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When I right click on an image & choose 'Save as' I get a box saying ......



'the system cannot find the file specified' 


then when I click on help this comes up ....


Cannot find C:\WINDOWS\system32\mshtml.help file. Do you want to try to find this file yourself ?


then says I need to reinstal it, would this be on the Windows XP backup disc ?


Is it just a coincidence this happened straight after the upgrade ?

I've been using 'save target as' at present, but photo size seems to reduce kbs.


Yvonne


PS ..... Very Weird, ......

I just tried saving an image with 'save as' on two other sites & it worked ok there 

A Very Merry Christmas & a Happy New Year to you all,

Yvonne

Would someone please be able to identify this uniform ?,
I believe the photo was probably taken before 1900 in England.

It does remind me of the Salvation Army uniforms,

Thanks,

Yvonne

Fifty Questions for Family History Interviews


What to Ask the Relatives


A great way to uncover clues to your family history or to get great quotes for journaling in a heritage scrapbook is a family interview.
By asking the right, open-ended questions, you're sure to collect a wealth of family tales. Use this list of family history interview questions to help you get started,
but be sure to personalize the interview with your own questions as well.
               
         1.      What is your full name? Why did your parents select this name for you? Did you have a nickname?
2.     When and where were you born?
3.     How did your family come to live there?
4.     Were there other family members in the area? Who?
5.     What was the house (apartment, farm, etc.) like? How many rooms? Bathrooms? Did it have electricity? Indoor plumbing? Telephones?
6.     Were there any special items in the house that you remember?
7.     What is your earliest childhood memory?
8.     Describe the personalities of your family members.
9.     What kind of games did you play growing up?
10.   What was your favorite toy and why?
11.   What was your favorite thing to do for fun (movies, beach, etc.)?
12.   Did you have family chores? What were they? Which was your least favorite?
13.   Did you receive an allowance? How much? Did you save your money or spend it?
14.   What was school like for you as a child? What were your best and worst subjects? Where did you attend grade school? High school? College?
15.   What school activities and sports did you participate in?
16.   Do you remember any fads from your youth? Popular hairstyles? Clothes?
17.   Who were your childhood heroes?
18.   What were your favorite songs and music?
19.   Did you have any pets? If so, what kind and what were their names?
20.   What was your religion growing up? What church, if any, did you attend?
21.   Were you ever mentioned in a newspaper?
22.  Who were your friends when you were growing up?
23.  What world events had the most impact on you while you were growing up? Did any of them personally affect your family?
24.  Describe a typical family dinner. Did you all eat together as a family? Who did the cooking? What were your favorite foods?
25.  How were holidays (birthdays, Christmas, etc.) celebrated in your family? Did your family have special traditions?
26.  How is the world today different from what it was like when you were a child?
27.  Who was the oldest relative you remember as a child? What do you remember about them?
28.  What do you know about your family surname?
29.  Is there a naming tradition in your family, such as always giving the firstborn son the name of his paternal grandfather?
30.  What stories have come down to you about your parents? Grandparents? More distant ancestors?
31.   Are there any stories about famous or infamous relatives in your family?
32.   Have any recipes been passed down to you from family members?
33.   Are there any physical characteristics that run in your family?
34.   Are there any special heirlooms, photos, bibles or other memorabilia that have been passed down in your family?
35.   What was the full name of your spouse? Siblings? Parents?
36.   When and how did you meet your spouse? What did you do on dates?
37.   What was it like when you proposed (or were proposed to)? Where and when did it happen? How did you feel?
38    Where and when did you get married?
39.   What memory stands out the most from your wedding day?
40.   How would you describe your spouse? What do (did) you admire most about them?
41.   What do you believe is the key to a successful marriage?
42.   How did you find out your were going to be a parent for the first time?
43.   Why did you choose your children's names?
44.   What was your proudest moment as a parent?
45.   What did your family enjoy doing together?
46.   What was your profession and how did you choose it?
47.   If you could have had any other profession what would it have been? Why wasn't it your first choice?
48.   Of all the things you learned from your parents, which do you feel was the most valuable?
49.   What accomplishments were you the most proud of?
50.   What is the one thing you most want people to remember about you?

A GENEALOGIST'S CHRISTMAS EVE

"Twas the night before Christmas when all through the house not a creature was stirring, not even my spouse.
The dining room table with clutter was spread with pedigree charts and with letters which said...
"Too bad about the data for which you wrote sank in a storm on an ill fated boat."
Stacks of old copies of wills and the such were proof that my work had become much to much.
Our children were nestled all snug in their beds, while visions of sugarplums danced in their heads.
And I at my table was ready to drop from work on my album with photos to crop.
Christmas was here, and of such was my lot that presents and goodies and toys I forgot.
Had I not been so busy with grandparent's wills, I'd not have forgotten to shop for such thrills.
While others had bought gifts that would bring Christmas cheer; I'd spent time researching those birthdates and years.
While I was thus musing about my sad plight, a strange noise on the lawn gave me such a great fright.
Away to the window I flew in a flash, tore open the drapes and I yanked up the sash.
When what to my wondering eyes should appear?  But an overstuffed sleigh and eight small reindeer.
Up to the housetop the reindeer they flew, with a sleigh full of toys, and old Santa Claus too.
And then in a twinkle, I heard on the roof the prancing and pawing of thirty-two hoofs.
The TV antenna was no match for their horns, and look at our roof with hoof-prints adorned.
As I drew in my head, and bumped it on the sash, down the cold chimney fell Santa - KER-RASH!
"Dear" Santa had come from the roof in a wreck, and tracked soot on the carpet, (I could wring his short neck!)
Spotting my face, good old Santa could see I had no Christmas spirit you'd have to agree.
He spoke not a word, but went straight to his work, and filled all the stockings, (I felt like a jerk).
Here was Santa, who'd brought us such gladness and joy; when I'd been too busy for even one toy.
He spied my research on the table all spread "A genealogist!" He cried! (My face was all red!)
"Tonight I've met many like you", Santa grinned, as he pulled from his sack a large book he had penned.
I gazed with amazement - the cover it read "Genealogy Lines for Which You Have Plead."
"I know what it's like as a genealogy bug," He said as he gave me a a great Santa Hug.
"While the elves make the sleighful of toys I now carry, I do some research in the North Pole Library!
A special treat I am thus able to bring, to genealogy folks who can't find a thing.
Now off you go to your bed for a rest, I'll clean up the house from this genealogy mess."
As I climbed up the stairs full of gladness and glee, I looked back at Santa who'd brought much to me.
While settling in bed, I heard Santa's clear whistle, to his team which then rose like the down of a thistle.
And I heard him exclaim as he flew out of sight, "Family History is Fun! Merry Christmas! Goodnight!"
(author unknown)