The Following site has a nice easy windows compatible peice of FREE family history software available that also happens to allow for GEDCOM data exchange!!
Check it out. Can't hurt to check things out..
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http://www.familysearch.comlook under the "order or download family history products" section -- Software Downloads - Free section for the latest version of "Personal Ancestral File".
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Theres also a free downloadable users manual that accompanies the software in PDF format.
The software also allows for Multi-lingual text entry, for those unusual foreign names. As well as Full multimedia linking capabilities to each individual and family.
It also does WEBpage outputs for those who wish to publish their work/history in HTTP/web page format.
All this FREE!!! no hidden costs, no extra software to buy, nobody hounding you to buy something else or join or anything.... This is for real. I know it sounds like theres a catch someplace, and there is, just one.
It makes it a whole lot easier to exchange your data with other people.
and NO i'm not getting paid to say this. =)
enjoy!