FamilyMatters® Genealogy Shareware
Download Family Matters Genealogy Software | ||
If | New Users | Current Users |
You do not have Microsoft Access, and choose not to download an Access runtime from Microsoft. | Download and install FM423.zip (about 14MB), or obtain it from one of the worldwide sites listed below. | For current Family Matters users to upgrade to the latest version, pick up the latest FM423UP.zip (about 4.8MB). Look in versions.txt(included with the upgrade) to see where to copy the included files. Mostly, they'll begoing into the folder 'C:Program FilesFamily Matters 97' if you installed accepting thedefaults. Or, download Famat97.zip (about 2.2MB) if this is a minor revision, and you've recently upgraded. If you have Access 2000 or 2002, and you use it to run your copy of Family Matters, download FM423UP_2k.zip instead (about 4.4MB), and follow the same directions. Or, download Famat97_2k.zip (about 1.8MB) if this is a minor revision, and you've recently upgraded. If you have Access 2003, 2007, or 2010 and you use it to run your copy of Family Matters, download FM423UP_03.zip instead (about 4.4MB), and follow the same directions. Or, download Famat97_03.zip (about 1.8MB) if this is a minor revision, and you've recently upgraded. But, if you are using Windows Vista, 7, 8, or 10, following the 'New User' instructions is safest, because Windows now has protections against copying into the Program Files folders. |
You have Access 97 | Download and install FMn423.zip (about 5.9MB), or obtain it from one of the worldwide sites listed below. If you already have a non-US version of Access 97, this is definitely the file you should choose. | |
You have Access 2000 or 2002. | Download and install FMn423_2k.zip (about 5.5MB). | |
You have Access 2003, 2007, or 2010, or the free Access 2010 Runtime downloaded and installed from Microsoft. | Download and install FMn423_03.zip (about 5.5MB). | |
You have Access 2016. | Access 2016 is not compatible with Family Matters. You will need to choose one of the above options. |
FindMySoft has awarded Family Matters its Safe-To-Install award, and has Family Matters on their web site for download. | |
SimTelNet has Family Matters available at many mirror sites around the world | |
From Ziff-Davis Net and read their review (5-Star rated) and download | |
If you are currently logged on, America OnLine has Family Matters in their Genealogy Forum |
Each of the above files contains everything you need to install.Download the file, and then unzip it. Next, RUN the Setup.exe program from your STARTmenu. Choose a different directory to install into (usually 'C:Program FilesFamilyMatters 97') from the one in which you unzipped Setup.exe into.
Once have registered your copy of Family Matters, youwill have the ability to store as many families and persons in as many different files asyou wish. If you have not yet registered, the only limitation is that once you havereached or exceeded twenty families in a data file, you'll not be able to enter more.(Hint: a GEDCOM import can exceed it by thousands.) Payment of the registration / orderfee will provide you with a UserID, Key Code, and the latest version by mail. (But then,if you've downloaded from here, you already have the latest version.) If you're nowconvinced that this is a great value, go to the on-line orderpage to order Family Matters now! You'll still have your registrationcodes by the end of the day, or at worse another day or so!