Network and standalone workstations installation

Before beginning the install, your firm licensee or delegate needs to complete the administrative setup steps in Getting started with your new CS Professional Suite application. The installation process for
Accounting CS
differs from that for other CS Professional Suite applications you may have used. We recommend that the installation be completed by your firm’s network administrator or consultant. If your firm chooses to install Accounting CS in a terminal server environment, a
qualified and certified terminal server professional
needs to complete the installation.
For general information to provide to your firm’s terminal server technician, refer to Terminal server installation guidelines for CS Professional Suite applications and Terminal server guidelines for CS Professional Suite applications.
Download the Accounting CS installer to your server, and open it to start the installation.
  1. Go to the folder you saved the installer to.
  2. Run
    accountingcsdownload.exe
    .
  3. Pay attention to the
    Destination Folder
    . If you need to restart the installation or restart the server.
  4. Select
    Extract
    .
  5. Select
    Yes
    if you're warned about replacing existing files.
The
Accounting CS
setup opens after you run the downloader. If you need to open the installation manually or restart the installation, go to the folder from the
Destination Folder
step and select
Setup.exe
.
  1. Select
    Install Accounting CS
    .
  2. Answer the question during setup, then review the license agreement.
  3. If you agree to the license agreement, mark the checkbox to accept the terms. Select
    Next
    to continue.
  4. On the
    Welcome to Accounting CS Setup
    screen, select
    Yes
    to verify that you're installing the application on the computer that you want to designate as the database server. Select
    Next
    to continue.
  5. You may be asked to restart your computer. You can ignore the prompt, but you should restart your computer if it comes back.
  6. Select
    Next
    to select the location of your
    Accounting CS
    shared files.
  7. If your computer or server doesn't already have an instance of SQL server, you'll need to install a new instance of Microsoft SQL Server Express and name your instance.
    1. You can use an existing instance of SQL Express or SQL Server. Work with your IT professional to set up the details.
  8. Select
    Install Accounting CS
    . Determine whether Accounting CS should be installed on the computer that also functions as your database server.
    We recommend installing Accounting CS on the server to help with troubleshooting.
  9. Select
    Next
    to install components on your computer.
  10. Mark the
    Run Accounting CS
    checkbox to open the application and select
    Finish
    .
Install the application on other network computers after you're finished with the server.
You'll need to run the Desktop setup from each computer that will run Accounting CS after you finish with the server installation.

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