Important We recommend creating a sub-folder called ‘Generations Data’ in your main ‘Documents’ folder for storing your data file/s. Once the computer has restarted you may open the Generations program. The reboot may tale longer than usual for this first time start up of Generations. Choose to restart your computer now & click finish. You will now be asked to leave the CD in the drive and click yes to allow your computer to reboot. Please ignore the offers as they are years out of date. We suggest you accept the default directory for the installation: Click Next Click ‘Yes’ to agree to the licence agreement. Now follow the step by step instructions on the InstallShield program. 1a) Vista users onlyĪ new window opens with the message: Do you want to allow the following program from an unknown publisher to make changes to this computer? Program name: setup.exe Publisher: unknown File Origin: CD/DVD drive Click OK and the program will install the ‘InstallShield Wizard’ window 2) Vista & Windows 7 users Choose the second option ‘Install Generations Family Tree’. Right click on the Generations Icon and a menu should appear. On the ‘Device with Removable Storage’ you should see the Generations ‘G’ logo with ‘DVD RW Drive (E:) GFT’ where ‘E’ or another letter is the drive letter allocated to your CD/DVD drive in which you have put your CD. Click OK Click on the windows ‘Start’ button Click on the ‘Computer’ option 1a) Vista users only Please log on as an administrator and try again.

1b) Windows 7 users onlyĪfter inserting the Generations program CD in your CD/DVD drive it is very likely the operating system will produce the following error: We’re sorry, you must be an administrator to run this program. The program will open the ‘Install Shield Wizard’ window. 1a) Vista users onlyĪfter inserting the Generations program CD in your CD/DVD drive it is very likely the operating system will ask ‘An unidentified program wants to access your computer’.

We can assure you that installing Generations on your computer will not corrupt anything on your operating system or adversely affect any other program. Generations was last updated long before Windows Vista or 7 were published therefore the operating system (OS) will be suspicious of the program due to its age.

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