Step-by-step installation of version 11 on Windows

This page shows step-by-step how to install Ancestris version 11 on a Windows system.

If you have previously installed the version 10 with Windows installer, please uninstall the version before installing the version 11.

Install Ancestris version 11

Follow the instructions below.

1/4 - DownloadAncestris

• Go to https://www.ancestris.org
• Click on 'DOWNLOAD' in the menu
• Click on the Ancestris 11 button of the Windows panel.
• Downloading may take 3 to 4 minutes as it is about 160 Mb.

 

2/4 - Double-click on the downloaded file

• Ancestris 11 has a setup wizard for Windows. The downloaded file is Ancestris11Setup.exe and its size is 139Mb.

• Click on Next

• Accept the agreement then click on Next

• Choose an install path.

The path shouldn't have any accent not special caracters.

• Then click on Next

• Define a name for the short-cut in "Start" Menu.
• You can choose not to create any short-cut with the check-box on the bottom of the screen.
• Then click on Next

• Check the box to create a short-cut on the desktop.
• Then click on Next

• Click on Install

• The software is installed on your computer.

• You can launch directly the application with the "Launch Ancestris" check-box

3/4 - Click the short-cut and Ancestris then starts.

 

4/4 -The Welcome page then appears. You are now ready to use Ancestris.