Important: Make sure you've reviewed the Installation Overview before proceeding. |
To have a positive experience installing QuoteWerks, there's some information you need to know and decisions you need to make. Please complete the tasks in the following list to accomplish this before installing:
•Read the QuoteWerks Introduction chapter
•Read the Installation Overview
•Review the QuoteWerks System Requirements
•Obtain necessary QuoteWerks License Key(s) from QuoteWerks Sales/Support Services
•Obtain usernames and passwords for, if applicable:
oyour contact management application, if you'll be using an external contact manager such as ConnectWise, salesforce.com, or GoldMine
oyour accounting software, if you'll be using QuickBooks or Sage 50 (Peachtree) with QuoteWerks
oReal-time integration
•Compile a list of the usernames you want to enter into QuoteWerks after it's installed
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Considerations for the QuoteWerks Installation folder
Generally speaking, you can install QuoteWerks to any folder location. However, when installing QuoteWerks to be synchronized with other remote QuoteWerks installations, you'll need to keep Path Translations (relative pathing) in mind.
If you plan to use GoldMine’s synchronization features to sync QuoteWerks quotes, there are requirements for the location of the QuoteWerks folder.
Map Network Drive (if Applicable)
If you're planning to install QuoteWerks on a network server, you may choose to install to a mapped drive. This can be an existing network drive letter; you don’t need to create a separate or special one just for QuoteWerks.
If you’ll be creating a drive mapping for QuoteWerks, DO NOT map the drive letter directly to the QuoteWerks folder. For example, if you’re installing QuoteWerks to the \\servername\c_drive\apps\QuoteWerks directory and want to map the drive letter F to this folder, you’ll need to map drive letter F to the apps or c_drive folder, not the QuoteWerks folder. It’s also very important that the drive-letter mapping on all machines points to exactly the same place. For example, all computers on the network with the same mapped drive letter would all refer to the network QuoteWerks folder as F:\apps\QuoteWerks.
Important: If you're planning to install QuoteWerks on a network server, all QuoteWerks users need FULL CONTROL rights to all files in the \QuoteWerks folder and subfolders. |
Mapped Drive Issues with Windows 10, 8, 7, and Vista
Starting with Windows Vista, Microsoft added a security feature called User Account Control (UAC). When you install Windows Vista, 7, or 8, UAC is turned ON by default, which means Vista, 7, and 8 are configured to use new security features.
When UAC is turned ON and a program tries to perform an operation Windows thinks could “hurt” the Windows installation, it’s stopped. In many cases, Vista, 7, or 8 will prompt you with a dialog asking if it’s okay to perform this potentially harmful action. UAC can be turned ON/OFF under Start -> Control Panel -> User Accounts -> Turn user account control on/off.
If UAC is turned ON, the QuoteWerks installation program may not display mapped drives when browsing for a folder to install to. You can, however, type in a mapped drive's UNC path manually.
Begin Installation
Now that you've gone through all the preparation, you can begin the installation process. See the topic that corresponds to your needs from the list below:
