Calling all Peachtree experts.

Posted by Paul Bond on February 4, 2007, 9:27 am

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Hi

I've just taken over the accounts for a company. I was told their previous
bookkeeper used Peachtree Accounting 2006.

I have the backup file for year ending 2005 (i.e. company.ptb file).

It will not restore on my copy of PT Accounting 2006. (SR4 Build 13 0 04
105) I get a message to the effect that it may have been created on a more
enhanced version of PT and is therefore not backwards compatible.

Is there any way to tell which version created the file??

Is there any conversion utility that would make the file usable on the
version I have??

Any help would be much appreciated..Thanks

Paul

Posted by Laura on February 4, 2007, 9:54 am

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> Hi

> I've just taken over the accounts for a company. I was told their previous

> bookkeeper used Peachtree Accounting 2006.

> I have the backup file for year ending 2005 (i.e. company.ptb file).

> It will not restore on my copy of PT Accounting 2006. (SR4 Build 13 0 04

> 105) I get a message to the effect that it may have been created on a more

> enhanced version of PT and is therefore not backwards compatible.

> Is there any way to tell which version created the file??

> Is there any conversion utility that would make the file usable on the

> version I have??

> Any help would be much appreciated..Thanks

Are you sure they used PT accounting and not PT Complete Accounting?

Open up the ptb file with winzip. Look for a file called "version.txt". My
PT COMPLETE 2005 file says 15.02.

I don't believe there is a conversion tool to allow you to go from
Accounting to Complete Accounting. You will either need to get PT
Accounting software or start a new company file in PT Complete.

Posted by Paul Bond on February 4, 2007, 8:43 pm

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Thanks for the prompt reply, Laura

I suspect that it was Complete Accounting 2006 as i've got 16.02 as version
#

My Accounting gives a version # 16.01

Paul

>> Hi

>> I've just taken over the accounts for a company. I was told their

>> previous

>> bookkeeper used Peachtree Accounting 2006.

>> I have the backup file for year ending 2005 (i.e. company.ptb file).

>> It will not restore on my copy of PT Accounting 2006. (SR4 Build 13 0 04

>> 105) I get a message to the effect that it may have been created on a

>> more

>> enhanced version of PT and is therefore not backwards compatible.

>> Is there any way to tell which version created the file??

>> Is there any conversion utility that would make the file usable on the

>> version I have??

>> Any help would be much appreciated..Thanks

> Are you sure they used PT accounting and not PT Complete Accounting?

> Open up the ptb file with winzip. Look for a file called "version.txt". My

> PT COMPLETE 2005 file says 15.02.

> I don't believe there is a conversion tool to allow you to go from

> Accounting to Complete Accounting. You will either need to get PT

> Accounting software or start a new company file in PT Complete.

Posted by Paul Bond on February 5, 2007, 9:32 am

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Thanks for the info Laura

Managed to get the whole thing working by changing the version.txt file from
16.02 to 16.01 and re-inserting it!!!

Thanks again for your help. Much appreciated.

Paul

>> Hi

>> I've just taken over the accounts for a company. I was told their

>> previous

>> bookkeeper used Peachtree Accounting 2006.

>> I have the backup file for year ending 2005 (i.e. company.ptb file).

>> It will not restore on my copy of PT Accounting 2006. (SR4 Build 13 0 04

>> 105) I get a message to the effect that it may have been created on a

>> more

>> enhanced version of PT and is therefore not backwards compatible.

>> Is there any way to tell which version created the file??

>> Is there any conversion utility that would make the file usable on the

>> version I have??

>> Any help would be much appreciated..Thanks

> Are you sure they used PT accounting and not PT Complete Accounting?

> Open up the ptb file with winzip. Look for a file called "version.txt". My

> PT COMPLETE 2005 file says 15.02.

> I don't believe there is a conversion tool to allow you to go from

> Accounting to Complete Accounting. You will either need to get PT

> Accounting software or start a new company file in PT Complete.

Posted by Laura on February 5, 2007, 12:18 pm

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Cute trick. And the file is accessable?

> Thanks for the info Laura

> Managed to get the whole thing working by changing the version.txt file

> from

> 16.02 to 16.01 and re-inserting it!!!

> Thanks again for your help. Much appreciated.

> Paul

>>> Hi

>>>

>>> I've just taken over the accounts for a company. I was told their

>>> previous

>>> bookkeeper used Peachtree Accounting 2006.

>>>

>>> I have the backup file for year ending 2005 (i.e. company.ptb file).

>>>

>>> It will not restore on my copy of PT Accounting 2006. (SR4 Build 13 0 04

>>> 105) I get a message to the effect that it may have been created on a

>>> more

>>> enhanced version of PT and is therefore not backwards compatible.

>>>

>>> Is there any way to tell which version created the file??

>>>

>>> Is there any conversion utility that would make the file usable on the

>>> version I have??

>>>

>>> Any help would be much appreciated..Thanks

>> Are you sure they used PT accounting and not PT Complete Accounting?

>> Open up the ptb file with winzip. Look for a file called "version.txt".

>> My

>> PT COMPLETE 2005 file says 15.02.

>> I don't believe there is a conversion tool to allow you to go from

>> Accounting to Complete Accounting. You will either need to get PT

>> Accounting software or start a new company file in PT Complete.