peachtree-software peachtree complete accounting 7.0 Quick Setup Guide
Troubleshooting Installation
Frequently Asked Questions
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I’m starting Peachtree on a workstation across the network, and
I’m receiving the message “Cannot open F:\PEACHW\STATUS.DAT
or OPTIONS.DAT.” What do I need to do to correct it?
I’m receiving the message “Cannot open F:\PEACHW\STATUS.DAT
or OPTIONS.DAT.” What do I need to do to correct it?
Peachtree either does not have enough memory to load these files or it cannot
find the files to load. First, check your network connections. You may have to
restart your computer to establish the connection to remote network drives.
Restarting your computer will also reset your memory.
find the files to load. First, check your network connections. You may have to
restart your computer to establish the connection to remote network drives.
Restarting your computer will also reset your memory.
If you are running on the following two networks, you may need to update
your networking software. Novell Netware Lite: you may need to acquire two
patch files from Novell, L11DO3.exe and L11U05.exe. Invisible LAN: you
need to be running version 3.52 or greater.
your networking software. Novell Netware Lite: you may need to acquire two
patch files from Novell, L11DO3.exe and L11U05.exe. Invisible LAN: you
need to be running version 3.52 or greater.
I’m installing on a Novell Network version 3.12 or higher
workstation, and am getting a “could not remove file” message.
Why is Peachtree Accounting not installing on my network?
workstation, and am getting a “could not remove file” message.
Why is Peachtree Accounting not installing on my network?
The problem can be resolved by updating your Novell VLM version to 1.2 or
higher. As a work-around, you can remove the read-only attributes of the files
in the \PEACHW directory, before you install on the network workstations.
higher. As a work-around, you can remove the read-only attributes of the files
in the \PEACHW directory, before you install on the network workstations.
I’m running Peachtree Accounting on a network, and I frequently
receive the message “The record in file ‘Customer.DAT’ is
currently in use. Please try again when it is available.” What can I
do about this?
receive the message “The record in file ‘Customer.DAT’ is
currently in use. Please try again when it is available.” What can I
do about this?
When running in a multiuser environment, such as a network, Peachtree
Accounting uses Record and File Locks to prevent more than one person
working with a record at a time. This makes your data more secure and
prevents problems with data being improperly saved. For more information
see
Accounting uses Record and File Locks to prevent more than one person
working with a record at a time. This makes your data more secure and
prevents problems with data being improperly saved. For more information
see
. To help reduce the number
of conflicts of this type, we suggest you use the real-time posting method,
rather than batch posting. See the User’s Guide for more detail.
rather than batch posting. See the User’s Guide for more detail.