Genealogy Chat

Have you backed up your My Documents folders - general letters etc.?

Have you got the master program discs - such as Microsoft Office etc - as you will have to reload them again. (Not much you can do if you haven´t though!)

Just thought of another one - have you saved your favourite/bookmarked web site addresses. You should be able to export or save these to a disc.

Hi again Elaine I have managed to backup My Documents,printed off a couple of mega vital e-mails and messages. As for favourites i haven't managed that (it wasn't that long ago i found how to add to my favourites anyway. All my favourites are genealogy based,some specific to Norfolk. I'm fresh out of discs and getting the stick tomorrow,but after reading the other thread from yesterday i'm a bit lost on the favourites bit.Where are they stored? I only ever work from my ISP toolbar (AOL),the kids go through ISP and Outlook Express/MSN as they often use Messenger (?) things. Glen

How to Export Your Favourites/Bookmarks From the Web Using XP With the internet open (any site, doesn't matter) Go to File (top left hand of screen) Select Import/Export A Wizard Screen Will Appear, Select Next Select Action ie: Export Favourites or Import Cookies - click next Select From Box Which Folder/Bookmark You want to Export - click next Select From Browse Which File You Wish To Copy To (you can create a new folder at this point to export to if you so wish) - click next Select Finish Hope it helps Snowdrops

Thanks Snowdrops. You guys naver cease to amaze me with knowledge. Thanks everyone. Glen

Hi Glen As promised I am on line now but sorry I wasn't earlier. Anything you need to know?

Sorry Glen -posted the thread about backing up your favourites and then had to disappear. I see Snowdrops has answered your query.

Right Got a memory stick and the pc won't recognise it,it is supposed to work with XP with no additional drivers and works with 1.1 and 2.0 USB. CD-R playing up,sometimes the discs i saved yesterday appear ok,other times they have no info stored (apparently!!!) So i don't know if anything is backing up or not,my last FTM disc backup was ok,three weeks ago,but has only 380 names,my tree now stands at nearly 500,(and is the backup ok?I don't know) Starting to get a wee bit nervous now. Glen

Glen, After reading all this I bet your head is swimming (mine is). just a little question how do you know the stick has worked. Rod

From my computer i selected the name of the drive (stick),then opened the drive to see what was stored on it. It listed my backup files,pictures,census etc that i had transferred. The disc backups i made aren't showing the contents everytime,so i am wary of using them. I'm no techie at all,but the stick was supposed to be plug and play,i had to download a driver first though!! At least it does show some files that i can open and they are my FTM backups so i have the major things i need.My certs are held on memory cards that fit my printer,saved on my pc and of course i have the paper copies from the register offices. Glen

Thanks Glen, I,ll see if I can do that. Rod