FTM2008 free product software patch - (service pack 2)

[Nick Bassard]

http://familytreemaker.com/Support/Patch.aspx

If the update was successful the version number will be 17.0.0.559

Family Tree Maker 2008 Program Update - Service Pack 2
contains critical stability and performance enhancements.

The following updates are included in Service Pack 2:

1. Re-introduced publishing features.
* Publishing features include:
o Genealogy Register Report
o Genealogy Ahnentafel Report
o Hourglass Chart
o Vertical Ancestor Chart
o Updates to all reports to better display facts and notes
o Updates to exporting of reports to RTF and HTML
o Resolved issues within reports when making changes
2. Resolved issues related to speed, program stability and usability.
* These include:
o Fixes to Unhandled Exceptions
o Fixes to memory management issues
o Import fixes including importing:
+ Relationship notes
+ AKA
+ Source/Master Source media
+ Marriage status
o Performance enhancements especially to import/export
and upload
o Enhancements to web merge and web clipping
o Enhanced support of more image types
o Better support and messaging of Windows Vista User
Account Control
o Resolved issues with updating display of data
throughout program after data is changed
o Resolved crashes due to Firefox being the default browser
o Better support for high contrast
o Added ability to rename media files within the program