Issue 52

Program Updates Available- Grapher 5.03 - Strater 1.02

Program updates are available for Grapher 5 and Strater 1. Updates are minor changes to the programs, and are available for free download to owners of the programs. For a list of changes and fixes, refer to the release history pages.

• Grapher 5 Release History
• Strater 1 Release History

To download the update, start the program and choose Help | Check for Update from the main menu.

Use Help | Check for Update to see if an update is available.

In the Internet Update dialog, press the Next button once to see if you have the most recent version. Your computer will connect to Golden Software's Internet update server to check your version against the current version. If an update is available, you will see a dialog similar to this:

An update is available! Click Next to begin downloading it.

Click the Next button to download the update patch. The updates are several megabytes in size, so it may take several minutes to download, depending on the speed of your Internet connection.

After the file is downloaded, the dialog box will change to an installation dialog. Close the main program (Grapher or Strater) before starting the update installation. Press the Install button in the dialog to install the update.

The update has downloaded. Close the main program, then click Install.

When the patch installation has completed, press the Finish button. You can then reopen Grapher or Strater and continue with your work. You can verify the version you are running by going to Help | About.

Go to Help | About at any time to see the version you are running. 
You can also find your serial number or our phone numbers here.

Some network firewalls and proxy servers prevent communication between your computer and the Golden Software update server. If you have any difficulties with the above steps, manually download the update. Right-click on the link below and choose Save Target As to display the Save As dialog box. Specify the main application directory. For example, the Grapher default main directory is c:\Program Files\Golden Software\Grapher5\.

• Grapher 5.03 update:Grapher(5.03.19)_Patch.exe (3,821,170 bytes)
• Strater 1.02 update:Strater(1.02.27)_Patch.exe (1,774,630 bytes)

After the file is completely downloaded, close the main application (Grapher or Strater). Double-click on the EXE to install the update.

If you have any problems with the update, please contact us at

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