Microsoft KB Archive/942503

= How to upgrade company data from Small Business Accounting 2006 on a computer to Accounting Professional 2007 or to Accounting Express 2007 on another computer =

Article ID: 942503

Article Last Modified on 9/25/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Office Accounting Professional 2007
 * Microsoft Office Accounting Express 2007
 * Microsoft Office Small Business Accounting 2006

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INTRODUCTION
This article describes how to upgrade company data from Microsoft Office Small Business Accounting 2006 on a computer to Microsoft Office Accounting Professional 2007 or to Microsoft Office Accounting Express 2007 on another computer.



MORE INFORMATION
To upgrade company data from Small Business Accounting 2006 on a computer to Accounting Professional 2007 or to Accounting Express 2007 on another computer, follow these steps:
 * 1) In Small Business Accounting, open the company.
 * 2) On the File menu, point to Utilities, and then click Data Utilities.
 * 3) Click Backup, and then click Browse to select a location.
 * 4) Click Save.
 * 5) If you want to use a password, type a password in the Password box and in the Verify password box.
 * 6) Click OK to back up the file.
 * 7) Click OK, and then click Close.
 * 8) Copy the backup file.
 * 9) * If the computers are networked, copy the backup file to the other computer.
 * 10) * If the computers are not networked, copy the backup file to a removable storage device.
 * 11) StartAccounting Professional 2007 or Accounting Express 2007 on the other computer. If a company is open, click Close Company on the File menu.
 * 12) In the &quot;Start - Microsoft Small Business Accounting&quot; window, click Restore a backup.
 * 13) Click Browse next to the Backup filename field, locate the backup file that you copied in step 8, and then click Open.
 * 14) Next to the Restore backup file to box, click Browse.
 * 15) In the Select configuration file dialog box, type the name for the file in the File name box.
 * 16) Click Save.
 * 17) Click Yes. If you created a password in step 5, type the password.
 * 18) Click OK to restore the backup.
 * 19) When the restore process has finished, click OK.
 * 20) Click Open an existing company, and then select the file that you created in step 13.
 * 21) Follow the steps in the Update wizard to complete the update.

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