Could it be that you need to file associate by right clicking on the file on the thumb drive and saying open with Family Tree Software. Judith http://www.agoodread.com http://PSP9Tutorial.blogspot.com http://conspiracy-freefictionbook.blogspot.com/ Sharing is the key to all our $uccess! ----- Original Message ----- From: "cristy" <poppy0206@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, November 01, 2005 2:04 PM Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: pen/thumb drives..more Well, I just tried saving a family tree maker file on a CD-RW and I COULD open the file on that (was read only though) on my computer. And that is removable. -- <Please delete this line and everything below.> To unsub or change your email settings: //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk To access our Archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/