The problem is now solved. The CloseCircle property was missing because my installation occurred before that feature was added. The upgrade to V1.2.6 fixed the problem. However, another one appeared the first time I started the IDE. An error message shows that the make.exe file could not be found. There is one in the 2.6.4 folder while the old version had one in the 2.6.2 folder.
How do I tell it to look in the new location?
I followed this procedure to do the upgrade. First, copy the entire Lazarus folder to a new location. Next, create a system restore point. And finally, install the new version and let it remove the old one but not reset user parameters, I was afraid of losing too much, my extra packages.
If the upgrade had failed then I could restore to my old point and copy the saved folder back into it's original location. However, that was not necessary in this case.