Sage 50 Accounting—U.S. Edition
Installation Instructions
These instructions are for installing Sage 50 Accounting 2015—U.S. Edition after downloading it.
Read this first
Installing on a single computer
• During installation, you’ll be asked for your serial number.
You can find it in the email that was sent to you from Sage
with the download link.
• Sage 50 Pro Accounting should only be installed on a
single computer.
5. On the Single Computer or Network window, select Yes,
confirming this is the only computer running Sage 50.
6. Choose the program files location. This must be a local
drive (usually C or D). We recommend that you accept the
default location.
.DAT
Data files
(Primary Sage 50 company data)
.DAT
3. You may be prompted to let Sage 50 set your firewall so
that Sage 50 can be installed. We recommend you select
Yes; however, you can also manually configure your firewall.
If you receive any warnings from your firewall software
during the install, be sure to select Allow or Unblock for
these programs.
4. Enter the serial number found in the email that was sent to
you with the download link.
Program files vs. Data files
Program files
The Sage 50 software that is
installed on every user
workstation and server.
1. Double-click Sage50_2015.exe and click Install.
Sage50_2015.exe is the file that was downloaded.
By default, it is downloaded to your desktop.
2. Read and accept the license agreement.
• If you are installing on a network, you must first install Sage
50 on the computer that will store your Sage 50 company
data files. This computer will act as the server for the other
workstations. All Sage 50 transactions and records (for all
workstations) will be stored on the server.
.DLL
or
.EXE
Single computer (no network) installation is simple.
The information that you enter and
track in the Sage 50 program such
7. Accept the recommended company data location or click
Browse to select a different location.
8. Review the locations of your program and company data
files. Make sure that these locations are correct. If you
need to make a change, click Back. Click Install to install
Sage 50.
Installing on a network
as customers, vendors, employees,
and inventory.
When installing on a single computer, the data files are stored
on the same computer where you install the software. When
installing on a network with multiple workstations, one computer
acts as the server and holds the company data files that all of the
other workstations access.
• First install Sage 50 on the computer that will store your
Sage 50 company data files, which are the files that record
your Sage 50 transactions and records. This computer is
the server.
• Install Sage 50 on each workstation after installing on
the server.
• At the end of the server installation, you’ll get instructions
for installing on your workstations. These instructions are
also saved on the server in a file on the desktop called
Sage 50-Network Installation Manager Instructions.htm.
You will need to get these instructions to each computer
where you are going to install Sage 50 by emailing them,
saving them to a USB drive, or printing them out.
Sage 50 Accounting—U.S. Edition
Network installation
Workstation installation
At the end of the installation on the server computer, you’ll get
instructions for installing on your workstations. These instructions
are saved on the server in a file on the desktop called Sage
50-Network Installation Manager Instructions.htm.
Server
Workstations
• Install here first, on a
local drive.
• Must point to the data folder
you shared when installing on
the server.
• Data folder must be a
shared folder (you can
share it during install).
Server installation
1. Double-click Sage50_2015.exe and click Install.
Sage50_2015.exe is the file that was downloaded.
By default, it is downloaded to your desktop.
2. Read and accept the license agreement.
3. You may be prompted to let Sage 50 set your firewall so that
Sage 50 can be installed. We recommend you select Yes;
however, you can manually configure your firewall if you want
to. If you receive any warnings from your firewall software
during the install, be sure to select Allow or Unblock for these
programs.
4. Enter the serial number found in the email that was sent to
you with the download link.
5. On the Single Computer or Network window, select
No, Sage 50 company data will be shared on a network.
6. Select Yes that you will store Sage 50 company data
on this computer.
7. Choose the program files location. This must be a local drive
(usually C or D).
8. Accept the recommended company data location or Browse
to select a different location. This folder must be shared.
When installing on your workstations, this is the company
data location you will point to. (You’ll have the opportunity to
share this folder later in the install process.)
9. Review the locations of your program and company data
files. Make sure that these locations are correct. If you need
to make a change, click Back. Click Install to install Sage 50.
1. Copy the instructions to each computer where you are going
to install Sage 50. You can also print out the instructions if
necessary.
2. On each computer, open the file and click the link shown in
Step 2 of the instructions. This will start the installation on
that computer. If the link doesn’t work or if you printed the
instructions, you can copy/paste or type the link location in
Start>Run or in Windows Explorer.
3. When the installation begins, verify the information on the
Client Install screen. The default information on this screen
should be correct but you can change it if it’s not.
4. Click Install.
You can use the network installation manager to install on multiple
computers at the same time. Simply get the installation started on
one workstation and then move on to the next one.
Note: The network installation manager will not work over
wireless networks.
If you have any problems using the network installation manager,
you can install Sage 50 on each workstation using the downloaded
file (Sage50_2015.exe).
If installing from the downloaded file, keep in mind:
• You can copy this file to your workstations by putting it on a
CD or USB drive. You can also put it out on your network
where you can copy it to your workstations.
• On the Single Computer or Network window, select
No, Sage 50 company data will be shared on a network.
• When asked about the company data files location, select
No, a different computer on the network will store
Sage 50 company data.
• When asked if you have already installed Sage 50 on the
server, select Yes.
• When asked to choose the company data files location,
select the location you shared when installing on the server.
10. Next, you need to share your company data folder (if it’s not
already shared). By default, this folder is called “Peachtree.”
Click Share the Folder to open Windows Explorer with
the folder highlighted. Right-click the folder and select
Properties.
On the Sharing tab, select Share this folder. You may need
to select Advanced Sharing to get the Share this folder
option, depending on your version of Windows®. Note the
Share Name. You’ll point to this when installing on your
workstations.
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