"Don't know why such an arrogant sounding reply was necessary."

Uh, whoa there. Slow down, partner. I had taken no such position. This is just information and you asked and it happens to be something that has been asked before, and I was comfortable helping.

Pay attention: Helping.

Because this is Peer Users and you asked a Computer Networking and systems question in a Lacerte forum.

"You're essentially claiming that a Windows desktop client does a better job acting as a file server than an enterprise level NAS which is simply incorrect."

Not at all. Intuit posted the specs and Intuit writes the programs and Intuit specifically stated in the reference I gave you that NAS is not supported. No one is commenting on NAS or NAS vs Windows. Sheesh.

Perhaps I should have given this answer first:

You seem to be lost on the internet. This is a Peer User forum for using Lacerte. Your question seems to be related to installation and to your own office network, so perhaps a Computer Support forum would be the better place to ask. Or, you might consider contacting Intuit Support for your product. Afterall, you pay enough to them for this tool, that they should be able to help.

But first, it should be noted that they have published their info that states NAS is not supported.

Glad to help. Stop by again, some time.