Table of Contents How do I install PCA 2004 with Windows 2000 and XP
(applies to networked environment)? Students must have admin rights to their own machine, as they must have complete
access to the registry and ini files. There is no workaround for this. This
affects Windows 2000 and Windows NT because of the security of these platforms. Here is information on how to install Peachtree Complete Accounting with Windows
2000. Temporarily grant administrative rights to the user—Open (no password,
not account-based), then install the software. Revert Open to the normal
rights granted to open lab users. The Peachtree installation is standalone;
the printers are networked. You may need to modify the C:\WINNT folder. There are four files in the C:\WINNT folder that relate to Peachtree. pcw110.ini bti.ini mkdemsg.log mkdewe.trn The student user needs to be given change permissions on these files, instead
of the default read-only permissions. Once this is done, Peachtree runs as
a restricted user.
Back to top What should I do if I get an Illegal Operation
Error or Single User Access Error? The problem may be that Internet Explorer 5.5 Service Pack 2 and Internet
Explorer 6.0 cause VB Script to unload from memory too quickly, and then you
get the memory error. The VB script comes from the Peachtree Today page as
it loads. Start Peachtree and open a company, then if necessary, open Peachtree
Today. From the Peachtree Today window, select Preferences. In the Start Up
area, make sure that the box next to Display Peachtree Today each time the
company is open is unchecked . Close the Peachtree Today window by
clicking on its title bar. Then, you will need to rename the subfolder (subdirectory)
called PTToday in the C:\peachw folder. Rename the PTToday folder DONOTUSE.
When you start Peachtree if you get a 404 error, just close the Internet Explorer
page. Your program should not terminate any longer. SINGLE USER ACCESS ERROR 1. With regards to the error You are attempting to perform a process to your
computer data that requires singer user access. Please try again when
no other users are accessing Peachtree Accounting for Windows this may indicate
that the program was closed abnormally, usually by hitting Ctrl, Alt, Del or
just powering the computer off. This does not allow Peachtree to close all
the files, then when the user attempts tasks in Peachtree the program believes
files are in use, which causes the error. As simple as it may seem, rebooting
will take care of the problem. OR, 2. What causes single user access errors is either another user in the database
at the same time someone is trying to do a backup or a damaged .LCK file. Have
them reboot then do a find for *.LCK and make the look in the area of the drive
with the data. Delete all of the .LCK files and they will recreate the next
time Peachtree is opened.
Back to top What if the company I want to use is not listed? I have a backup disk for my company, but the company is not shown
on Peachtree's Open an Existing Company screen or on Peachtree's Company Name
list? What should I do?
On the first screen of Peachtree's Restore Wizard (File; Restore), you are
asked to select the backup file you want to restore. Once you select your backup
file, you have two choices on the Select Company screen: restore an An
Existing Company ; or restore A New Company . If you
select A New Company , then the company will be named exactly as the
backup file you selected. Let's say you want to restore a backup file for a company that was not set
up in Peachtree. Some computer labs delete subdirectories from the hard drive;
for example, you have a back up file but the company, in this example Taylor
Rinaldi [or student name], Graphic Artist, is not listed as a Peachtree
company. If you start Peachtree and you cannot select the appropriate company,
use the Restore Wizard to select A New Company . Using your backup
file, and the selection for A New Company , you are able to start
where you left off the last time you used Peachtree. Back to top What does it mean when the same company is listed
numerous times?
DUPLICATE COMPANY NAMES
Here are some suggestions for the problem of duplicate company names:
1. Exit Peachtree and any other open programs. 2. Go to Peachtree's directory on the hard drive and delete the folder for
the company that has duplicate names. For example, delete the subdirectory
for Taylor Rinaldi , Graphic Artist (c:\peachw\tayringr-- the subdirectory
is the Taylor Rinaldi folder). 3. Empty the recycle bin. 4. Restart the computer. When setting companies up in Peachtree, use a unique name. For example, instead
of Taylor Rinaldi , Graphic Artist, use the Student Name, Graphic Artist. This
will set up individual folders on the hard drive for the company. The company
may have been duplicated because students are using the same name each time
they set up the company. Remember, each time a new company is set up, Peachtree
identifies that company with a shortened name in the c:\Peachw folder. Back to top Why are the automatic payroll tax withholdings not calculating
on my Payroll Entry task?
AUTOMATIC PAYROLL WITHHOLDINGS ARE NOT WORKING The first question you should ask when troubleshooting Peachtree's automatic
payroll tax calculation is , does the payroll calculation work on computers
that have Peachtree Complete Accounting 2004, Educational Version, installed
outside of the classroom? When students install the software on their own computers,
they rarely have an earlier version of Peachtree installed. Usually, the reason
why automatic payroll calculation is not working is because an earlier
version of Peachtree is installed on the computer. Peachtree Complete Accounting 2004, Educational Version, includes automatic
calculation of payroll tax withholdings. In order for this feature to work,
earlier versions of Peachtree should be deleted. In Appendix A, Installing
the Software, Step 4 (p. 675), the step includes If you do not have
Standard Setup an option, then you have a previous version of Peachtree installed.
The author suggests that you delete the earlier version. See page 680, Deleting
Peachtree. When Peachtree is installed, pcwXX.ini files are installed to the Windows
subdirectory (c:\windows\pcwXX.ini. Substitute a number for XX.) If the pcwXX.ini
files are in the Windows subdirectory when you install a new version of Peachtree,
you do not get a Standard Setup option during installation. The best
way to insure the automatic payroll withholding tables is to delete earlier
versions of Peachtree. If you want to keep more than one version of Peachtree installed, install
the new version to a custom folder. I have three versions installed on my computer
and the automatic payroll tables are working with PCA 2004. Or, if all you
need at your school is one version of Peachtree, delete the earlier version(s) and the
pcwXX.ini file(s). To see the payroll tables that PCA 2004, Educational Version, includes do
this: - Start Peachtree and open any company.
- From the menu bar, select File; Payroll Tax Tables, Edit Global. The
Maintain Global Payroll Tax Tables screen lists the 50 states and the included
tax tables.
Back to top On my students' financial statements, their current
month and year-to-date figures do not match what is shown in the textbook? Make sure that your students' set the chart of accounts beginning balances
for the month preceding the month of transactions. For example, if the opening
balance sheet is for October 1, 2004 (textbook page 264), students must set
their chart of account beginning balances for September 1 - 30, 2004 (textbook
page 265). For step-by-step directions, refer to Chapter 9, pages 263-267,
Entering Chart of Accounts Beginning Balances. Back to top Last revised: 12/22/03 | 
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