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  • Product: Checkpoint Tools

Manually update your account number

To update your Checkpoint account number, you'll need to edit the AccountNum.xml file manually.
Make sure you have the following:
  • Administrative access to your computer.
  • The correct Checkpoint ID number.
Do the following to update your Checkpoint account number in the PPC Web Multi-Select Installer configuration file:
  1. Open
    File Explorer
    .
  2. Go to the following location:
    C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\PPC\PPCWebMultiSelectInstaller
  3. Find the file named
    AccountNum.xml
    .
  4. Drag the file to your desktop to edit it safely.
  5. Right-click the file on your desktop.
  6. Select
    Edit
    .
    The file will open in a text editor.
  7. Enter the correct
    Checkpoint ID
    .
  8. Select
    Save
     then close the editor.
  9. Drag the
    AccountNum.xml
     file back to the original location:
    C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\PPC\PPCWebMultiSelectInstaller
  10. Verify the prompts to replace the existing file.
  11. Find the
    PPCWebMultiSelect
     in the installer folder.
  12. Right-click the file and select
    Run as Administrator
    .
  13. Verify that the updated account number shows in the installer.
Upon successful completion, your updated Checkpoint account number will show in the PPC Web Multi-Select Installer interface.