Summary
Description
Sage 50 Payroll v30.02 is now available. Follow the steps below to update your software, and find out what's new in this version.
Resolution
Before you install v30.02
To make installing your update easier, we recommend that you carry out these preparation steps >
Check your version number
- Click Help then About.
- Check your version number under the Program Details heading.
- If your version number:
- Is
v30.02.076
your software is already up to date, skip ahead to the What's new section - Is v30.01.283 or below, follow the steps below to install v30.02
- Is
Admin rights check
During the installation process, your software checks you have admin rights. This helps to ensure that the installer can create and update all files and folders that your software needs to run. Windows administrator check during installation >
Download and install the update
If you prefer, you can download your update below and watch a video of the installation process >
- Close Sage 50 Payroll, and any other Sage software you have open on your computer.
- Click the link below to download your update:
- Download Sage 50 Payroll
- If a prompt asks you to select where to save the file, select your Downloads folder, then click Save
- To begin the installation, browse to your Downloads folder and right-click
Sage50Payroll_3002076.exe
- Click Run as administrator.
NOTE: If a prompt asks you to enter a username and password, enter your Windows administrator credentials, not your payroll credentials. - To confirm you accept the licence conditions, click Accept Licence then click Next.
- Check the path is the same as the program directory you noted in the before you install v30.02 section. If it is, click Yes.
- If the path isn't the same, click No then Yes and browse to the correct program directory, click Payroll.exe, then click Open
- Click OK when the installation completes, then click Close.
- Save any work you have open in other applications, then restart your computer.
- To help keep your software up to date, we recommend you enable background updates.
TIP: If you have Sage 50 Payroll installed on more than one computer, repeat the steps above on each one.
When you log in to a company for the first time after you install v30.02, your software upgrades your company data into the new version.
After the data upgrade process, your software automatically optimises the database for your company. This helps to reduce the size of your backups and maintain error-free data.
What's new?
Find out about the new features included in v30.02 in our what's new in v30.02 guide.