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System Requirements for Sage 100 Contractor version 24

Internet Access Required for Sage 100 Contractor

Sage 100 Contractor features, such as printing or e-filing tax forms, submitting enhancement requests, accessing Help, or downloading periodic product or tax updates all require Internet access.

To take advantage of these features, please ensure any workstation or server that Sage 100 Contractor is installed on has access to the Internet.

During the installation of Sage 100 Contractor, the computer serving as the Sage license server must be able to connect to the Internet to obtain licenses. Once the installation is complete, you can check out license uses for each computer where Sage 100 Contractor is installed, then disconnect the Sage license server from the Internet.

Server Hardware Requirements:

Client and workstation hardware requirements:

Supported Operating Systems - Server (64 bit preferred):

Recommended:

• Microsoft Windows Server 2019 Standard (version 22.2 and higher)
• Microsoft Windows Server 2016 Standard
• Microsoft Windows Server 2016 Essentials
• Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 All Editions (see Important Note below)

Important:

Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 – As of January 14, 2020, Microsoft no longer delivers any new security patches. Based on Microsoft’s end of life dates, Sage no longer includes Server 2008 R2 as a recommended operating system and recommends that Sage 100 Contractor customers using this operating system move to a current server operating system.

Note about domain controllers: Microsoft recommends against installing SQL Server on a domain controller, and does not support SQL Server on a read-only domain controller should you encounter any problems with this configuration.

Before installing to a domain controller, review "Installing Sage 100 Contractor 2016 version 20.4 and later to a domain controller" from the Related Resources section.

Tip: If the machine has active directory, it is a domain controller.

Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 All Editions - These are supported operating systems for both the server and client installations. However, the new Simple Time Entry feature will not work with these operating systems.

Not Recommended:

• Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Standard (see the Important Note below)
• Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Essentials

Important Note: Server 2012 Standard may be used to host SQL Server, License Administration, Database Administration, and the Sage databases, but the Sage 100 Contractor client cannot be used on Server 2012 Standard. Therefore, this operating system cannot be used to host the client in a terminal services or hosted cloud server environment.

Supported SQL Server Versions (all editions):

• SQL Server 2019
• SQL Server 2017
• SQL Server 2016
• SQL Server 2014

Notes: The Sage 100 Contractor installer will continue to offer to download & install Microsoft SQL Server Express 2014 for new installs. Backups created on Microsoft SQL Server 2014 can be restored on newer versions of Microsoft SQL Server, but they are not backward compatible.

Supported Operating Systems - Workstation (64 bit preferred):

• Microsoft Windows 10 Enterprise
• Microsoft Windows 10 Professional
• Microsoft Windows 8.1 Professional
• Microsoft Windows 8.1 Enterprise

Important:

• Microsoft Windows 7 Professional and Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate – As of January 14, 2020, Microsoft no longer delivers any new security patches. Based on Microsoft’s end of life dates, Sage no longer includes Windows 7 as a supported operating system and recommends that Sage 100 Contractor customers using these operating systems move to a current operating system.
• Microsoft Windows 2003 Server and Microsoft Windows XP (all versions) are no longer supported operating systems because they do not support the .NET 4.5 framework.
• Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2008, and Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2011 Standard are no longer supported operating systems because they do not support the .NET 4.6.1 version.
• Microsoft SQL Server 2012 R2 does not support Sage Time Entry.

Supported Microsoft Office Versions

• Microsoft Microsoft 365
• Microsoft Office 2016
• Microsoft Office 2013
• Microsoft Office 2010