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Have you shared the ACT! database on the server?<br />
Tools | Database Maintenance | Share
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Have you shared the ACT! database on the server?
Tools | Database Maintenance | Share

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It does NOT need to be in the root ... it can be anywhere.<br />
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But, it's a bit tricky to get the permissions right (not done automatically) if it's in a user folder.
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It does NOT need to be in the root ... it can be anywhere.

But, it's a bit tricky to get the permissions right (not done automatically) if it's in a user folder.

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I posed to the ACT forum as well and got my answer there. &nbsp;I successfully implemented it.
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I posed to the ACT forum as well and got my answer there.  I successfully implemented it.

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We have a new &quot;server&quot;--running Windows 7 Professional. &nbsp;No security software except for MSE. &nbsp;No firewall except basic Microsoft one. &nbsp;We have a new workstation running Windows XP Professional--again, same, MSE and firewall. &nbsp;We have setup ACT on the &quot;server&quot; and shared it. &nbsp;We try to open the PAD file on the workstation and it says it is not shared. &nbsp;This is not a complicated network setup--just a UVerse router and switch--and it worked on a previous setup--both computers had to be reloaded. &nbsp;We have checked SQL, protocols, server paths, everything. &nbsp;This shouldn't be this hard on a small network with two NEW computers. &nbsp;Advise?
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We have a new "server"--running Windows 7 Professional.  No security software except for MSE.  No firewall except basic Microsoft one.  We have a new workstation running Windows XP Professional--again, same, MSE and firewall.  We have setup ACT on the "server" and shared it.  We try to open the PAD file on the workstation and it says it is not shared.  This is not a complicated network setup--just a UVerse router and switch--and it worked on a previous setup--both computers had to be reloaded.  We have checked SQL, protocols, server paths, everything.  This shouldn't be this hard on a small network with two NEW computers.  Advise?

Newly Connected Sever Will Not Share ACT 2012 Data?

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.

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