Update Page
Personal Property Pro - Version Information (within the program, click on Help/About to see your current version)
 
NOTE: If you were directed here after trying to start PPP and the program said your tax year license (2009) has expired:
             1) To get around this, temporarily change the date of your computer to the month of January.  This will allow the program to start and run as normal.
             2) After you have updated to tax year 2010 and installed the current release, the program will function normally, and it will not happen next year.

Version 6.0.0
2009-12-28 Version 6.0 Build 000 : Mandatory Update for tax year 2010
2010-01-22 Confirmed that our Harris County, Texas depreciation factors did not need to be changed from last year.
2010-02-05 Updated all Texas FMV county depreciation factors for those whom we hadn't received their 2010 schedules yet.
                 Added ability to 'hide' clients so they don't show up in the client list.
                 Modified 'Client List' report to show unhidden clients (the default) or to show only the hidden clients.

Version 5.0.0
2009-01-02 Version 5.0 Build 000 : Mandatory Update for tax year 2009
2009-01-08 Added ability to UPPER CASE the transmittal letter, extension letter and slip sheet.
2009-01-09 SaxTax conversion issue: Fixed problem with opening up an existing client and the return due date is 5/1/2009 instead of 4/1/2009
                 SaxTax conversion issue: Fixed problem with dashes being stored in the Account/Folio # for some counties, and causing the last digit to be truncated.
2009-01-13 Fixed error created on 01-09 where opening a Florida client that didn't have an account/folio # resulted in an 'Invalid Use of Null' error.
2009-01-14 Made cosmetic changes to Harris County forms similar to the forms they posted on their site today (BPP and VEH)
2009-01-17 Clients screen: Added ability to type a letter and find the first/next Client (by Owner or Corporation) that starts with that letter.
2009-02-03 Added 'New/Used' option for assets in Florida.
                 Added Nueces, TX FMV table data.
                 Added scroll-wheel functionality to Clients screen and all asset entry screens.
2009-02-20 Fixed bug on Oklahoma return where owner was out-of-state and additions were not printing on page 2.
2009-03-03 Fixed typo on Florida page 1.
2009-03-19 Updated Present Value tables for Bell, Brazoria, Cameron & Williamson counties in TX.
                 Added several asset categories for Bell county, TX.
2009-04-02 Added the following asset categories to several counties in Texas:
                        Medical Equipment (high tech) - 5 year life
                        Digital Equipment - 6 year life
                        Restaurant Fast Food Equipment - 8 year life

Click here for complete version history.

Steps to Install this Update (the most recent update includes all prior updates):

From the computer where you originally installed the software (Desktop if Single-User license or the Server if Multi-User Network license):

  1. If you are already using Personal Property Pro, make a note of the location where it is currently installed.

    The default location for the installation is C:\Program Files\Personal Property Pro\ but you may have installed it to a mapped drive or another physical location.
    To find where the program is installed, start PPP and click on File/Database Functions...Manual Backup, and note the 'Location' where the data is currently stored (the top section of the tab, not the bottom 'Backup Location' that you can change).  The program was installed in the folder right above the \_~private\ folder that is displayed.
     
  2. Uninstall the program (Windows - Start/Control Panel/Add or Remove Programs/Personal Property Pro/Remove).

    NOTE: This year's version does uninstall last year's version automatically, but it is a good practice to uninstall last year's version first.  When you uninstall the program you will not lose your data. 

    To uninstall, click on Start/Control Panel/Add-Remove Programs...select Personal Property Pro ... remove.
    ...if running Windows Vista/Win7/Win2008 click on Start/Control Panel/Programs and Features... select Personal Property Pro ... remove

    Do not manually delete any folders or files after the uninstall or you might lose your data.  The critical folder is called \_~private\ which is beneath the main directory where you installed Personal Property Pro.  This folder contains your data files (dbData.mdb and dbCoSetup.mdb) and your customized transmittal letter files.

     If you are running the program in a network environment, and you installed previously to a mapped drive (you installed it directly to something like [Z:\...]), be sure you are connected to that drive before uninstalling the software.  To make sure you are connected to the mapped drive, from the server machine, click on My Computer and look at the Mapped Drive listed.  If under the 'Type' column it says 'Disconnected Network Drive', click on the drive once and your operating system should connect to it and it will change the 'Type' column to 'Network Drive'.  Then you can uninstall the software using Start/Control Panel/etc.
     
  3. Run the installation program called PPP2010-Program.exe (click to start it). 
    The full URL path is http://www.personalpropertypro.com/installation/PPP2010-Program.exe
    When it asks you for the location, install the program to the same location you used last year (if applicable) from step 1. 
    The installation will install the program to C:\Program Files\Personal Property Pro\ by default.
  4. Start the program by clicking on the icon created on the desktop (Blue 'P' inside a white square). 
    The program may ask you to automatically register.  Answer 'Yes'.
  5. Click Help, then click Register, and then register (or re-register) your software with your registered email address. 

    If this is the first time registering it will say 'DEMO' in the email address text box, otherwise it will already have your registered email address.  Registering/re-registering will set or update your license to the current version, current tax year, etc.  If you get a message that the 'Location ID has changed...', then you must run the program and register it from the computer that you originally registered from.  If you do not know which computer it was registered from, call us at (918) 252-1157 and we will help you.
     
  6. Verify that your clients are there (if you used the program last year) by clicking on 'Clients'.

    If you had clients before and now you only see the Sample clients that ship with the program, you have installed the program to a different location than last year.  If this is the case, uninstall the program, find where you installed the program before, and install the program to the same location as last year.  You may have to do a search for 'dbData.mdb' (in a location other than where you just installed PPP).  It will be located in a folder named \_~private\.  Be sure to install it to the folder above \_~private\ and not in \_~private\.  For example, if you find the old dbData.mdb file in a path called D:\Stuff\SomeFolder\_~private\ then you need to install the program to D:\Stuff\SomeFolder\.  If you are running on a network you should actually go to the server and find the physical location where the program is installed to such as C:\Program Files\Personal Property Pro\ etc)
     
  7. Open a client by double-clicking it.  When the client data window opens, click on 'Preview Return' to view page 1 of the return on screen. Print the page.  Close the program.  This will verify that the main parts of the program are functional.

Note: If you need to move the program from one computer to a different computer, click here for instructions.

Special Note: When making a major version upgrade (from version 5.x.x to version 6.x.x): If you are running Personal Property Pro in a Multi-User environment, you must uninstall your PPP 'Network Client Configuration' Program on each workstation machine and reinstall the new PPP Workstation 2010 program.  The email we sent you after your purchase will contain specific instructions on how to do this.  This usually only needs to be done once per year (version 4.x to version 5.x etc)

Please contact us by email if you have any questions, or call us at (918) 252-1157

Be sure to register or re-register your email address by clicking on 'Help/Register' from within the program.  This will activate your license for the current year, set the number of returns for your license, etc.