ATX 2009 Setup on Server 2008 (64 Bit)

[sti]

Hey Everyone,

I've been spending weeks trying to find a solution with no avail. We have upgraded our server to Windows Server 2008 Standard Ed (64-Bit). We have installed ATX 2007,2008, and 2010. All work perfectly. However ATX 2009 will not install. Each time I get an error:

Some needed windows components are missing that need to be installed before continuing.

And then it takes me to the MS Download site to download .Net Framework 2.0 for 64 bit Windows. But Server 2008 has .Net Framework 2.0 Built into the OS. So it will not install the file. I have tried running the install in compatibility mode. I have also tried uninstall all versions of .Net except 2.0, and I have tried the install on each version. I also tried running a sfc /scannow and that repaired unrelated issues and the problem still remains.

If anyone has any experience fixing the issue or bypassing it, or has ATX 2009 installed on server 2008 std and it is working please help!

Thanks in advance!

[Pacun]

Hey Everyone,

I've been spending weeks trying to find a solution with no avail. We have upgraded our server to Windows Server 2008 Standard Ed (64-Bit). We have installed ATX 2007,2008, and 2010. All work perfectly. However ATX 2009 will not install. Each time I get an error:

Some needed windows components are missing that need to be installed before continuing.

And then it takes me to the MS Download site to download .Net Framework 2.0 for 64 bit Windows. But Server 2008 has .Net Framework 2.0 Built into the OS. So it will not install the file. I have tried running the install in compatibility mode. I have also tried uninstall all versions of .Net except 2.0, and I have tried the install on each version. I also tried running a sfc /scannow and that repaired unrelated issues and the problem still remains.

If anyone has any experience fixing the issue or bypassing it, or has ATX 2009 installed on server 2008 std and it is working please help!

Thanks in advance!

Why are you using version 2? I would suggest to upgrade .net to version 3.5 SP 1. I have noticed that version 3.5 is friendlier than 4.0

If a portion of ATX 2009 has been installed, please delete the registry entries left behind by failed ATX 2009 installations.

Have you checked if any SPs are available for your version of Windows?

[Jack from Ohio]

If you want the exact instructions how to fix this problem, contact me. Here is a short part... ATX only uses Framework 2.0 Any Server 2003 or higher is not compatible with 2.0. Therefore, you cannot install the software on the server from the server.

I told ATX they needed to hire more competant code writers. ATX is NOT supported to run on ANY Server 2003 or higher software.

Send me a contact and I can help you work around the problem. Took me 8 weeks and 16 hours on with tech support to finally get the CORRECT answer. Follow my directions and you can use all ATX back to 2001.

ATX needs to either rewrite the total software or get competant code writers to fix it.

[Pacun]

Jack,

Why don't you share the recipe with us?

Sti,

Since you are talking about ONLY ATX 2009, you can leave the data on the server and assign permission accordingly and install the software (network version) on a regular workstation.

[Jack from Ohio]

The recipe is long and a bit techno-geek oriented. The instructions would be several pages to be written to cover all the possibilities. I might just try to put something together. In the meantime, if anyone else needs assistance, I will be glad to help. Best way would be a phone conversation with whoever is needing the help at the office where the network is.

I did hear a rumor from the technician that finally gave me the information I needed, that the ATX software was going to be released for tax year 2011 completely reworked. He use the words... "...no recycled code" which indicates to me a total different database as a foundation. Possibly SQL?? We can only hope.

[sti]

Hey Guys,

I'm back with some good news! I've got everything working! I just want to explain to everyone what our original setup was, and what we moved over to and how we made it happen:

We originally started with a Windows Server 2008 (32 bit ed) running as a file server. Originally the ATX 2009 files were installed on the server and we ran the netsetup tool so that all of our workstations could connect and access the ATX database via the network share. This setup was working but the office was out growing the setup.

The plan was to move to an internally hosted solution with a new server 2008 (64bit) setup running Terminal Services/Remote Desktop Services. This would allow our users to work from home but have complete access to the software that they need (ex: ATX 2007,2008, 2009, 2010, Quick Books and some other software). During the installation process 07, 08, and 2010 installed without any significant issues but 2009 would not install / pass the .Net Framework check.

After quite a bit of playing around and some in site from Jack I've found a way to make it work:

1.)First make sure that .Net Framework is up to date on the server (In our case this was v 4.0).

2.)Then install ATX 2009 on a workstation (We had an XP pro machine that we installed it on).

3.)Next we took the folder that the ATX installation created and copied this over to the servers program files directory:

Workstation: C:\Program Files\ATX2009\

Copied to server: C:\Program Files (x86)\ATX2009\

4.)The next part is interesting but is the key to getting this to work. You need to (on the server) go to the C:\Windows folder and copy the Microsoft.NET folder to your current users profile:

Copy: C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\

To: C:\Users\Administrator\Windows\Microsoft.NET\

In my case I was logged into the Administrator account on the server. If you are logged into a different account Administrator will be replaced with a different account name.

5.)Now that that has been COPIED (PLEASE DON'T MOVE IT JUST COPY IT) you can run the netsetup in the ATX2009 folder on the server. This will actually do the installation of ATX2009 on the server and add the appropriate registry entries.

6.)The setup is complete

- Other Thoughts -

You may want to move the shortcuts to the C:\Users\Public\Desktop folder so that all users have the shortcut on their desktop.

If you already have ATX installed on another computer you will want to copy the Database and BackUp folders into the new ATX2009 folder on the server so that all of your data is copied over as well.

All is working and we have tested the install on all of the user accounts in remote desktop. Everything is working like a dream.

Since we tried so many ways to get this to work we ended up with this way to setup the software. If you try part 4 you may just be able to install the ATX software from the cd. It's worth a try.

If you have any questions or need any help feel free to shoot me a message!

[Jorge Fernandez]

im trying to get this to run properly on a terminal server but ATX 2009 is requiring Administrator privileges.... any ideas... i gave the group of user that need access to this Full Control of the network share where ATX is installed and the Program Files(x86)\Common Files\CCHFS folder... Ive never had this problem before... ATX 2010 is working properly on the same setup. It is running on WIN2K8 Server R2 64 bit... I was able to get it to install properly with the above instructions.

Thank you