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SUMMARYThe following information describes the system requirements for installing the Microsoft Small Business Financial Manager for Microsoft Excel (SBFM). It also describes known limitations in the application as well as known issues with third-party accounting programs. MORE INFORMATION
The minimum system requirements for the Microsoft Small Business Financial
Manager for Microsoft Excel are as follows:
If You Have a Previous Version of Microsoft ExcelMicrosoft Small Business Financial Manager for Microsoft Excel Setup installs a shortcut on your desktop to start Microsoft Excel for Windows
If You Have a Network Version of Microsoft ExcelYou cannot install the Microsoft Small Business Financial Manager for Microsoft Excel if you are using a version of Microsoft Excel that is run from the network. You must have Microsoft Excel installed locally on your computer before you can install the Microsoft Small Business Financial Manager. If you are running the network version of Microsoft Excel, you may have problems installing the Microsoft Small Business Financial Manager.Though Setup does not include a special network setup mode, you can distribute the Microsoft Small Business Financial Manager for Microsoft Excel over a network (provided you have obtained the appropriate license to do so). To do this, use the following steps:
Installing Microsoft Access 2.0 After SBFMIf you are going to install Microsoft Access 2.0 on your computer and you have already installed Financial Manager, follow these steps:
Special Instructions on Types of Accounting Data You Can ImportAccounting data created by Simply Accounting for Windows. You cannot import a database into Microsoft Small Business Financial Manager for Microsoft Excel if it's concurrently open in Simply Accounting. Before you use the Import Wizard to import or update a database, verify that the database isn't already in use by Simply Accounting; if it is, close it.Accounting data created by Great Plains Accounting for DOS. If you copy Great Plains accounting data from another computer to use with the Microsoft Small Business Financial Manager for Microsoft Excel, you must copy the entire data directory and any subdirectories intact. Otherwise the Microsoft Small Business Financial Manager for Microsoft Excel may not be able to locate the accounting data once you've copied it, because Great Plains points to data in specific directories. Accounting data created by Peachtree Complete Accounting for DOS. Peachtree maintains two master files, SYSCOMP.D@@ and SYSCOMP.K@@, that contain the names and locations of all your accounting data files. Peachtree places these master files in the same folder as the Peachtree program files, instead of in the same directory as your accounting data. The Microsoft Small Business Financial Manager for Microsoft Excel can't locate your accounting data without these master files. If you don't have the Peachtree software on your computer, and you want to import Peachtree accounting data that was created on another computer, be sure to copy not just the accounting data from the other computer, but the two SYSCOMP master files from the Peachtree program folder as well. Accounting data created by Peachtree for Windows version 3.0. You can't import a database into the Microsoft Small Business Financial Manager for Microsoft Excel if it's concurrently open in Peachtree for Windows. Before you use the Import Wizard to import or update a database, verify that the database isn't already in use by Peachtree for Windows; if it is, close it. Accounting data created by Quickbooks, you must have Quickbooks installed on your computer, and the company .QBW file to import must be in the same folder as the Quickbooks program files. REFERENCES
README.TXT, Small Business Financial Manager Setup Disk 1
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