Installing and Uninstalling Accountants Enterprise (AE) on a workstation
This support note applies to:
- AE Practice Manager (NZ)
- AE Practice Manager (AU)
- AE Tax Series 6 & 8 (AU)
Article ID: 37087
In MYOB Accountants Enterprise Practice Manager (AE PM) you may need to perform a workstation installation to resolve an error message.
Before you begin
- Ensure you are logged onto the workstation as an administrator.
- Close all Microsoft (MS) Office applications
- Disable User Account Control (UAC) settings. Refer to Disabling User Account Control (UAC). If you change this setting, reboot the workstation prior to continuing.
- Enable Linked Connections. Refer to Enabling Linked Connections in Windows. If you change this setting, reboot the workstation prior to continuing.
- Disable any anti-virus programs temporarily that may be operating on the workstation.
Choose your environment
File Server Network
To install:
Open Windows File Explorer and navigate to \\<servername>\CentralClient\
where <servername> is the name of your server.
Double click on the Setup.exe file and complete the workstation installation wizard.
The workstation installation is complete.
To uninstall
- Log onto the workstation as a Local Admin user and from the Desktop, click the Windows Start menu.
- In the search field, type Control Panel and press Enter.
- From within the Control Panel, click Programs and Features.
- Right-click MYOB Accountants Enterprise Client and choose Uninstall.
Terminal Server
To install:
- Follow the menu path Start > Control Panel > Programs and Features. The list of programs installed appears.
- Click the Add New Programs icon, and click on the CD or Floppy button.
Browse to \\<servername>\CentralClient\
where <servername> is the name of your server.
- Double click on the Setup.exe file and complete the workstation installation wizard.
To uninstall:
- Log onto the terminal server as a Domain Administrator. click the Windows Start menu and search Control Panel.
- In the search field, type Control Panel and press Enter.
- From within the Control Panel, click Programs and Features.
- Right-click MYOB Accountants Enterprise Client and choose Uninstall.