While I prefer a server, sometimes the budget does not provide for that extra cost. Since they are already on a Peer to Peer, you could purchase a much beefier workstation from Sage's "recommended requirements" from System Requirements as a guide. I have used solid state drives in the past to improve slow performance issues, especially when the database size is 1G or higher, and added up to16 gigs of Ram to a fast processor 3.4 gh. Below is a resource guide of things you can do if the environment is slow. Memory & Processor Speed Make sure each computer at least meets the minimum processor and RAM requirements for Sage 50 Accounting—U.S. Edition. System Requirements: Sage 50—U.S. Edition for your version, in the Related Resources section. At the server, you should increase your amount of RAM in correspondence with the number of workstations accessing Sage 50; a good rule of thumb is to have 2GB of RAM per workstation. More memory/processor speed will also be required if working in multiple companies at once. Check Sage 50's performance at the server; if the server is slow, every workstation will also be slow. Verify the processor and memory resources have not been artificially limited by pressing Windows Key + R, type msconfig, then select OK. Note: If prompted to allow the program to make changes, select Yes. Select the Boot tab. Select Advanced options. If either Number of processors or Maximum memory are checked, uncheck them. Select OK. Select OK again. Restart the computer. User Account Control (UAC) In Windows Vista, 7, and 8, UAC can cause slowness by not allowing Sage 50 to properly access the shared data files and/or program files. See Article ID 10198 How to disable User Account Control (UAC), in Related Resources. Anti-Virus and Firewall Software See Article ID 10903 Files to allow through firewall and anti-virus, in Related Resources. Contact your IT person or your security software's manufacturer for instructions on configuring the exceptions list. IPv6 If using Windows Vista, 7, or 8, disabling IPv6 will significantly improve Sage 50's performance. See Article ID 10833 How to Disable IPv6, in Related Resources. Note: Some newer versions of Microsoft Exchange are dependent upon IPV6 to operate properly. It will prohibit them from running in Services Hard Drive Space and Virtual Memory Each PC's hard drive should have a minimum of 1GB or three times the company database size, whichever is larger, of free space. Running Windows' Disk Cleanup and Defragmenter utilities at each PC will optimize free disk space. Each computer's virtual memory should be set so it at least matches the amount of RAM on the machine. As with RAM, the more virtual memory a computer has, the better it will run. Follow the link in Additional Information for instructions on checking and changing the amount of virtual memory. Sage 50 Company Size The size of a Sage 50 company directly affects program performance; large databases can result in longer load times for the program. To check a company's size, select Help, Customer Support & Service, then File Statistics. Large companies should be purged to remove old transactions/inactive records and decrease the company size. See Article ID 11379 When should I purge my data?, in Related Resources. Hope that helps.
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