Graphic Engineer

The Situation: Apparently Sage’s PeachTree Premium 2008 has some repeatable bugs on Vista (tack it on the todo list for Vista..). In this case, PeachTree was using Vista’s IPv6 addresses to reference a data file that would be setup on its own computer.

The Symptoms: PeachTree hangs or appears unresponsive for a VERY long time.

The Solution: The local windows system32/etc/host file needs editing to point to its own IPv4 address.

The Steps:

1. Get the IPv4 from the ipconfig command in Window’s command prompt.

2. Get the PC’s hostname from the Computer > Properties > “Computer name” field.

3. Edit your Vista machine’s host file, typically found: C:/Windows/System32/drivers/etc/host

4. Add the IPv4 address plus 5 spaces then the PC hostname from step 2. Save.*

* If you have problems saving your host file, it’s probably a permission issue. Just Visit your “Start Menu > All Programs > Accessories > ..”, right-click on “Notepad” and choose “Run as Administrator” Now proceed in the above manner by opening your host file. Saving should now work for you.

Tags: Host File, PeachTree, Vista, Windows //