Firewall & Peachtree

Peachtree 2010 and its database, Pervasive, can be mistakenly identified as an intrusion threat by many firewall and anti-virus programs. If not addressed properly, this may cause installation to fail or Peachtree may not start or run properly.

Before Installing Peachtree

If you have not already installed Peachtree, it is critical that you do the following:
1.Turn ON your firewall software. Which firewall am I using?
2.Turn ON firewall alerts. How do I turn on firewall alerts?
3.If prompted by your firewall, always Allow or Unblock the following files:

• PEACHW.EXE
• W3DBSMGR.EXE
• W3LGO103.EXE
• PEACHPIM17.EXE
• PEACHUPDX17.EXE
• PEACHTREEPREFETCHER.EXE
• AIS2.SERVER.CONSOLE.EXE
• SmartPostingService2010.exe

Some firewalls, like ZoneAlarm, may prompt you to allow additional files. You must allow these additional files as well.

Already Installed Peachtree

If you have already installed Peachtree and are unable to open a company, you need to set your firewall to allow Peachtree and its database, Pervasive, to run.

Set My Firewall to Work with Peachtree

For each of the firewalls listed below, we show you how to turn on firewall alerts and how to set the firewall to allow Peachtree to run.

• AOL® 9.0 Security Edition
• McAfee® Internet Security Suite
• Microsoft® Windows® XP Firewall
• Norton 360, 2007/2008/2009™
• Norton Anti-virus 2007/2008/2009
• Norton Internet Security 2008/2009
• Norton Internet Security 2007
• Norton Internet Security™
• Trend Micro™ PC-cillin™ Internet Security
• ZoneAlarm® Free Edition
• Windows Live OneCare
• CA Anti-Virus r8.1
• CA eTrust
• Symantec EndPoint Protection

If your firewall program is not listed, you may select any of the firewall programs to obtain general guidelines for setting up your firewall, but you should refer to help for your firewall program to get specific assistance.
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Which firewall am I using?

If you are not sure which firewall program you are using, use one of the options below to find out.

• Run our Security Application Scanner to search your computer for firewall and anti-virus software.
• Move your mouse pointer over the icons in the system tray, in the lower right corner next to the clock. Each icon should give you the name of the application that is running. Look for Internet Security or Firewall Software.
  
• Select Start>All Programs, and then look for Internet Security or Firewall Software.
• Select Start>Settings>Control Panel>Add/ Remove Programs, and then look for Internet Security or Firewall Software.
• Select Start>Run. Type "services.msc" in the Open field and select OK. The services list will open. Look for Internet Security or Firewall Software in the services list.

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