Issue occurs on the server or standalone computer

1. Ensure you're a local administrator to the computer.
   • Open the Settings app (Win + I)
   • Go to Accounts
   • Click Your info or Family & other users
   • Select your user account
   • If your account type is Administrator, you have administrator privileges
   • If it says Standard user, you don’t have administrator rights 
2. Click Windows Start and type RUN in the search field.
3. Browse to C:\Sage BusinessWorks 202x Install Files\Sage BusinessWorks.
4. Select Setup.exe and click OK. This will return to Start, Run with the full path to Setup.exe displayed.
5. Add /noprofile to the end of the command after the last quote (").
   • The path will resemble the following: "C:\Sage BusinessWorks 202x Install Files\Sage BusinessWorks\setup.exe" /noprofile
     
6. Click OK to start the installation.

For further instructions on running /noprofile on a server or standalone computer, view our video tutorial below.

Issue occurs on a client workstation

1. Ensure you're a local administrator to the computer.
   • Open the Settings app (Win + I)
   • Go to Accounts
   • Click Your info or Family & other users
   • Select your user account
   • If your account type is Administrator, you have administrator privileges
   • If it says Standard user, you don’t have administrator rights 
2. Click Windows Start and type RUN in the search field.
3. Browse to the Sage BusinessWorks server, and select ..\BWProg\Client Setup\Sage BusinessWorks.
4. Select Setup.exe and click OK. This will return to Start, Run with the full path to Setup.exe displayed.
5. Add /noprofile to the end of the command after the last quote (").
   • The path will resemble the following: "...\BWProg\Client Setup\Sage BusinessWorks" /noprofile
     
6. Click OK to start the installation.

For further instructions on running /noprofile on a client computer, view our video tutorial below.