1. How to convert a Demo to Multi-user
Multi-User Demo
How to convert a Demo to Multi-user

2. Switch to SQL Authentication
Determine your Server name
Determine Database name
Run the batch file named “Switch to multiuser.bat” downloaded from the knowledge base article on the computer that had the DEMO installed to it.
Once run, please test to see if it worked by logging on the Server/main computer using SQL authentication

3. How to Find Server Name
Please ask the customer to right click on “My Computer” (or Computer with Windows Vista) and select Properties
With Windows Vista it will show the Windows version and also the computer name at the bottom
With Windows XP you will need to click on the Computer name tab.

4. How to Find Server Name

5. How to Find Database Name
To determine you server name login into ESC and go to Help  About and read the database name.
NOTE: Only the server can login as (LOCAL)\ESC

6. Batch File
To switch to Multi-user you will need to run a batch file which can be downloaded from knowledge base article:
This batch file will need to be downloaded to the Customer’s ESC Server/Main computer and can only be run on that computer. The batch file should be run with ESC closed.
On a computer with Windows Vista you must right click the batch file and run as Administrator.
Once run, please test to see if it worked by logging in the Server/main computer using SQL authentication

7. Login 1
Once the batch file has been run then open ESC and go to File  Open Company
You will see the default screen to the right

8. Login 2 To login please replace (LOCAL) with the Server name
Uncheck the box for Login using Windows authentication
Click on the drop down menu for Database name and select ESCSample or your new database
Click OK

9. Possible solutions for errors

10. Possible solutions for errors
If you do not see the ESCSample in the drop menu then type in ESCSample and try to login again

11. Possible solutions for errors
If you get an error message that you cannot connect to the database then cancel the error message and click on the drop down menu for Network Library and change named pipes to Winsock TCP/IP and login again

12. Windows Firewalls XP
You can also ask the customer to turn off any third party firewalls they may have
Please turn off the firewall on both the server and the new workstation
To turn off the Windows firewall in Windows XP go to Start  Control Panel  Windows Firewall
Select Off and click on OK

13. Windows Firewalls Vista
To turn off the firewall on Windows Vista go to Start  Control Panel (classic view)  Windows Firewall
Select “Turn Windows Firewall on or off” and then select off and then allow.