FTM advice please

**West Yorkshire Maggy** · 13-02-12, 14:57

I've just been bought a new laptop for my birthday

It's Windows 7 and I presume my FTM 2006 will not be compatible? Can anyone advise please. I don't mind paying to upgrade my FTM, but which version would be the best one?

**Elaine ..Spain** · 13-02-12, 15:20

I think Wendy Pusey has said that she is still using FTM2006 on a Windows 7 laptop - if she doesn't see this post it might be worth contacting her via PM.

If you are going to upgrade then I would suggest you go for the latest version which is FTM 2012 - best buy at the moment (presuming you would benefit from a 6 month free Ancestry subscription) is the Platinum package via Amazon
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Family-Tree-...9146285&sr=8-1
Cost is £36.97 and the package includes a free 6 month UK Premium Ancestry subscription which is worth £53.70

If you have Tesco points there is also an offer on this package - costs around £20.

Word of warning - the layout of the more recent versions of FTM is very different to the 2006 version. Takes a bit of getting used to but I prefer it now.

**West Yorkshire Maggy** · 14-02-12, 09:55

Thanks Elaine. I will get in touch with Wendy.

I already do subscribe to Ancestry. Thanks for the word of warning about the newer versions. I seemed to remember that other people had said the newer versions were very different to the 2006, that's why I've stuck with it for so long!!

**Suein10b** · 14-02-12, 10:03

2006 version works fine with windows 7. You may need to install as administrator. Pretty sure there's a patch to install

**WendyPusey** · 14-02-12, 10:10

Have replied to your PM Maggy.

Works fine for me.

**Darksecretz** · 14-02-12, 18:12

Originally Posted by Suein10b

2006 version works fine with windows 7. You may need to install as administrator. Pretty sure there's a patch to install

it might do if your puter is 32bit. if it is 64bit it will not work under win7, then, you will have to upgrade FTM to a 64bit version.

**WendyPusey** · 14-02-12, 18:48

My laptop is 64bit and FTM 2006 works fine on that as well.

**Darksecretz** · 14-02-12, 19:04

Originally Posted by WendyPusey

My laptop is 64bit and FTM 2006 works fine on that as well.

maybe its different with different versions of FTM then. I had FTM2005 and loved it, then I upgraded my puter and it wouldnt work, so went to FTM2009, slowly got used to it... then had the upgrade to FTM2010/then 2011, new puter again, had to have another new version of FTM 2012 which is 64bit.

**West Yorkshire Maggy** · 14-02-12, 21:22

Thanks for the replies everyone. My laptop is a 64 bit. Have had a look around and it seems that sometimes it FTM 2006 will work with it and sometimes it won't. Seems like it's just pot luck, so I maybe need to give it a try.

Thanks again for all the help and advice.