There is an issue that causes a crash within Finale 2008 on Vista in regards to articulations that draw vertically, specifically the Rolled Chord Articulation. Adding this articulation to your score will cause a hard crash as soon as you choose to save the document.

There is no fix for the issue at this time, but there is a work-around.

Follow these steps to add the rolled chord articulation into your score without crashing.

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Let’s say that even after the below steps, Finale still crashes after you start playback or enter a few notes.  What could the problem  be? Continued