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Additional Information about
Finale 2006 for Windows
Finale 2006 Read Me, July 2005
Copyright © 2005, MakeMusic, Inc.

Congratulations on your purchase of Finale 2006 for Windows!

IMPORTANT: Read this document before you begin working with Finale 2006 and print a copy of it to keep with your Finale information.

This file contains important information about Finale 2006 not includedin the User Manual as well as information about converting older files into the new version's format. Please note that Finale 2006 files cannot be opened in previous versions of Finale.

This document is organized by each version's changes; those of you already familiar with earlier versions may wish to read only the new information. The Read Me contains the following sections:

Running Finale2006
New features in Finale 2006
Fixes in Finale 2006

You may also visit our web site, www.finalemusic.com for updated information about Finale and information on new releases.

Running Finale 2006

System Requirements
Fianle 2006 for Windows requires Windows 98/2000/ME/XP, a minimum 256MB RAM, and 200MB of free hard drive space.
Windows 98 or ME required for Import and Export of EPSfiles.
Kontakt for Finale with GPO is supported in Windows XP only. An additional 800MB of hard drive space is required for all GPO sounds. To make the most of Kontakt for Finale with GPO, we recommend at least 1 GB of RAM.

Installing Finale 2006 on Windows 2000/XP

If any previous version of Finale has been installed on the machine, Finale 2006 recommends that you restart your computerand log on as System Administrator before installing on Windows 2000/XP systems. This will prevent erroneous font warnings.

We recommend that you install Finale, and any other software, when logged in as System Administrator.

If you encounter problems during installation, we recommend that you turn off any programs running in the background, as virus detectors can often prevent Finale frominstalling necessary files and updating the registry. Rest assured, your Finale CD does not contain any viruses. To turn off all programs running in the background: Press Ctrl-Alt-Delete once to bring up the Close Program dialog box. (In Windows 2000 or XP, press Ctrl-Alt-Delete, then click on Task Manager.) This lists every process that is running on the system. Explorer and Systray are alwaysrunning, so leave them alone. If you see anything other than those two, click on any one of the others and click End Task. When that goes away, press Ctrl-Alt-Delete again and End Task on another one in the list. (If a program remains on the list after you have tried to End Task on it, click on it, click and hold on End Task for 10 seconds, then release it. If a "This program is not responding..."message appears, click End Task in it). Repeat the process until only Explorer and Systray are left. Some computers may have some other "required" programs - if Ending Task on a program crashes the computer, try again without Ending Task on that program.

Registering Finale 2006
The first time you launch Finale, you will be prompted to register. To register a single copy of Finale, click RegisterNow! to open the Registration Wizard (or, from the Help Menu, choose Register Finale). Then follow the instructions to register your copy of Finale via the Internet, phone, or mail. If you choose not to register, you will be prompted to do so each time you launch Finale. If you do not register within thirty days, printing and saving are disabled until you choose to register.

Note that theUser/Authorization Codes are computer specific, and will only work on the given computer installation. Verify that the correct serial number has been entered. If you make a change to the computer (such as replacing the hard drive or motherboard, or install a new operating system), then you will need to re-authorized the installation. If you have already installed and authorized twice, you will need...