A startup company trying to use a database called ACT is giving me troubles. The application is installed on 3 workstations. Data is stored on a server (this data is really for sales contacts).<br><br>Some workstations are not permitted "access" to the stored data on the NT server. <br><br>dcomcnfg does not even show the application installed on the server.<br><br>The workstatrions are running either w95 or w98.<br><br>When access is denied to the workstation then the workstation has to import the database.<br><br>What do I have to do to simply have the databse files be viewed from the server through network neighborhood???
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I found this post a little late, so I don't know if you have solved your problem. If you haven't try the following:<br><br>1. Make sure all workstations have full access to the database folder on the Server<br>2. I'm presuming that the ACT! database is a shared database with everyone being a user with proper access privilages.<br>3. Each workstation needs to have a mapped drive to the ACT! folder on the Server.<br>4. Each workstation "Default Locations" for the database needs to be mapped to the folder on the Server<br>Note: In ACT! go to "Edit", "Preferences" select "General" tab and look for "Default Locations" <br>Additional information can be found in the ACT! User Manual or on the ACT! CD under ACT! Administrator. Look for setting up a multi-user ACT! Database.<br><br>Good Luck<br>MO
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