===== Upgrading to PediTree =====
Why should you move to //PediTree// when you are used to //Pedigree for DOS//?

Only PediTree is still being developed, while //Pedigree for DOS// is not.  Moreover, it has limitations when running under the new 64-bit Windows versions.

//PediTree// can use any database that was previously created or used in //Pedigree for DOS//. So,
if you wish to start using //PediTree//, you can use your existing database(s) without change.

However, to gain full advantage from //PediTree//, you will need to have additional elements in the
database definition.  These are present in any database derived from the Elton55 design.

If your existing Pedigree database was derived from the //Families// or //Census// design, then you can easily move
to one derived from //Elton55//. Export a GEDCOM 4 file from your existing database. Then open
the //Elton55// database and make a new (empty) database from it. Finally, import the GEDCOM file.  See the section
on [[faq:GEDCOM|GEDCOM]] for more information on this process.

You may also want to study this list of [[faq:peditree_advantages|the advantages of PediTree]].