Family Historian User Group

Hi Lorna, Thanks for the tip...i knew it would be simple. However, it does seem odd that I won't be able to access/see the media from an individuals properties box as that seems to defeat the object of being able to link it as a one time effort in the first place....so is there maybe a reason that I...

Hi All, It's been a while since my last post but I have a problem that I've been staring at for the past 2 hours and haven't yet resolved. :shock: So I thought I'd share it as I'm pretty sure it will be a very simple answer.....heregoes: I want to add images of street maps to the places my ancestors...

@Robin,
thanks for posting the Help Desk solution...I am now back up and running
Great support guys!

Thanks again,
Fred

Hi Mike, thanks for the reminder - version duly updated! I think I updated to 6.2.6 about 7-10 days ago and have been using the programme extensively since without problem until today. With imperfect timing I had a spring clean of the PC before Xmas and got rid of a whole load of downloaded programm...

Hi RFJ,
that would be great, thanks.
Ref reinstallation, if we go down that road I think I might have the same problem as you as my initials disc purchase was v.2.1.6 !!!!

Fred

Hi Folks, Just tried to use FH and having the same issue as above i.e it won't start. It's been working fine over recent days (last used successfully for long periods over last weekend). I have followed the guidance below i.e. reloading upgrade FH6.2.6 from Safe Mode as an Administrator and all went...

Hi All,

Thanks to everyone for their guidance. I have now successfully created the correct file structure. Now I just have to set about the task of reconnecting all those lost links

Thank for the info. I'm wondering whether the problem might have been caused by the file structure. Currently my FH file structure for my ancestor photos is as follows: 1) Hard drive 2) My Documents folder 3) 'Family Historian Projects' folder 4) 'Family name' folder 5) 'Family name'.fh_data folder ...

Hi Mike,

my base version is FH 2.1.6 and I'd gone through various upgrades to 5.x before this upgrade to v6.

I didn't specifically check work with External File Links before upgrade and I didn't take a back-up before upgrading (doh!).

Nige.

Sorry, forgot to mention...I'm using Windows 7.
Any clues/assistance would be very gratefully received.
Thanks.

Hi All, I have just upgraded to version 6 (looks really cool and so am looking forward to using it properly). :D However, during the upgrade the links to all of my media have disappeared. My media folder resides in the same place and so not sure what's happened or how i fix it (short of going back t...

Hi All, OK, sorrrry but this I feel may be 'stupid question time' !! Could some kind soul please take pity and explain to me the purpose of Flags and Icons in relation to Sources? I've been reading the threads, but can't really find a basic explanation, overview advantages etc anywhere. Apologies fo...

Thanks for all the help....very useful. I have started using Ancestral Sources and am very impressed by the way it handles the details. A quick question for you though ref the 1911 census: 1) The 1911 census has the detailed page that contains the specific info on the family, whereas the Schedule pa...

Hi All, It's been a while since I've done any research, but am now picking up the thread again. I've been a user of FH for a good while now but only ever in its basic functions. However, I would now like to start adding images of the sources (census, birth death, baptism records etc) into the progra...

I sometimes complete one-name-searches from the GRO records for future reference and would like to be able to record such generic surname information within FH, but can't seem to find any area suitable for its recording. Can anyone offer any advice, as if not I'll post it to the Wish List as an idea...

Hi Folks, I have been looking but can't seem to find any functionality that acts as a 'Things To Do' (TTD) list. You can obviously enter TTD's against the individuals, but once you get a big tree its difficult to remember where these are. So, is anyone aware of anything within FH that allows TTD to ...