Follow the instructions on this page to install ACT! V6 (by Interact Commerce Corporation) on Windows 11.

How to install ACT! Version 6

NOTE: To ensure success, we recommend you first read the instructions then follow the steps precisely as documented including using the same folder names and paths.

1. Obtain your purchased copy of the Longbow Reviver App here (you will need V4.51 or newer)
2. Start the Reviver App and note the user interface
3. Insert your ACT! CD into the CDRom drive and back in the Reviver App…
   1. From the “Old Installer Reviver” tab, use the ‘…’ button to pick your ACT! CD Drive and then subfolder called “ACT6” e.g. D:\ACT6
   2. Now click the ‘Fix and Run Old Installer‘ button
   3. The Reviver App will now copy the ACT! CD to your HD disk, follow the instructions for copying the CD…
   4. Once the CD is copied the Reviver App will run a process on the copy of the CD, then automatically launch the setup application….
      1. Be patient as the process can take up to 45 minutes
      2. Once the setup appears, stop and read the next step
4. Once the ACT! setup application appears, enter your information as normal except when you need to specify the installation path
   1. you **must** change the default path from c:\Program Files\ACT to c:\ACT (see image below)
      
      
      
      
   2. Once you have changed the installation folder, install as normal – do not reboot the PC if prompted to do so
   3. Now back in the Reviver App, pick the “Old Program Reviver” tab
      1. Using the “…’ button select the newly installed c:\ACT folder
      2. Click Fix Old Program
         1. If prompted to “…re-register your program’s components…”, click NO 
            
            
5. Now the revival process is completed…
   1. Reboot your PC
   2. Run ACT! as normal

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