Act v22 Pro is On Sale From the Act Consultants at Tech Benders

Thanks for stopping by Tech Benders. The entire line of Pro products was discontinued several years ago. And a “backup/restore” would not work if you wanted to share future data. If you are in the same location you would need to “share” your database. If you are in separate locations you would need to set up a “remote synchronization.” That means your options are:
• Buy 2 copies of Act for web ($360/user/year)
• Buy 2 copies of Act Desktop ($468/user/year) plus setup a “share” or “remote synchronization” between the two users
• Move your database to a lower cost product like Zoho; there are free plans available or low cost plans starting at $168/user/year.

Hi,

You’ll have to install Act 22 on the new machine and restore a backup from the old machine. The hard part might be installing Act v22 on the new machine. Act has a very strict “activation” policy so if you’ve already installed Act on 2 machines you won’t be able to install it on a third one until you call Act and ask them to “release your previous activations” from your old machine. There’s no guarantee that they’ll help you but they will try to sell you new software. And no, you won’t be able to purchase Act 22 Pro as it’s been discontinued as has the entire Act Pro line of software.

If you don’t want to pay the Act prices there are versions of Zoho that are much less expensive. Feel free to reach out to me.

Hi Benjamin, Act v22 Pro was discontinued a number of years ago. Even Act v24 Pro has been discontinued. Be careful if you do find a copy somewhere because if it’s already been registered you won’t be able to register it again. All new forms of Act (both desktop and cloud) are available through subscription only. I can get you a discount on the desktop product, or I can sell you something like Zoho that starts at $84/user/year.

Hi Gary,

I believe you are slightly mixed up in your terminology. Act! 2005 did not have a “.dbf file”; Act! 5.0 (aka Act! 2000) had a .dbf file. In any event, it doesn’t “get transferred to a pad” file. A .pad file is simply a shortcut used to find newer SQL databases.

Regardless of semantics there isn’t an automatic, easy way to do this. However, we have upgraded literally hundreds of older Act! databases to newer versions of Act!. Our pricing starts at $290; once we get a look at your database we can give you an exact estimate.

I do want to make sure you have a valid copy of v22 as it is no longer available for resale unless you are on a Swiftpage subscription support plan. In addition, Act! v22 Pro is limited to only 2 activations per license.

Hi Grant,

Act! v22 Pro is no longer available. I do have Act! v24 Pro available which would be a better fit for you if you have a new computer as it is both Windows 11 and 64 bit compatible. You can purchase it using this link.

Hi Doug,

Obsolete is an interesting term. In this case it means that you can no longer purchase support directly from Swiftpage. Does your software still work? Then it’s not “obsolete” until it stops working. The Act Consultants at TechBenders can help you learn and customize your Act v22 Pro software. However, because Swiftpage will no longer be issuing updates we can’t fix Act Pro v22 if it won’t work with Windows 11 or Office 365. Act v24 Pro is available; you can purchase it from this link. Act v24 Pro works with Windows 11 and is faster as it takes advantage of 64 bit versions of Windows.

One thing that does concern me is that you say that two people are using Act. I hope you purchased 2 seats of Act. Act has an “activation tolerance” that restricts a single license of the software to two computers. With a single license you will have trouble if you need to install Act a third time.

If you do decide to go the hosted route you need to purchase Act “Classic” as it’s the only version of Act that will allow you to import your existing Act database. It is not listed on the Act website but you can purchase it here. And yes, it would eliminate the need to synch.

Hi Tim,

In answer to your questions:

1. ACT! is sold by user, not machine. Only one user can access the database at a time.

2. Right now, yes. I can’t guarantee what’s going to happen in the future if for example the new machine has a newer operating system.

3. First of all, if you share the same database all users must be on the SAME version; you can’t “mix and match” v16 with v22. And you can’t move that v16 to any other machine as you won’t be able to get it to register.

4. Yes, you shouldn’t have any issues if you follow the directions I send you.

5. That is exactly what we mean by being “discontinued.” Although you can continue to use ACT! Pro for as long as it works there will be no “fixes” should something change. You can purchase tech support for one year for basic technical questions but again, if the problem requires patching of any sort they will not do it.

Hi Martha,

If this was forwarded to you I would absolutely not try to install it. Your Act Pro v21 license number will NOT work with an Act Pro v22 installation.