Re: Installing QuickBooks 2006 on an SBS 2003 Server



In news:1135078119.726635.26430@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx,
Skeet <hskeet@xxxxxxxxx> typed:
> For multi-user installations of QuickBooks 2006, Intuit "recommends"
> that a copy of the application be installed on the server to host user
> sessions. However, for those who "can't" install QB 2006 on their
> server, they offer an "alternate" installation in which the first
> workstation to open the company file automatically becomes the "host"
> for that session.
>
> I used the "alternate" approach when installing QuickBooks on our SBS
> 2003 Premium network. When I tried to open the company file, I
> encountered an initialization error and had to call Intuit Tech
> Support. Their advice: Use the "recommended" approach of installing
> the program on the server.
>
> Is this an advisable procedure?

Do not install Quickbooks, or any desktop software, on your server. If you
need an application server, buy one - your domain controller has too much to
do and you're endangering its health by installing this.

I generally install Quickbooks on the workstations, myself, and simply have
them access the data files from the server. Haven't worked with 2006 yet so
I don't know if that's a problem.


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