Instructions for Downloading and Installing the NV1 Payroll Update
Downloading Payroll
1. Enter your serial number in the box at the bottom of this page and click Proceed. Note: Do not enter NV, NVA, NVR, NVW or any “0” (zeroes) at the beginning. Doing so will cause you to receive an error that your payroll is not available.
2. If a payroll update is found for the serial number you have entered, you will be given a link to begin the download. NOTE: If you receive an error message, double check that you have entered the serial number correctly. If this fails to resolve the error, your payroll update may not be available on the web site yet. Please contact Customer Service at 905-946-9460 or 1-800-267-PAGE (7243).
3. Once you click the link, you will receive the following:
If you are running Mozilla Firefox / Chrome / Safari:
A dialog box may appear titled “Unknown File Type”. If this box appears, click the “Save File” button.
If you are running Internet Explorer:
A dialog box may appear titled “File Download”. Click the “Save Program to Disk” button.
4. A dialog box titled “Save As” will appear.
If you are downloading using the computer on which your NewViews program is installed (or if you can access that computer through a network connection):
Navigate to the drive and directory where NewViews is installed (as noted from the SUPPORT procedure).
Click the “Save” button.
If you are downloading using a different computer:
Insert an empty disk in drive A:
Navigate to disk drive A:
Click the “Save” button
The file is then downloaded onto the computer (or disk). When the download is finished you may quit your web browser and disconnect from the Internet.
Installing Payroll
1a. If you downloaded the payroll update file directly to your NewViews directory:
Open Windows Explorer (if not already open) locate the downloaded file and double click the file name. (go to step 3 below)
or
Run NewViews (do not open your books). In the NewViews Shell, highlight the “DOS Command” option and press [Enter] TWICE. (skip step 1b)
1b. If you downloaded the payroll update file to a floppy disk:
On the computer with your NewViews program, insert the disk containing the downloaded payroll update file into drive A:.
Run NewViews (do not open your books). In the NewViews Shell, highlight the “DOS Command”option and press [Enter] TWICE.
At the DOS prompt that appears, type COPY A:*.exe and press [Enter].
If you are prompted with “Overwrite …?” type Y and press [Enter].
(This may happen if you have ever downloaded a payroll update in the past.)
2. Type your serial number and press [Enter].
Examples:
If your serial number is NV0087654, type 87654 and press [Enter]
If your serial number is NVR001234, type 1234 and press [Enter]
Canadian Payroll Users:
3. The payroll update library files are extracted from the download file.
If you see a message similar to:
PKSFX: (W18) Warning! README.PCD already exists. Overwrite?
press “A”.
4. Type EXIT and press [Enter].
5. In the NewViews Shell, select the “Books” option to open your books.
6. From anywhere in the books, run the GETLIB procedure. In the procedure prompt, type:
NV1PRCD2 (if you are using Canadian Payroll)
7. Press [F5].
If you run payroll in other books, repeat steps #5 through 7 in each set of books to install the payroll update.
United States Payroll Users:
3. The payroll update library files are extracted from the download file.
If you see a message similar to:
PKSFX: (W18) Warning! README.PUS already exists. Overwrite?
press “A”.
4. Type EXIT and press [Enter].
5. In the NewViews Shell, select the “Books” option to open your books.
6. From anywhere in the books, run the GETLIB procedure. In the procedure prompt, type:
NV1PRUS2 (if you are using United States Payroll)
7. Press [F5].
If you run payroll in other books, repeat steps #5 through 7 in each set of books to install the payroll update.
