I just fought Act! v17, SQL 2014 and Windows for an hour+ to build a sync. Wound up installing SSMS 2014, and digging to find how to disable “XPCmdShelLEnabled” after Act! tossed up this error:

SQL Server blocked access to procedure ‘sys.xp_cmdshell’ of component ‘xp_cmdshell’ because this component is turned off as part of the security configuration for this server. A system administrator can enable the use of ‘xp_cmdshell’ by using sp_configure. For more information about enabling ‘xp_cmdshell’, search for ‘xp_cmdshell’ in SQL Server Books Online.
PRC_UTIL_WHACK_LOCALFOLDER: ERROR WHACKING REQUESTED FOLDER!

Found this article on disabling XPCMDShell: