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How to install? Matt 01-07-2008
Posted by Allan Martin on January 9, 2008, 2:45 pm
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> Allan Martin wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>> Setting up QuickBooks in Alternate mode
>>>>
>>>> Use this method if you are unable to install QuickBooks on the machine
>>>> that stores your company files.
>>>>
>>>> 1.. Open QuickBooks on the computer that you want to use as the host
>>>> for the company file.
>>>> 2.. Select the File menu, and select Utilities > Host Multi-User
>>>> Access.
>>>> 3.. Click Yes to start hosting, and then click OK to continue.
>>>> 4.. When the message stating you have enabled hosting appears, click
>>>> OK.
>>>> 5.. Press F2. You should see a message "Hosting local files."
>>>> 6.. Open the QuickBooks company file that you want to host multi-user
>>>> access:
>>>> 1.. Select the File menu and select Open Company.
>>>> 2.. When the message "Hosting Configuration Change [H505]" appears,
>>>> click Alternate.
>>>> Important: If you want the same computer to be the host in Alternate
>>>> mode each time QuickBooks is used, the computer either must run
>>>> QuickBooks all the time or it must be the first computer to log into
>>>> the company file each day. This prevents another computer from becoming
>>>> the host.
>>>>
>>>
>>> That is helpful, thank you! But my point was that I don't have to go
>>> through all this with peachtree. By having my company on the network
>>> drive there's no need for any computer to be on except the one accessing
>>> the company folder... I just have to keep one small network drive turned
>>> on at all times.
>>
>> You have no point. QuickBooks is the same. The first computer to access
>> the file becomes the host. Stop looking for fault where there is none.
>> You should be out there looking for a real server.
>>
>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>
> I believe Allan doesn't understand what a network drive is. It is a stand
> alone disk with a network connection, not USB or firewire. It is not
> attached to a general purpose computer but a hub or switch. It is a SOHO
> concept for people who haven't graduated to the need of a general purpose
> file server yet.

Allan understands quite well. As a matter of fact I use an XIMETA network
drive for additional backup. I've had it for several years now.


>


Posted by Matt on January 8, 2008, 4:52 pm
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>
>>
>>> Matt
>>>
>>> One computer hosts the company file. You cannot copy to a network drive
>>> and share the file, it must be hosted. QuickBooks must be installed on
>>> the computer, host the file, and share the drive. Then everyone can
>>> access the file. QuickBooks doesn;t even have to running on the
>>> computer, though it does have to installed and hosting the file (being a
>>> server), therefore you can use an expiating license to install and host.
>>> The standalone network drive might be an issue
>>>
>>> I have a link on my website to this www.egerer.net - QuickBooks 2006
>>> mutely user.
>>>
>>> Gary
>>>
>> Thanks Gary. That sort of pisses me of considering I explained in detail
>> my current setup and equiptment to the sales rep and they told me that
>> Quickbooks would work the same way as my current Peachtree setup is
>> running.
>
> How do you know it does not? QuickBooks in a multiuser setting requires
> that one workstaion or the server host the data file. Certainly having the
> database manager running on a dedicated server and hosting the file is the
> best way to go. You can have the file hosted by one of the workstations.
> Peachtree probably works the same way.
>
> In any event if you have three concurrent users you should have a
> dedicated server no matter what accounting program you are using.
>
Well after this email I called QuickBooks Tech support and asked....
basically my Peachtree is setup with a full install on every computer but
the actual company database resides on the stand alone network drive and all
the computers access it through the network. The actuall database isn't
associated with any one computer, it's a stand alone file. Unlike
Quickbooks, which as you point out must be installed on a workstation or
server.

I guess my best alternative is to just install Quickbooks on my computer
with the database and then install it on the other computers and point them
to my system. I'll just have to make sure I'm here every day to turn on my
computer.



Posted by Gary E on January 8, 2008, 3:00 pm
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>
>> Matt
>>
>> One computer hosts the company file. You cannot copy to a network drive
>> and share the file, it must be hosted. QuickBooks must be installed on
>> the computer, host the file, and share the drive. Then everyone can
>> access the file. QuickBooks doesn;t even have to running on the computer,
>> though it does have to installed and hosting the file (being a server),
>> therefore you can use an expiating license to install and host. The
>> standalone network drive might be an issue
>>
>> I have a link on my website to this www.egerer.net - QuickBooks 2006
>> mutely user.
>>
>> Gary
>>
> Thanks Gary. That sort of pisses me of considering I explained in detail
> my current setup and equiptment to the sales rep and they told me that
> Quickbooks would work the same way as my current Peachtree setup is
> running.
>

Was the sales rep at QuickBooks? Or a local consultant? Actually the only
issue here is the external standalone network drive. The alternate method
mentioned by Allan might solve that problem

Gary



Posted by Matt on January 9, 2008, 10:33 am
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>
>>
>>> Matt
>>>
>>> One computer hosts the company file. You cannot copy to a network drive
>>> and share the file, it must be hosted. QuickBooks must be installed on
>>> the computer, host the file, and share the drive. Then everyone can
>>> access the file. QuickBooks doesn;t even have to running on the
>>> computer, though it does have to installed and hosting the file (being a
>>> server), therefore you can use an expiating license to install and host.
>>> The standalone network drive might be an issue
>>>
>>> I have a link on my website to this www.egerer.net - QuickBooks 2006
>>> mutely user.
>>>
>>> Gary
>>>
>> Thanks Gary. That sort of pisses me of considering I explained in detail
>> my current setup and equiptment to the sales rep and they told me that
>> Quickbooks would work the same way as my current Peachtree setup is
>> running.
>>
>
> Was the sales rep at QuickBooks? Or a local consultant? Actually the only
> issue here is the external standalone network drive. The alternate method
> mentioned by Allan might solve that problem
>
It was a rep at Quickbooks, and maybe I'm just not understanding Allan's
setup (I'm going to try it today so I can better understand it), but it
still looks like to me that I have to have one computer running to allow the
others multi-user access.



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