GenoPro Forum

I posted this entry to GenoPro's support forum to help users there understand that there is an alternative to a full-blown Windows installation. I thought I'd post it here because the system continuously failed until I realized MFC42 wasn't available. D'uh. Anyway, maybe this will help someone here as well.

To install GenoPro 2011 under CrossOver:

NOTE: If you're experienced with CrossOver, you'll notice that I actually perform some steps out of order. I felt that for someone that hasn't used CrossOver, it might be easier to let the system do all the bottle creation, etc. and just do the installation twice.

1. Start CrossOver and select Configure -> Install Software.
2. Under Unsupported Applications, click Other Application.
3. Click on Select Installer and navigate to the location where you downloaded GenoPro's installation file and select it.
4. The next bar under the Select Installer section will tell you that it's preparing to install a new WinXP bottle with a name similar to InstallGenoPro.exe. If you click on this bar, you can change the bottle name, which really won't matter except for aesthetic reasons.
5. Click Proceed. After a few seconds, you should see the normal installation dialog common for most Windows programs. Simply select Accept and OK to continue the installation.
6. At this point, the application will not start, even though you told it to. No problem, we'll fix that in a moment.
7. Make sure you click Done on the CrossOver installation window.
8. From CrossOver's menu, click Configure -> Install Software.
9. Scroll down to Runtime Support Components.
10. Select Microsoft Visual C++ 6.0 Redistributable.
11. Under the bar for bottle selection, select the bottle that you originally installed GenoPro into.
12. Click Proceed. The installation of Visual C++ Runtime will probably appear to hang for 1 to 5 minutes, depending on your system speed. CrossOver will actually download it and install it, so it might appear dead for quite a while (probably not more than 5 minutes unless you're on dial-up, though).
13. Once the Visual C++ Runtime finishes installing, go back and repeat steps 1-5. However, at the license dialog for GenoPro, uncheck the box to Launch GenoPro after installation is complete. This can cause conflicts with CrossOver's detection method.
14. After the installation is completed, make sure you click Done on CrossOver. You should then be able to run it from your home folder -> Applications -> CrossOver -> GenoPro or by starting Applications -> CrossOver -> Programs -> GenoPro.

One further note: I've found that some of the reports don't seem to work properly, but I'm not sure how many users this affects. While reporting is a big part of genealogy software, my goal has been towards organization and I generally use other reporting tools with GEDCOM exports. I'll be doing some testing to see if this problem can be fixed or if the developer is willing to take a look. He's been pretty good about working with the Linux and Mac community in the past so hopefully this is something that can be easily corrected.

Brian, your installation instructions were a Godsend. I bought CrossOver solely to run GenoPro, which I have been using since it first appeared. The prospect of loading, verifying and reconciling all of the data I've gathered was daunting and depressing. CrossOver and your instructions seemed to be a solution too good to be true - but they were!!

Like you I found that the reporting options of GenoPro were reduced. I also find that I cannot use my Mac mouse pointer on the window sliders to move a chart within the window (location and zooming are ok), and have to use the keyboard arrows. Any thoughts?

Thanks again.

Hi, Don,

Sorry I hadn't posted a response sooner; I'm currently without a Mac so don't have an opportunity to test the features that you mention, but I do remember that it behaved oddly. I will hopefully have my new Mac by the end of this month and will be able to continue testing. At that time, I'll contact the author and see if he has any idea. Several of the issues we had while getting the program to work under CrossOver were related to defaults on various controls. Once the defaults were set or changed in the source code, everything took off.

Glad the instructions were of help. I saw that there is definitely a demand for GenoPro on the Mac and I felt it was a shame that it wouldn't work under Wine or CrossOver. After a brief discussion with the author, he was definitely interested in working with Mac and Linux users to adjust things. However, in our discussions he said that the program is written in a Windows-centric manner and would really require a re-write from the ground up to be able to run on the Mac. CrossOver is a nice option, though.

Thanks.

Brian.