[Framers] Framemaker 5.5

[Art Campbell]

An off topic reply, because I have no way of trouble shooting your problem.

I hope you're CYA and saving everything you write as a MIF file AND as an
RTF, so that when your current setup stuff finally quits working, you'll be
able to open the files with whatever version you end up with. Protect your
work.

Cheers,
Art


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On Mon, Mar 20, 2017 at 7:30 PM, David Klein <oldradioxminus1 at gmail.com>
wrote:

> I am a retired technical writer who cannot afford to upgrade to a later
> version.
>
> I have been using Framemaker to write my autobiography on an older computer
> running Windows XP. I purchased a newer computer running Windows 7
> Professional that has the ability to set up a windows virtual PC. I finally
> figured out the way to get it to work over the weekend, and installed
> Framemaker 5.5 and my Epson XP-420 printer. I am able to make a file and
> print it,
>
> The problem is trying to save the file so that I can integrate it with the
> many other files I have saved to a portable drive using my old XP computer.
>
> When I connect this drive to the Windows 7 it is fully recognized as a
> separate drive. When I open the files, the titles are shown. Of course,
> because the software is not recognized by Windows 7 Professional, the
> actual files are not shown.
>
> Here is the problem. When I am in wndows virtual PC and go to save a file
> in the portable drive I get the following: \\tsclient\J on Entire Network
> with MyBackup in the center. When I attempt to open MyBackup I get a list
> of very old programs with a question: Do I want to convert? I feel sure
> this is generated by Framemaker 5.5 because of the age of the programs. In
> other words it does not recognize Framemaker as an option.
>
> It seems I have no option to save a file generated within windows virtual
> PC to an external device. If there is a way, I would like to hear it.
> Thanks.
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