I administer two surname DNA projects and routinely help others with their family research. Now, on your desktop, look for the new FTM 2017 icon with a green tree on a dark blue background. I have been a Family Tree Maker (FTM) user since 1998 and have purchased every upgrade since that time. Once installation is complete, click Finish to exit the Installation Wizard. A progress bar will show you the status of the installation.ġ2. Click Install to start the installation process.įamily Tree Maker will begin to install. We recommend using the default installation folder, changing only the drive letter if you have more than one internal drive or partition.ġ1.
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Important note: FTM 2017 is designed to run on your computer's internal hard drive, and it is not recommended that you attempt to install on a network or remote location.
Leave the default installation folder selected, or click the Change button and choose a different folder if you want to install Family Tree Maker in a custom location. Review the license agreement, and if you agree to the terms, select the I accept the terms in the License Agreement checkbox, and then click Next.ĩ. Choose your country edition and click Next.ġ0. In this case, just follow the onscreen instructions, making sure you close applications which are using files that need to be updated if prompted to do so.Ĩ. Note: If you already have a beta version of FTM 2017 installed, the steps of the Installation Wizard that you see may differ from the ones shown below. On the Welcome screen of the Installation Wizard, click Next to continue.
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To find out more about backing up trees, click the Learn How To Backup button.ħ. If you haven't, click Not Yet to back up your files before installing the new version of the software.
Click the Yes, Backups Made button if you have already made full backups of all your tree files. If you have a previous version of Family Tree Maker installed on the current computer, you will be asked if you have made backups of your trees. Enter an administrator password and click Yes.Ħ. USB Drive: Insert the Family Tree Maker USB Drive into the computer, open its contents, and double-click the FTM Win 2017 Installer.exe file you will find there.ĥ. If you are not using an administrator account on your computer, you will be asked if you want to allow the app to make changes. DVD: Insert the Family Tree Maker 2017 DVD into the computer’s drive and click Run Autorun.exe when prompted. Download: Double-click the FTM2017.exe file you have downloaded. 4. Do one of the following, depending on the installation media you have: