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When installing Sage 50 Accounts, you need to install where you want your data to be held first. Follow the steps below to download the full Sage 50 Accounts v29.2 program.
 TIP: If you use a server to hold your data, you might want to only install the data service on it, rather than the full Sage 50 Accounts program. If you're unsure, speak to your local IT support.
- Close all software, then click the link below:
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- This will download automatically to your downloads folder, or click Save.
- To begin the installation, locate and double-click
Sage50Accounts_v29.2.398.0.exe
To view your Downloads folder, press Ctrl + J on your keyboard.
- If prompted, click Yes to allow this app to make changes to your device.
- To confirm you accept the license conditions, select the I accept the terms of the Licence Agreement check box and click Next.
- Click the Standard (recommended) installation type and click Yes, begin installation.
After you've installed Sage 50 Accounts, it's now time to add a company.
Add company dataYou have four options to add a company: - Create a new company and set it up from scratch
- Connect to existing company data on another computer over a local network
- Restore a backup of existing company data
- Download existing company data on another computer using Remote Data Access
What do you need to do? Click your answer below:
Create a company from scratch- Open Sage 50 Accounts.
- In the Add a Company window click Create.
- Click Continue then enter your software Serial number, Activation key and Account number.
You can find these on your order confirmation email. - Click Next, then to confirm your licence, click OK and click OK.
- To create your new company, enter your details, clicking Next on each window.
- Once you have entered all your details, in the Summary window click Create.
- Enter your manager Password you created during the process then click OK.
Once you've installed the software where you want your data to be, you can install at your other locations using the installation steps above. Need to send the steps to a colleague? Email this guide to them.
Connect to company data over a networkAs long as your company data has been shared over a network that you have access to, you can connect to it. Before you beginGather the information you need to connect to the data: - Open Sage 50 Accounts, log in as manager then click Help, then click About.
- Under Licence Information note your Serial Number, Activation Key and Account number.
- Under Program Details note your Data Directory and Version Number.
Connect to the data NOTE: When you first open Sage 50 Accounts you are prompted to enter your serial number, activation key and if required your account number.
- Open Sage 50 Accounts.
- Click Connect, then click Browse and go the Data Directory you made a note of earlier.
TIP: If your data path uses a mapped drive, for example, S:\COMPANY.000\ACCDATA, for help creating a mapped drive on your new computer, please refer to our guide to common Windows tasks.
- Click Continue, then click Connect.
- Enter your Logon name and Password then click OK.
If your data is from an older version you're prompted to update the data. If you need to add another company you can click File, New then click Company. Great news! You're now ready to start using Sage 50 Accounts on your new computer. We recommend you run the Check Data option again. Let us know if you found this guide helpful by using the feedback options below.
Restore company data from a backupIf you took a backup of your company data on another computer, you can restore this backup to recreate your existing company on this new computer. - Open Sage 50 Accounts.
- In the Add a Company window click Restore.
- Click Browse, then browse to the path of your backup, then click Open.
- Click Continue then enter your software Serial number, Activation key and Account number.
You can find these on your order confirmation email. - Click Next, then to confirm your licence, click OK and click OK.
- Click Restore and enter your Logon name and Password then click OK.
You're now logged into your restored company data.
Final checksGreat news! If you've followed the steps above you're now ready to start using the latest version of Sage 50 Accounts. Let us know if you found this guide helpful by using the feedback options below. To check everything is up and running, in Sage 50 Accounts click Help and About and check your version is v29.2.398.0.
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