Sage 50 Does Not Open in Windows 10

Many users of Sage 50 have informed us that they are facing the ‘Sage 50 Does Not Open in Windows 10’ issue of late. Most users have faced this issue after installing the latest update in Windows 10. When this error occurs, the user becomes unable to locate his workstation by name.

Are you also troubled by this issue? Are you looking for easy solutions to resolve it? You are at the right place! Simply go through this blog till the end. Here, we will look at the primary causes of this issue and will also discuss simple but highly effective methods to fix it. So, perform these simple steps sequentially and get rid of this issue, once and for all.

First things first! let’s get to know why this issue occurs on your system…

Causes of ‘Sage 50 Does Not Open in Windows 10’ Issue?

Many functional and technical reasons may lead to this issue on your computer. Some of these are as follows- 

• Damaged windows user profile
• Sage 50 data path is not correct
• Damaged program files
• The pervasive service is not functioning 
• Pervasive is blocked by a firewall
• the server is not able to find the default workstation by IP Address
• The workstation is unable to ping the server by name
• Pervasive blocked by user account control (UAC)

What is the Procedure to Resolve the ‘Sage 50 Does Not Open in Windows 10’ Error Message?

Here we are providing some simple and multiple methods to resolve this issue. Make sure to perform the steps sequentially–

 Method 1- End services running in the background

• Go to Task Manager 
• Click on More Details
• Go to Details
• From the list, click to end both ‘w3dbsmgr.exe’ and ‘Peachw.exe’
• Click Windows + R together to open the Run menu
• Type “SERVICES.MSC” in the text box
• Click OK
• Right Click both on PSQL and Pervasive Workgroup Engine and choose Stop
• Verify if the error has been resolved or not

Method 2– Look for the Missing Service Update by Running a Repair

• Close the Sage application
• Log in as an admin
• Browse to the Data Path
• Locate the Software Updates Folder
• Choose the recent Service Release (ptxa2018.2.0exe)
• Follow the on-screen instructions in order to install the recent update
• Wait till the update gets completed
• Restart the Sage Software
• Go to the Help section
• Browse to the Sage 50 Accounting latest update section to verify if the latest update was installed

Method 3: Restart the Pervasive

You should restart the pervasive on the workstation that is hosting your company or data file.

• Log on as an admin.
• Click on Start 
• Go to Settings
• Click on Control Panel. 
• Now, double-click on the Administrative Tools tab
• Double-click on Services.
• Locate the Pervasive PSQL Client Engine
• Right click on it and choose Stop
• Now right-click on it again and select Restart.

Method 4:

• Do a right-click on the Sage 50 icon on the desktop 
• Choose Properties
• Now navigate to the Compatibility tab 
• Clear the check box adjacent to “launch this program in compatibility mode.”
• Click OK to save the changes made
• Restart your computer.
• Check if you are still getting the issue

We hope the above-mentioned steps would be of great help for you to resolve this issue. If it is still troubling you, even after performing these methods, or, if you have some other queries, you should get in touch with some of the authorized Sage experts.