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Chapter 1 : Installing the program

6 M YOB Prem ier v9 M YOB Accounting v15, asia Install M YOB accounting software Installing M YOB accounting softw are on all versions of Window s is very sim ilar. An autorun w indow lets you install M YOB accounting softw are and other useful program s, such as Adobe Reader, and learn about support plans and other services. The procedure in this section is for installing M YOB accounting softw are on a w orkstation to be used by one person to enter transactions into one or m ore com pany files. M YOB Prem ier 1 is a netw ork-ready application that com es w ith a single licence. How ever, if the volum e of your transactions grow s too great for one person to handle, you can purchase additional w orkstation licences so that several users can access the com pany file sim ultaneously. See the section ‘To obtain additional w orkstation licences’ in Chapter 15, ‘M anaging user accounts and com pany files’, in the User Guide. Once you’ve obtained these additional w orkstation licences, your com pany file m ust be set up for m ultiple users. See Appendix C, ‘Setting up a com pany file for m ultiple users on Window s’ in the User Guide. To inst all M YOB account ing soft w are 1 If the security access set up on your com puter only allow s people w ith adm inistrator privileges to install program s, log in as an adm inistrator. 2 Save any open docum ents and close all other program s. 3 Insert the M YOB accounting softw are CD into the drive. NOTE : Installing from the Windows Explorer window If an installat ion w indow does not appear, open t he CD drive—usually t he d:\ drive—in Window s Explorer and double-click autorun.exe. 4 In the w indow that appears, please proceed to the install page and follow the on-screen instructions for installation. 5 When installation is com plete, click Finish . The default brow ser displays the What’s New in This Version topic from M YOB Help. NOTE : Looking up What’s New in M YOB Help If the brow ser did not display the What’s New in This Version help t opic, see ‘What ’s new ’ on page 15 . 6 If you are installing M YOB Prem ier w ith the intention of allow ing m ultiple users to access a com pany file at the sam e tim e, repeat this procedure to install the program on each com puter in the netw ork that w ill access the com pany file. 7 Continue w ith the relevant tasks: z If you are upgrading from M YOB Accounting v14 or M YOB Prem ier v8, you should upgrade your com pany file. See ‘Upgrading com pany files’ on page 7 . z If you are upgrading from M YOB Accounting v13 or M YOB Prem ier v7, or earlier, you need to do the follow ing. a Upgrade your com pany file. See ‘Upgrading com pany files’ on page 7 . b Activate your existing com pany file. See ‘Activating existing com pany files’ on page 9 . c Edit your user accounts. See ‘Editing upgraded user accounts’ on page 12 . 1 M YOB Accounting only supports a single user and cannot be netw orked. Upgrading company files 7 Getting Started 2 Upgrading from a previous version Only custom ers upgrading from previous versions need do these tasks. Upgrading company files Com pany files created by previous versions of M YOB Prem ier or M YOB Accounting need to be upgraded so that they can be used w ith this version. If you custom ised any reports, form s, letters or spreadsheets w hile using the previous release of M YOB accounting softw are, you need to copy these tem plate files from the relevant folders to the corresponding folders in the M YOB Prem ier v9 or M YOB Accounting v15 installation folder. You m ust perform all the tasks in the follow ing sections w ith each com pany file. To upgrade your company file 1 Back up existing com pany files before upgrading them . Once a com pany file is upgraded you w ill no longer be able to open it in the previous version of M YOB accounting softw are. 2 Start the upgrade assistant. z M YOB Premier Go to the Start m enu and choose Programs , 1 M YOB Premier v9 , M YOB Tools , and then M YOB Premier v9 Upgrade Assistant . z M YOB Accounting Go to the Start m enu and choose Programs , 1 M YOB Accounting v15 , M YOB Tools , and then M YOB Accounting v15 Upgrade Assistant . 3 In the Welcome w indow, click Next . 4 In the Find File to Upgrade w indow, click Find File . Then in the Select Company File to Upgrade w indow, navigate to and click the com pany file to be upgraded, and click Open . 1 ‘To upgrade your com pany file’ below . 2 ‘Upgrade custom ised tem plates’ on page 8 . 3 If you are upgrading from M YOB Prem ier v7 or M YOB Accounting v13 or earlier, you m ust also activate your com pany file. See ‘Activating existing com pany files’ on page 9 . 4 If you are upgrading from M YOB Prem ier v7 or M YOB Accounting v13 or earlier, you m ust also edit your user accounts. See ‘Editing upgraded user accounts’ on page 12 . 1 All Programs in Window s XP.

Chapter 2 : Upgrading from a previous version