How do I transfer Reckon Accounts from and old PC to a new PC?

Thanks for your question John.

I presume you are working with two internal hard disks – one SSD and the other HDD.

A little bit of history may clarify the situation for you.  The first QuickBooks was created when PCs had only one disk that may have been partitioned into a number of drives.  To maximize the features provided, Quickbooks needed easy access to the Windows Registry, so it worked best for it to be installed in the Root Drive of the disk - in most circumstances that is the C drive.  

Where you have more than one hard disk installed, each disk has a root drive, so if installing in other than the principal disk (whose root drive is C:\), Quickbooks must be installed in that disk's root drive.  You cannot install on an external hard drive.  

Experience has shown that QuickBooks/Accounts Business works best when it is installed in the same drive as the Windows operating system.  

A key to the efficient operation of QuickBooks/Accounts Business is that users have sufficient permissions to the directories and registry keys they need to access through QuickBooks/Accounts Business, and in a network environment, the Accounts Business created user: QBDataServiceUserXX (where XX is the version number of Accounts Business:  2014=22, 2013=21; 2012/13=20), also has sufficient permissions to all directories and Registry keys.  During installation these users are assigned Read/Write permissions, which in normal circumstances are sufficient.  But depending on the security configuration of your computer environment, these permissions may need to be upgraded to Full Control.  

Data files can be stored anywhere you like.  However, it is easier for the programme to access from a hard drive than from a network drive than from an external drive, and some functions (like backup) will experience fewer issues if they are not directed to an external drive.  

To sum up:  install Accounts Business in the same drive as Windows (most likely C drive) and place your data files in a drive and directory convenient for your office management.  Best to assign your Accounts Business users administrator privileges, or at least grant them Full Control to relevant directories and registry keys.  

A couple of articles that may be of help to you:
In your company file directory, the sub-folder "Restored_My Company Name", the text file “HowToRestoreExternalFiles.txt”.
Configuring Firewalls:  http://kb.reckon.com.au//issue_view.asp?ID=220
Problems opening company file on a network:  http://kb.reckon.com.au//issue_view.asp?ID=404
Improve the performance of your company file:  http://kb.reckon.com.au//issue_view.asp?ID=3793


Hope this clarifies the situation for you.

regards,
John.