What is New Installation and Upgradation of Tally.ERP 9 Software
Tally.ERP 9 Accounting Package comes with a single Executable File format, which can be downloaded directly from the Tally Solutions Download Centre portal, that contains Latest Version. And the Old Versions of the Tally Software can be found in Earlier Versions of Tally & Tally.ERP 9 webpage. And it is recommended to continue with the latest Release for accessing all the powerful features of Tally.ERP 9.
For every Tally.ERP 9 Software version you can find two sets of files one is the Light Installer, which contains only Software where as the Full Installer contains the Tally User Manual, a help file along with the Software. This Software runs only in Windows Operating System (OS) and doesn’t run in Multi User Operating Systems like Linux or Unit and other Single User Operating Systems (OS). You have to choose the corresponding file based on your OS Bit type, it might be either 32 Bit or 64 Bit Windows OS.
What is New Installation of Tally.ERP 9 Software?
If you are first time installing the software in your computer you have to configure the installation location for the Tally Software files to be loaded in your computer. By default it will take the OS installed Local Disk Drive path for installation. For the security purpose it is highly recommended to choose the Local Disk Drive path other than the OS installed.
What is Upgradation of Tally.ERP 9 Software?
To start the upgradation of the Tally.ERP 9 it is recommended to take Backup of your Company Data. And to update the existing Tally.ERP 9 software with Latest Release you have to set the Local Disk Drive path of your old version in the Tally.ERP 9 Configuration screen while installing the software. When you set the software installed Local Disk Drive path in the respected fields the heading will change from New Installation to Upgradation. And overrides the software files but it will not erase the existing Company Data files. However it is recommended to take the Backup of your Company Accounts before upgrading the version/release.