QuickBooks on a Terminal Server

[joelgilb]

I am setting up a terminal server to host my client QuickBooks files and to allow staff that work from another location the ability to work on the same files. Have been able to login into the QB file when the the Remote Desktop User is setup as an Administrator, but not when I setup a limited account.

Have found numerous things about setting permissions on the web as follows;

"You can make QuickBooks available in a TS environment, if you give the users some extra privileges. Here are the steps:

1. Perform a normal installation of QuickBooks (in install mode!)

2. Reboot

3. Enter install mode again (change user /install), start QuickBooks and activate it by entering the registration code (this is a crucial step, and must be performed immediately following the reboot

4. Go back to execute mode (change user /execute)

5. Copy the %system root%\Intuit folder into each users %user profile%\Windows folder

6. Create a QuickBooks Users group

7. Add your users to this group

8. Give the group Full Control to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Intuit\QuickBooksRegistration

9. Give the group Full Control to HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.QPG

10. Give the group Full Control to HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\obja.obja

11. give the group Full Control to HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\QuickBooks.application

12. Give the group Modify rights to the Program Files\Intuit\QuickBooks Pro folder

Also make sure that clients use short names for printers if they need to print to a redirected local printer. QuickBooks cannot handle long printer names. "

Problem is that I am unable to perform some of of the steps above as folders and registry keys suggested don't even exist on my machine

Anyone have any suggestions?

I don't think allowing everyone Admin status works very well

[ILLMAS]

I am not a tech, but have you checked for hidden files? Here is the step to see hidden files:

To enable the viewing of Hidden files follow these steps:

Close all programs so that you are at your desktop.

Double-click on the My Computer icon.

Select the Tools menu and click Folder Options.

After the new window appears select the View tab.

Put a checkmark in the checkbox labeled Display the contents of system folders.

Under the Hidden files and folders section select the radio button labeled Show hidden files and folders.

Remove the checkmark from the checkbox labeled Hide file extensions for known file types.

Remove the checkmark from the checkbox labeled Hide protected operating system files.

Press the Apply button and then the OK button and shutdown My Computer.

Now your computer is configured to show all hidden files.

[joelgilb]

I always un-hide and show full paths on all my PCs, including system file areas

[joelgilb]

no one has tried this?

[Lion EA]

all the warnings scare me