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From: "B.K.Marshall" <>
Subject: Re: [TMG] Travel Advice
Date: Tue, 04 Jul 2000 21:53:21 -0700
References: <NBBBKOOKGPMMFBNEEIGDEEJPDBAA.simpson@xtra.co.nz>


I have one caveat -- CD's burned on my new Compaq Presario cannot be read on my
old IBM laptop or on my wife's Dell 486. The Compaq is running Win98SE while the
other two are running Win95 but I don't know if that is the problem.
Byron

"P. Simpson" wrote:

> I have a need to travel very light soon and wish to take probably on a CDR
> that I can burn on my CD writer, a copy of all my genealogy research. I will
> have no need on the trip to edit data, but various people I meet I may wish
> to sit down and view many charts and data on their PC's. At worst possibly
> the occassional report printout.
> I do not wish to load software even temporarily on other peoples machines.I
> dont consider printing out all the reports to view on the CD as convenient
> as having an operating program.
> Can anyone advise how I can copy my TMG program and data to a CDR and allow
> it to run. I tested the theory by copying my complete TMGW directory /
> program by drag and drop to another hard drive, clicking the exe file seems
> to attempt a start but the program recognises the move and offers advice not
> relevant to my need.
>
> regards
>
> P. Simpson

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