John,

It sounds like your genealogy file might be set to read-only.  If you 
open up My Computer (or Windows Explorer) look in the folder where 
you have your genealogy file stored.  The file will have a .PAF 
extension.  Right-click on the file, select properties and see if the 
attribute read-only at the bottom is checked.  If it is, then uncheck 
it and click OK.  That should reset your genealogy database to 
read/write.  It doesn't sound like the PAF program is the culprit, 
but your genealogy database is.  To test my theory you could create a 
brand new genealogy database and see if you can read and write to 
it.  If you can, then my theory is correct.  If not, email and I'll 
help you troubleshoot it.

Maria

--- In ranchos@yahoogroups.com, Joseph Puentes <makas@n...> wrote:
> 
> 
> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: 	Problem
> Date: 	Mon, 20 Jun 2005 12:51:57 -0700
> From: 	John Gonzalez <1gnzlz@v...>
> To: 	Joseph Puentes <makas@n...>
> 
> 
> 
> Joseph:
>  
> I need some help.   Do you know if there is anybody out there who 
is 
> using the LDS program: PAF 5.2 who might be able to help me with a 
problem?
>  
> Here's the problem: I was trying to make  some changes to my 
Windows XP 
> program, but the changes didn't work.  I had to reboot my computer 
in 
> "Safe Mode" and ran the restore program.  Everything started 
working 
> again, except for the PAF program.
> I can bring it up but  it comes up as a "read only" program. I can 
view 
> all of my data, I can print it out, but it is not allowing me to 
make 
> changes to it or enter new data.  I think the computer recovered 
the PAF 
> program from the back-up file that was probably "write protected"
> I know that there must be a way to fix it, just don't know how...  
Any 
> ideas anybody? 
> The LDS Family Search Center is closed on Monday, I can't get any 
help 
> from them today.
> Any comments or suggestions are welcome.
> Thank you.
> 1gnzlz@v... <mailto:1gnzlz@v...>