Installation of family tree maker 2008

The short answer is yes, Family Tree Maker 2010 is fully compatible with Windows 7.
The Family Tree Maker team has been working with Windows 7 for several months-even prior to the release of Family Tree Maker 2010. Since the "Release to Manufacture" (RTM) version of Windows 7 was released last August, we have done additional testing in our labs as well as with alpha and beta customers with no indication of incompatibility. Family Tree Maker 2008 and 2009 are also compatible with Windows 7.
As a point of interest, it may be helpful for people to know that we continually test Family Tree Maker with 32-bit and 64-bit versions of Windows XP, Windows Vista, and Windows 7.
If you find a problem while running Family Tree Maker on your operating system, the best course of action is to contact customer support which can usually help you identify and solve the problem.

Hey Mollykay12
this should be helpful to you i guess

https://www.familytreemakerhelps.com/

it sounds like its a driver issue wiht the ethernet card u can ad a wirless divice if you have a wirless router and then simply use that to update the driver for the ethernet card or if its a new pc then take it back and demand they fix it hope this help

Did you find a solution? I have the same problem using Windows Vista Home.

Hi, I have found some hints. It looks like Microsoft .net Framework 2.0 has to be installed on your system Take a look at http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/FTM-TECH/2007-12/1197479889 and http://genforum.genealogy.com/install/messages/18590.html This error is a typical mistake for setup routines and I think the installation routine was not tested good enough by the manufacturer.

Sounds like Compatibility Mode may help.

To configure the compatibility mode for an application, just locate the installation directory and right click on the .exe, selecting Properties from the menu.
Select the Compatibility tab:
You can choose to run the program in Windows XP compatibility mode, or even all the way back to Windows 95 compatibility.
Probably the most useful setting to start off with would be to disable the visual themes and desktop composition, if you can't get things working. If you are trying to run a video game, you will often need to choose "Run this program as an administrator". You'll have to play around with it, but most likely you can get your application working this way.

Good Luck

I hope you didn;t throw out your old computer, as it it is almost impossible to use some xp and vista op software on other computers. Put your file on a flashdrive and see if you can import it.

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