Microsoft KB Archive/928163

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Error message when you try to restore a database in Small Business Accounting: "The restore process can only be done on a local computer"

Article ID: 928163

Article Last Modified on 8/15/2007

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APPLIES TO

• Microsoft Office Small Business Accounting 2006
• Microsoft Office Small Business Management Edition 2006

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SYMPTOMS

When you try to restore a database in Microsoft Office Small Business Accounting 2006, you receive the following error message:

The restore process can only be done on a local computer.

CAUSE

This problem may occur if the company file to which you want to restore the database is not valid. The company file is an .sbc file.

RESOLUTION

In a multiuser scenario, you must restore a Microsoft Office Accounting 2007 backup file on the computer on which the company database is stored. You cannot restore a backup file by using a remote computer or a client computer.

To resolve this problem, follow these steps:

1. Delete the company file that causes the problem.
   
   Note By default, the file is in the following directory:

   C:\Documents and Settings\UserName\My Documents\Small Business Accounting\Companies

2. Click Start, point to All Programs, point to Microsoft Small Business Accounting, and then click Data Tools.
3. On the Basic Tools tab, click Restore.
4. In the Select backup file to restore area, click Browse next to the Backup filename field.
5. In the Restore dialog box, click the backup file that you want to use, and then click Open.
6. In the Select backup file to restore area, click Browse next to the Restore backup file to field.
7. In the Select configuration file dialog box, type a name in the File name field, and then click Save.
8. Click OK.
9. Use the company file that you saved in step 7 to open the company.

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