the censuses I foound a whole lot more, followed up a Hot Match contact from that who has given a lot more again! I want to get it established on my GR tree and then gedcom it all to the new family tree programme - I wasn't expecting to get anything more for the time being. When I've got this lot on record I hope to have more time to explore LDS and parish records for earlier material, which does take a lot longer.
Yours, Elizabeth

I used to use FTM 2006 and loved it! I have just badgered my mum into buying me a copy of FTM 2009 Platinum for my birthday. Can't wait to have a play with it on Sunday! I have used the same GEDCOM file for FTM, Ancestry, GR and a few other sites and haven't had a problem with any - the only thing is I forget whic ones I've updated!

I notice that you mentioned FTM version 6. Did you really mean that or are you referrring to the 2006 version, actually version 16?

Incidentally how have you got on?

Thank you both for your replies - they give me the courage to go ahead without thinking I might mess everything up and start again (largely self-taught silver surfer speaking)

FTM is the most popular software in the world.

You can import some earlier version PAF files into FTM but I'm not sure if it will work on the newer versions of PAF, it won't hurt anything to try it but you can always export your PAF file as a gedcom from PAF and import that into FTM

It's always good to have slightly different names for you different files for each program.

Any program will import and export to gedcom, this gedcom can be uploded to Ancestry and any other online tree storage facility.

Ron
www.genealogyprinters.com

I'd be grateful for some advice on the best procedure. I recently gedcomed my tree from GR to Family Search, as I wanted to have a safety net. I have decided in fact now to use Family Tree Maker 6 - and have obtained the software but not yet installed it. Can I use the same Paf file I already have on my computer or would it be better to create a new one (with a slightly different title)? and how would this affect my possible future putting my tree on Ancestry? No rush - I must lock up the house now - but I should be grateful for guidance and could answer any questions tomorrow.