Sage 50 Accounting— U.S. Edition Installation Instructions

Sage 50 Accounting--U.S. Edition Installation Instructions

Sage 50 Accounting--U.S. Edition Installation Instructions

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Sage 50 Accounting--U.S. Edition Installation Instructions

Contents

Sage 50 Installation Instructions........................................................................................................................................1 Before you begin ...............................................................................................................................................................1 A note about upgrading ...............................................................................................................................................1

Single-user or Network? Which installation is right for me? ........................................................................................ 2 Network.............................................................................................................................................................................. 2 Single or stand-alone computer .................................................................................................................................... 2 Installing Sage 50 on a single/stand-alone computer................................................................................................ 2 Installing Sage 50 on a network .....................................................................................................................................4 Quick Tip for Network Installation ............................................................................................................................4 Frequently Asked Questions.......................................................................................................................................4 Installing on the server computer .............................................................................................................................4 Sharing Company Data ............................................................................................................................................... 6 Installing on workstations using the Network Installation Manager .................................................................... 7 Installing on workstations using the Installation Disc or downloaded files ....................................................... 8 Mapping a Drive to the Server Computer.................................................................................................................... 10

Sage 50 Accounting--U.S. Edition Installation Instructions

Sage 50 Installation Instructions

Before you begin

During the installation of Sage 50 Accounting, you'll be asked for your serial number. You can find it on your install disc case or in an email that was sent to you from Sage. Review the Sage 50 System Requirements to ensure that Sage 50 is compatible with your system.

A note about upgrading

If you are upgrading from an earlier release of Sage 50, you can choose to: Install the new release over the old release. If you choose to install over the previous version, your company data will NOT be overwritten. When you open the company for the first time with the new release, the Conversion Wizard will automatically update the data files to work with the latest release. or Install to a new location on the computer. You will keep your previous version of Sage 50. If you choose to keep the older version, but convert your company data to the newest release, you will NOT be able to access that data with the old release.

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Sage 50 Accounting--U.S. Edition Installation Instructions

Single-user or Network? Which installation is right for me?

Network

More than one computer will be networked, and multiple users can access Sage 50 company data at once. See Network installation instructions

Single or stand-alone computer

Sage 50 is installed on only one computer, Sage 50 company data resides on that computer, and the data is accessed only from that one computer.

Installing Sage 50 on a single/stand-alone computer

Follow these instructions if you're installing Sage 50 on only one computer and the Sage 50 company data will reside on that same computer and be accessed only from that one computer. 1. Disc installation If you have a Sage 50 installation disc, insert it in the disc drive.

On Windows 10 or 11, you can type D: in the search box (substitute the appropriate drive letter for your disc drive), and then click Enter. Browse the disc and double-click Setup.exe.

Download and install If you downloaded Sage 50, double-click the Sage 50 EXE file. This file is downloaded to your computer's Desktop by default. 2. Select Install Sage 50 Accounting.

Note: We recommend that you turn off your anti-virus software now during the installation of Sage 50. You can turn it back on after the installation is complete. 3. Read and accept the License Agreement. 4. In Firewall Settings, we recommend you select Autoconfigure the Windows Firewall to allow install and run Sage 50; however, you can manually configure your firewall.

Important! If you receive any warnings from your firewall software during the installation, select Allow or Unblock to continue with the installation. 5. Enter the serial number. The serial number can be found on your installation disc case or in an email that was sent to you. 6. In Single Computer or Network, select Yes, this will be the ONLY computer running Sage 50. This will ensure that you install correctly for single user setup.

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