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Peachtree FAQ & Customer Support Service

 


Frequently Asked Questions for Peachtree User

Q1. How to find my Peachtree program serial and build number?
Q2. How do I differentiate between a "Single-user" product and "Multi-user" product for Peachtree?
Q3. How do I register my Peachtree Software?
Q4. How do I run data integrity check?
Q5. Can I input Chinese under Peachtree?
Q6. Does Peachtree support multi-currency?
Q7. Does Peachtree support Windows Terminal Services?
Q8. How many companies can I consolidate?
Q9. Is there a limitation on the company file size for each Peachtree company?
Q10. Another user is using the same serial number under Peachtree.
Q11. The Excel button in Peachtree is grayed out. How do I use this button?
Q12. Will my Peachtree Accounting works with Windows Vista ?
Q13. How many years back will the Multi-Year* Reporting feature go back?
Q17. When the new database is in use, how far back can customers be and convert automatically?
Q18. Can both the previous releases of Peachtree and 2010 co-exist on the same workstation?
Q19. Is there a maximum database size recommended for companies created under Peachtree 2010?
Q20. Does the Pervasive® 10.12 database used for Peachtree 2010 conflict with other products that also use Pervasive but a different version ?

 

Q1. How to find my Peachtree program serial and build number?
  To locate your program's registration information and build number, please click on "Help" inside your program, and then select "About Peachtree Accounting" from the pull down menu. Your license information will get displayed on the screen including your registered name, service release number, build number and serial number.

Q2. How do I differentiate between a "Single-user" product and "Multi-user" product for Peachtree?
  For a Multi-User pack of Peachtree product, it supports up to 5 concurrent accesses to the same company folder within a Local Area Network (LAN). You can find a RED sticker on the retail box indicating "Value Pack Multi-User Ready Up To 5 Users" affixed to the outer package of these products. In addition, the serial number itself will also differentiate a "Value Pack" product from a "Single-User" product as well. For a single user product, registered user may install the Peachtree program on any ONE machine ONLY. Installing a single-user license product onto more than 1 machine violates the license agreement and is against the law.

Q3. How do I register my Peachtree Software?
  Please refer to attached pdf file

Q4. How do I run data integrity check?
  Please refer to attached pdf file

Q5. Can I input Chinese under Peachtree?
  In most cases, only "Description field" can display Chinese characters properly. Furthermore, end-users are strongly suggested to use the preloaded Microsoft Chinese Input Method like Changjie etc... Other 3rd party Chinese input methods or devices may not work with Peachtree program.

Q6. Does Peachtree support multi-currency?
  No, none of the Peachtree products will support multi-currency.

Q7. Does Peachtree support Windows Terminal Services?
  Please refer to attached pdf file

Q8. How many companies can I consolidate?
 

Provided that your companies have the same chart of account IDs, Peachtree Premium Accounting allows you to run up to 20 customized Financial Statements in consolidated format.


Q9. Is there a limitation on the company file size for each Peachtree company?
  Peachtree does not impose a hard limit on database capacity, however, individual performance will vary depending on actual number of transactions, database size, and number of concurrent users. It is recommended each Peachtree company not to exceed 150MB in file size.

Q10. Another user is using the same serial number under Peachtree.
  If your Peachtree program was not properly shut-down in the first place, you would get this error message the next time you restart Peachtree. For most instances, you can just simply reboot your machine and Peachtree program should start again properly. If this does not fix the error, you will have to do a search for "connco.dat" and "conndp.dat" from your current Peachtree datapath. If any of these files were found, delete them and restart Peachtree.

Q11. The Excel button in Peachtree is grayed out. How do I use this button?
  If the Excel button in Peachtree is grayed out, which means your current version of Microsoft Excel is not supported by Peachtree version. Peachtree 2006 supports Microsoft Excel 2000 / XP / 2003.

Q12. Will my Peachtree Accounting works with Windows Vista ?
  Only Peachtree 2008 or after works with Windows Vista

Q13. How many years back will the Multi-Year* Reporting feature go back?
  With an upgrade to Peachtree 2010, you will be able to see ‘real-time’ information from your current open 2 years plus 1 closed year, all within Peachtree. Once you upgrade to Peachtree 2010, you historical information will begin to build year over year
* Upon upgrading to Peachtree 2010, 3 years of converted Peachtree Financial Statement data and account balance data on General Ledger reports will be readily accessible, as well as data for future closed years.

Q17. When the new database is in use, how far back can customers be and convert automatically?
  Customers as far back as release 8 can convert to Peachtree release 2010. However, we only tested conversions from release 8.0 (2001) and thereafter.

Q18. Can both the previous releases of Peachtree and 2010 co-exist on the same workstation?
  Peachtree has switched its database engine handler from Btrieve 6.15 to Pervasive 9.1 database from Peachtree 2007 and now is using database engine Pervasive® 10.12 in Peachtree 2010. Therefore, it is not recommended to run different release of Peachtree programs on the same computer.

Q19. Is there a maximum database size recommended for companies created under Peachtree 2010?
  If your database size is larger than 250MB, we recommended you to upgrade to Quantum, a robust solution which specially designed for handling high capacity database.

Q20. Does the Pervasive® 10.12 database used for Peachtree 2010 conflict with other products that also use Pervasive but a different version ?
  Yes, possibly. For instance, Sage BusinessWorks and Peachtree on the same workstation would have compatibility issue during installation. Pervasive will need to be uninstalled with Peachtree and reinstalled from the Sage BusinessWorks CD.

 
 
 

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