Follow these steps to troubleshoot if CS Connect fails to apply updates in Accounting CS, Workpapers CS, or Practice CS. Following these steps won't affect your data.
important
Close Accounting CS, Workpapers CS, and Practice CS before completing the steps.
(replace X with the drive the application is installed on).
Right-click the
CCUPDLOG
file and select
Open
or
Open with
, then
Notepad
.
In Notepad, check the file for a recently dated entry that includes
Error Applying Old File
.
If you find an entry that includes
Error Applying Old File
, follow these steps. This will uninstall the Accounting CS shared files and the Accounting CS application, or the Practice CS shared files and Practice CS from the server.
On your computer, select
Start
,
Control Panel
,
Programs
, then
Uninstall or change a program
.
Right-click
Accounting CS
or
Practice CS
, then
Uninstall
. Repeat for the Accounting CS shared files or Practice CS shared files.
Reinstall Accounting CS or Practice CS using the latest version you downloaded previously.
After installation, apply the CS Connect updates.
note
When you open Accounting CS after reinstalling, you'll get a message that the database
FIRM
can't be opened because it was already opened in a newer version. Select
OK
. You'll then be prompted to check for updates.
If you don't find an entry that includes
Error Applying Old File
, follow these steps.
Go to
X:\WinCSI\Accounting CS\updates or X:\WinCSI\Practice CS\updates
(replace X with the drive the application is installed on).
Delete everything in the updates folder.
Open Accounting CS or Practice CS, then download and apply the CS Connect updates again.
note
When you open Accounting CS after reinstalling, you'll get a message that the database
FIRM
can't be opened because it was already opened in a newer version. Select
OK
. You'll then be prompted to check for updates.
Manually apply updates
Make sure that all users have Accounting CS or Practice CS closed.
On your computer, select
Start
then search for
Command Prompt
.
Go to
X:\WinCSI\Accounting CS
or
X:\WinCSI\Practice CS
(replace X with the drive the application is installed on).
Select and drag the
CSIUPD.EXE
file into the
Command Prompt
window.
Use
Space
, enter
update
, then
Enter
. The CS Connect updates window will display and apply updates.
Reinstall the application
If the previous steps didn't work, follow these steps to uninstall the Accounting CS shared files or Practice CS shared files and the Accounting CS or Practice CS application from the server.
Select
Start
,
Control Panel
,
Programs
, then
Uninstall or change a program
.
Right-click
Accounting CS
or
Practice CS
, then
Uninstall
. Repeat for the Accounting CS shared files or Practice CS shared files.
Go to
X:\WinCSI
(replace X with the drive the application is installed on).
Rename the
Accounting CS
and
Accounting CS Data
folders to
AccountingCS.OLD
and
Accounting CS Data.OLD
. Rename the
Practice CS
and
Practice CS Data
folders to
Practice CS.OLD
and
Practice CS Data.OLD
.
Reinstall Accounting CS or Practice CS using the latest version you downloaded previously.
After installation, apply the CS Connect updates.
note
When you open Accounting CS after reinstalling, you'll get a message that the database
FIRM
can't be opened because it was already opened in a newer version. Select
OK
. You'll then be prompted to check for updates.
You don't need to reinstall the application on every computer after the updates successfully apply on the server. Accounting CS or Practice CS will automatically apply the updates when opened.
Specific computers not applying updates
If a specific computer isn't applying updates or is showing an error message, follow these steps to reinstall Accounting CS or Practice CS.
On the computer that isn't applying updates, select
Start
,
Control Panel
,
Programs
, then
Uninstall or change a program
.
Right-click
Accounting CS
or
Practice CS
, then
Uninstall
.
Go to
X:\WinCSI\Accounting CS\DESKTOP
or
X:\WinCSI\Practice CS\DESKTOP
(replace X with the drive the application is installed on).