Thanks for giving me some information about your situation, outfitternb.

To open the QuickBooks program on different computers, make sure to select the correct options when installing the server computer.

Here's how:

1. On your server computer, choose Custom and Network install for the install type.
2. Select I'll be using QuickBooks Desktop on this computer, AND I'll be storing if you want the full version of QuickBooks Desktop on your server computer. Or, if you just want your server computer to host your files, set I will NOT be using QuickBooks Desktop on this computer,
3. Follow the on-screen instructions to finish the install.

Once done, you can follow steps 2 to 7 in this article: Set up and install a multi-user network for QuickBooks Desktop.

To learn more about QuickBooks Desktop, you can check our guides here: Get QuickBooks Desktop user guides.

Please let me know how it goes after the steps. I'd like to make sure this is resolved for you. Take care and stay safe!