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Turn off quickbooks updates?
I need to figure out how to Turn off the update option for quickbooks. I have a client that is running a 30 user Quickbooks Enterprise 10.0 setup and everytime someone updates...they all have to update.
Is there a way to better properly manage this?
Is there a way to better properly manage this?
ASKER
really? so even the enterprise edition doesnt have the ability to manage this centrally? is there a way to shut them off via group policy? I was really trying to avoid having to touch each machine to do this.
Nope, not even in ES, Sorry.
Dear PTSMN:
I am assuming that your client wants to turn off updates so that his/her employees aren't wasting time re-downloading update files x 30. Turning off updates will certainly do that; however, your client will also want to have some control over when updates are performed.
You might want to review this solution that will allow your client to do that.
Best regards,
Frelling
I am assuming that your client wants to turn off updates so that his/her employees aren't wasting time re-downloading update files x 30. Turning off updates will certainly do that; however, your client will also want to have some control over when updates are performed.
You might want to review this solution that will allow your client to do that.
Best regards,
Frelling
ASKER
Thanks for the info...I'm going out there on Tuesday to test this...I'll let you know if I have issues.
ASKER
So if I want to get an update into the shared update location...how do I do that? I visited all machines today, turned off Auto updates and turned on shared updates but I noticed some asked to be updated to R5 and other didnt. How do I put r5 in that shared location and will it prompt them once I have that update there and not prompt the ones who already have R5.
PTSMN:
Sounds like some of the QB installs had already been individually updated, hence you are getting some requesting updates while others aren't.
Go to one of the QBs that isn't updated and do a manual update. This will download the latest rev and stores a copy of the update files on the shared directory. Those that are already r5 won't prompt, those that aren't will update, but they will do it from the disks rather than downloading from the net.
Best,
Frelling
Sounds like some of the QB installs had already been individually updated, hence you are getting some requesting updates while others aren't.
Go to one of the QBs that isn't updated and do a manual update. This will download the latest rev and stores a copy of the update files on the shared directory. Those that are already r5 won't prompt, those that aren't will update, but they will do it from the disks rather than downloading from the net.
Best,
Frelling
ASKER
Disks? you just lost me.
How do I control what updates are in the Shared updates folder?
How do I control what updates are in the Shared updates folder?
Download the updates from the Intuit website in a shared folder and update all clients as soon as a new update is released. If all clients are at the latest release, they won't download updates.
ASKER
So if all machine are now on r5 and i have auto updates set to OFF on all machines and then the shared download location the same on all machines.
This will pretty much turn off the updating? Unless I put an update in that folder or someone else manually updates?
This will pretty much turn off the updating? Unless I put an update in that folder or someone else manually updates?
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Quickbooks is wack.
You will have to do this on all systems. That is also where you could set up the shared updates so that they do all update but from one shared location.