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When you restored the database, on the server, did you use Restore_As (not Restore)?<br />

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When you restored the database, on the server, did you use Restore_As (not Restore)?


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I dont believe I saw that option
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When you restore the database, use:<br />
File | Restore | Restore As<br />
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Otherwise, it still has points to the previous machine name<br />

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When you restore the database, use:
File | Restore | Restore As

Otherwise, it still has points to the previous machine name


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I'm trying to share a database from a users computer. &nbsp;Have made a backup and installed ACT to our Windows 2003 server. &nbsp;The server ACT wont attach to the PAD database saying it is not shared. &nbsp;this morning Im trying and now im getting the message that the database could not be accessed.
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I'm trying to share a database from a users computer.  Have made a backup and installed ACT to our Windows 2003 server.  The server ACT wont attach to the PAD database saying it is not shared.  this morning Im trying and now im getting the message that the database could not be accessed.

ACT10 cannot share out database

Act! (previously known as Sage ACT!) is a customer relationship management (CRM) software application which is used to keep track of client and prospect details in a single database that can be shared by multiple users. Act! features include contact, company and opportunity management, a calendar, communication tools, the ability to track prospective customers, "dashboards", reports, and the ability to synchronize data from other applications or other Act! users over the web.