[UCIMC-Tech] [Imc-bookkeeper] Finance computer state
Chris Ritzo
chris.ritzo at gmail.com
Sat Jul 17 18:00:17 CDT 2010
What's the procedure for ordering/payment using the fund you mentioned
Joy? Are you wanting to spend all $500 on this?
Brian, a few more questions...
- Will Windows 7 allow for multiple users to log in remotely?
- Why three Quickbooks licenses?
- Do we have any hardware that could go to upgrade/replace this
machine? Specifically, I think a new hard drive might be in order.
- I'd like us to run some diagnostics on the drive after the data is backed up.
Here's the pricing: Can someone weigh in on authorizing this amount
from the Americorps "office supplies" line item?
> Windows 7 Pro: $257.54
> QuickBooks: $45 / $99 (TechSoup)
> MS Office Standard 2010: $24 (TechSoup)
new hard drive... ~100.00
Sub Total: $426.54 / $480.54
On Sat, Jul 17, 2010 at 4:31 PM, Brian Duggan <bcdugga at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi Joy,
>
> It's good that Jason got a backup of the Quickbooks files. I haven't had
> much luck getting a good clone of the finance computer's disk. I'm still
> working on it, though, and I haven't tried everything yet.
>
> We should start ordering the necessary software immediately. What I'm
> hearing we need is a copy of Windows, QuickBooks, and MS Office.
>
> Windows 7 Pro: $257.54
>
> http://www.amazon.com/Microsoft-FQC-00129-Windows-7-Professional/dp/B002DHLVII/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=software&qid=1279401727&sr=8-2
>
> QuickBooks from TechSoup: $45 for 1 license or $99 for 3 licenses
>
> MS Office Standard 2010 from TechSoup: $24
>
> The finance computer meets the minimum RAM requirements for Windows 7
> Pro. I'm not sure if it's possible to upgrade yet.
>
> I'll keep you posted.
>
> Thanks
> Brian
>
> On 7/17/10 10:56 AM, JOY wrote:
>> Hi Brian,
>>
>> Jason was able to back Quickbooks up to an external travel drive so we
>> have the most recent backup possible. YES!
>>
>> There is little need for me to come into the office until I have a
>> functioning computer so if you would just let me know when I'm up and
>> running I will get to work! If you have any questions, my cell is
>> 217.840.3081.
>>
>> Thanks for all your help Brian and Tech group!
>>
>> Joy
>>
>> On Fri, Jul 16, 2010 at 5:19 PM, JOY <imcbooks at gmail.com
>> <mailto:imcbooks at gmail.com>> wrote:
>>
>> Hello Brian,
>>
>> Thanks so much for troubleshooting!!! It is unfortunate that it
>> worked fine and then out of the blue, quit functioning, but that has
>> been my experience with windows...
>>
>> If you want me to function, I will need ms office and excel, along
>> with quickbooks. Open office will not do. I cannot emphasize that
>> enough. It is not open for discussion.
>>
>> As a Mac user, I do not personally own the license to any of these
>> current applications for windows. I own an older version but most
>> folks send files in the newer version that cannot be opened with the
>> older version. Can the copy that is currently on the computer be
>> reinstalled on the new hard drive?
>>
>> It is possible that Jason may have the Quickbooks disc, and would
>> need to locate that, but it has been removed from the finance
>> office. JASON WOULD NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT HE HAS THE MOST CURRENT
>> BACKUP OF QB AND I THINK HE DID THAT LAST NIGHT BUT I WOULD WANT TO
>> CALL HIM BEFORE YOU BEGIN DOING ANYTHING!!!
>>
>> It may be time to buckle down and purchase this software if we don't
>> have it on hand any more. How about through tech soup? Their new
>> ordering year just started July 1 so we should be able to purchase 4
>> items, I think is how that works... Or we could use funds from the
>> Americorp grant, which includes $500 for office supplies.
>>
>> Fellow Financiers, please chime in...
>>
>> Joy
>>
>> On Fri, Jul 16, 2010 at 4:55 PM, Brian Duggan <bcdugga at gmail.com
>> <mailto:bcdugga at gmail.com>> wrote:
>>
>> There are several indicators that the hard disk in the finance
>> computer
>> is dying.
>>
>> The bad news is that the backup software was in a 99% configured
>> state,
>> and no backups were actually occurring.
>>
>> The good news is that we can still read the disk fine for now. A few
>> hours ago I started a local backup to a large, external USB hard
>> disk.
>> This process is going very slowly and won't be complete for another
>> couple hours or so.
>>
>> The ideal solution would be to replace the disk once this process is
>> complete, reinstall Windows and QuickBooks, then restore the
>> finance data.
>>
>> In order to do this, we need a few things:
>>
>> What are the essential applications on the finance computer besides
>> QuickBooks? Is MS Office absolutely necessary? Would OpenOffice
>> do? Others?
>>
>> For the applications that are necessary, which do you, Joy or Jason,
>> have licensed copies of? This includes the CD and any associated
>> license
>> key.
>>
>> After we've backed up the finance data and obtained copies of
>> all the
>> necessary software, we can begin rebuilding the finance computer.
>>
>> Thanks!
>> Brian
>>
>> --
>> Brian Duggan
>> Technical Projects Developer
>> UC Independent Media Center
>> http://www.ucimc.org | 309 310 7026
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Joy Davis
>> UCIMC Office Manager
>> 202 S. Broadway Ave., Suite 100
>> Urbana, IL 61801
>> imcbooks at gmail.com <mailto:imcbooks at gmail.com>
>> 217.344.8820
>> www.ucimc.org <http://www.ucimc.org>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Joy Davis
>> UCIMC Office Manager
>> 202 S. Broadway Ave., Suite 100
>> Urbana, IL 61801
>> imcbooks at gmail.com <mailto:imcbooks at gmail.com>
>> 217.344.8820
>> www.ucimc.org <http://www.ucimc.org>
>
> --
> Brian Duggan
> Technical Projects Developer
> UC Independent Media Center
> http://www.ucimc.org | 309 310 7026
> _______________________________________________
> Imc-bookkeeper mailing list
> Imc-bookkeeper at lists.chambana.net
> http://lists.chambana.net/mailman/listinfo/imc-bookkeeper
>
More information about the IMC-Tech
mailing list