Ancestry.com makes Family Tree Maker Service Packs available on the Family
Tree Maker Patch page.
The Family Tree Maker Patch page contains information about and download links
for the latest Service Pack for the latest
version of Family Tree Maker.
Service Packs for earlier versions of Family Tree Maker are not as easy to
locate.
It is possible to check for upgrades from within Family Tree Maker, but when
you are reinstalling a buch of applications, it is convenient to have all
Service Packs on hand, to install and upgrade without having to start each
application and tell your firewall it is allowed to access the Internet.
So here's a quick overview of Family Tree Maker Service Pack with direct
download links.
When running on Windows Vista or later, it may be necessary to run the updater as Administrator.
There are three Service Packs for Family Tree Maker 2008. There were problems
with Service Pack 2, so it was withdrawn, and reissued as Service Pack Revision 2.
All you need to fully update Family Tree Maker 2008 to the last version is Service Pack 3.
Service Pack 1 updates FTM 2010 to build 305. There is only one Service Pack, but there are three versions; that update from either build 86, build 94 or, most likely, build 95 to build 305.
There is also a Minor Update, which updates Family Tree Maker from build 305 to 307. This Minor Update has been integrated into the Service Packs for build 86 and build 95; install the Service Pack linked to below and you're done. Only if you have build 94, do you need to apply Service Pack 1 first, and the separate Minor Update after that.
Service Pack 1 updates FTM 2010 from build 180 to build 206.
There is only one Service Pack, but there is an additional patch that resolves problems with Family Tree Maker
2010 on Window Vista and later. This patch updates Family Tree Maker from build
206 to 207.
An update package that integrates the Service Pack and the Vista Patch is available; this one updates directly from build 180 to build 207. This should be the only one you need.
Service Pack 1 updates FTM 2011 from build 368 to build 376.
There is no second Service Pack (yet).
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