Version 2.1 upgrade is now
Posted: 02 Mar 2003 16:48
The upgrade program is called FH216.EXE. To do the upgrade, you just need to download this program, save it to your hard disk, and run it. Obviously you must already have Family Historian version 2.0 installed on the computer you are running it on.
*** Users of Windows XP, Windows 2000 and Windows NT4 should use an Administrator account when running FH216.EXE and when running Family Historian for the first time after the upgrade (see note attached to the end of this email if you don't know what an Administrator account is). ***
In order to try to avoid a bottleneck as everyone tries to do this simultaneously, Jane Taubman has very kindly offered to let FH216.EXE be downloaded from a web site that she manages, as well as from the official Family Historian web site. The file in each case is identical so it will make no difference at all where you download it from.
Copied from Family Historian Site Please note that Family Historian 2.1 stores a small number of preference options on a per Individual basis which previously were stored on a per computer basis. This mainly affects default diagram options. If you wish to preserve your current diagram defaults, you may wish to create a diagram with these options and save it as a custom diagram before upgrading. Also, the list of Most Recently Used Files (at the bottom of the File menu) will be reset by the upgrade. If you are not sure of the locations of the files you normally load, you may wish to make a note of them before you upgrade.
The Family Historian 2.1 upgrade program is only for users of 2.0. It will not work unless you have Family Historian 2.0 installed on your computer.
To upgrade to Family Historian 2.1, download the Family Historian 2.1 upgrade program (FH216.EXE). Save the program to your hard disk, and then run it to launch the upgrade.
Download Sites
Site 1 (bakery)
Site 2 (fhug)
Site 3 (family-historian)
Please try to choose at random between these options, to spread the load. To find out what's new in version 2.1, go to http://www.family-historian.co.uk/downloads/216info.htm
Many thanks to everyone who helped with the testing, especially Jane Taubman and John Hanson from this list. Thank you also to David Anderson who sent me a long list of typos and other errors in the User Manual, all of which have now been corrected. The User Manual and Online Help have both been updated to include new and changed functionality. Although there have been relatively minor changes throughout the User Manual, the most important changes are the addition of 2 new chapters at the end, on Reports and Named Lists. If you have previously printed off the user manual, you may not want to print off another copy of the whole thing. One option would be to just print off the 2 new chapters at the end (they were deliberately left at the end so that the chapter numbers wouldn't clash if you did this). And as always, don't forget to have a look at the Online Help ('Contents and Index' available from the Help menu, is a good starting point, once you've upgraded).
Simon Orde
List Administrator and Family Historian designer
Administrator Accounts in Windows XP, Windows 2000 and Windows NT4
====================================================
For those who don't know what an 'account' is, each person who has their own logon name and password on their PC has an account on that PC. You can configure some accounts to have limited powers (e.g. you can prevent your children installing software). At least one account, however, must be all-powerful. These are called 'Administrator' accounts. Chances are, if you've never come across this before and only have one account on your PC, that it already is an Administrator account. To check your account, click on 'Control Panel' on the Start menu, and then open 'User Accounts'.
*** Users of Windows XP, Windows 2000 and Windows NT4 should use an Administrator account when running FH216.EXE and when running Family Historian for the first time after the upgrade (see note attached to the end of this email if you don't know what an Administrator account is). ***
In order to try to avoid a bottleneck as everyone tries to do this simultaneously, Jane Taubman has very kindly offered to let FH216.EXE be downloaded from a web site that she manages, as well as from the official Family Historian web site. The file in each case is identical so it will make no difference at all where you download it from.
Copied from Family Historian Site Please note that Family Historian 2.1 stores a small number of preference options on a per Individual basis which previously were stored on a per computer basis. This mainly affects default diagram options. If you wish to preserve your current diagram defaults, you may wish to create a diagram with these options and save it as a custom diagram before upgrading. Also, the list of Most Recently Used Files (at the bottom of the File menu) will be reset by the upgrade. If you are not sure of the locations of the files you normally load, you may wish to make a note of them before you upgrade.
The Family Historian 2.1 upgrade program is only for users of 2.0. It will not work unless you have Family Historian 2.0 installed on your computer.
To upgrade to Family Historian 2.1, download the Family Historian 2.1 upgrade program (FH216.EXE). Save the program to your hard disk, and then run it to launch the upgrade.
Download Sites
Site 1 (bakery)
Site 2 (fhug)
Site 3 (family-historian)
Please try to choose at random between these options, to spread the load. To find out what's new in version 2.1, go to http://www.family-historian.co.uk/downloads/216info.htm
Many thanks to everyone who helped with the testing, especially Jane Taubman and John Hanson from this list. Thank you also to David Anderson who sent me a long list of typos and other errors in the User Manual, all of which have now been corrected. The User Manual and Online Help have both been updated to include new and changed functionality. Although there have been relatively minor changes throughout the User Manual, the most important changes are the addition of 2 new chapters at the end, on Reports and Named Lists. If you have previously printed off the user manual, you may not want to print off another copy of the whole thing. One option would be to just print off the 2 new chapters at the end (they were deliberately left at the end so that the chapter numbers wouldn't clash if you did this). And as always, don't forget to have a look at the Online Help ('Contents and Index' available from the Help menu, is a good starting point, once you've upgraded).
Simon Orde
List Administrator and Family Historian designer
Administrator Accounts in Windows XP, Windows 2000 and Windows NT4
====================================================
For those who don't know what an 'account' is, each person who has their own logon name and password on their PC has an account on that PC. You can configure some accounts to have limited powers (e.g. you can prevent your children installing software). At least one account, however, must be all-powerful. These are called 'Administrator' accounts. Chances are, if you've never come across this before and only have one account on your PC, that it already is an Administrator account. To check your account, click on 'Control Panel' on the Start menu, and then open 'User Accounts'.