install contents from disc in one pc, onto another pc?

unwashed potato! · 27 Dec 2017 at 21:10

i don't have a disc drive for my new pc and i need to install stupid sage software which is on a disc.

i have access to a laptop. not mine. is it possible to use the disc drive on the laptop, to install the software on this new pc?

thinking perhaps software that makes an image of the disc and then get an image mounter for the new pc, but wondered if there was anything easier as it's not my laptop so want to avoid installing software on that if possible.

unwashed potato! · 27 Dec 2017 at 21:41

andy_mk3 said:
You can make a network share of the cd drive.

Or buy a ~£15 USB cd drive, they come in very very handy.

thanks. is it just as easy as right clicking the cd drive and select share?

honestly in the last 5 years i can't think of a time i needed a cd drive. i thought i'd need one to install the os, but turns out usb can do this. other than this old version of sage i hope to never need cd drives again

unwashed potato! · 27 Dec 2017 at 21:42

AthlonXP1800 said:
Yes you can share DVD drive from other laptop or PC to your laptop.

https://www.howtogeek.com/114254/how-to-share-cd-dvd-drives-over-the-network-on-windows/

thanks. will give that a go when next with her laptop

unwashed potato! · 29 Dec 2017 at 01:13

I'm having issue with the installer saying sage is running so it won't install.

I've heard of issues with trying to install an older version of sage when a later version is currently installed. As I've got a later version installed already I'm wondering if this is the case, or if it's because of the CD share, iso mounting.

Any experience with installing the way I am trying to put an older version on after installing a newer version?

unwashed potato! · 29 Dec 2017 at 14:56

i've checked sage services. 4 were running. stopped all but hasn't made any difference unfortunately.

i am the only one logged in, and did a restart as well to double check something isn't running i wasn't aware of.

could i try booting into safe mode to install sage?

the version i'm trying to install is sage instant account v20 2014. i currently have sage 50 accounts essentials 2016 version 22

unwashed potato! · 29 Dec 2017 at 15:16

safe mode didn't work either :/

neither does logging in as the other user

edit: def must be a sage issue as managed to put a cd drive in this desktop and same issue

unwashed potato! · 29 Dec 2017 at 20:11

I'm not looking to remove the newer sage but install the older one too due to 2different businesses.

It's far easier to have one version of sage for one small time business, and another version of sage for the other. Also easier as who the copies of our accounts go to match the version of sage they are looked at on.

2 versions works fine as on my last pc it worked, however previously I installed the oldest first, then the newer one installed too.

unwashed potato! · 30 Dec 2017 at 01:18

in the end i've solved the issue by uninstalling the latest version of sage, deleting a load of folders left behind, which finally allowed the old version to be installed, and then reinstalled the new version. thanks all for the help