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QBooks 5.0 with XP? Local Hero 08-08-2007
Posted by Local Hero on August 8, 2007, 10:21 am
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 I am about to change to XP from 2000 and have been using an older
version of Qbooks Pro. The disc says 5.0 Release R7 on it and I
wrote on the disc that I registered it 7/1/00.
I only use the most basic functions in QBooks and I really don't need
to upgrade to a newer ver unless this one simply won't work with XP.
Intuit's phone support told me I have to get 2007 or 2006 if I could
find a new one in a store.
Would I really have to buy brand new software just to be compatible
with XP when XP first came out in 2001?
I did search for this answer but haven't found it...
Thanks,
John


Posted by RebelGraffiti on August 8, 2007, 4:14 pm
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 Local Hero wrote:
> I am about to change to XP from 2000 and have been using an older
> version of Qbooks Pro. The disc says 5.0 Release R7 on it and I
> wrote on the disc that I registered it 7/1/00.
> I only use the most basic functions in QBooks and I really don't need
> to upgrade to a newer ver unless this one simply won't work with XP.
> Intuit's phone support told me I have to get 2007 or 2006 if I could
> find a new one in a store.
> Would I really have to buy brand new software just to be compatible
> with XP when XP first came out in 2001?
> I did search for this answer but haven't found it...
> Thanks,
> John
>
You'll likely have to buy newer software but not necessarily the newest
version. I ran '99 on XP. Any version since then will work (at least
from my experience) and you may be able to find a very cheap older
version on Ebay.

--
Tara

Posted by Local Hero on August 8, 2007, 7:18 pm
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> Local Hero wrote:
> > I am about to change to XP from 2000 and have been using an older
> > version of Qbooks Pro. The disc says 5.0 Release R7 on it and I
> > wrote on the disc that I registered it 7/1/00.
> > I only use the most basic functions in QBooks and I really don't need
> > to upgrade to a newer ver unless this one simply won't work with XP.
> > Intuit's phone support told me I have to get 2007 or 2006 if I could
> > find a new one in a store.
> > Would I really have to buy brand new software just to be compatible
> > with XP when XP first came out in 2001?
> > I did search for this answer but haven't found it...
> > Thanks,
> > John
>
> You'll likely have to buy newer software but not necessarily the newest
> version. I ran '99 on XP. Any version since then will work (at least
> from my experience) and you may be able to find a very cheap older
> version on Ebay.
>
> --
> Tara


I suspect this version I have is from 2000? I guess I'll just try
and go the Ebay route if it doesn't work.

Thanks,
John


Posted by HeyBub on August 8, 2007, 6:44 pm
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Local Hero wrote:
> I am about to change to XP from 2000 and have been using an older
> version of Qbooks Pro. The disc says 5.0 Release R7 on it and I
> wrote on the disc that I registered it 7/1/00.
> I only use the most basic functions in QBooks and I really don't need
> to upgrade to a newer ver unless this one simply won't work with XP.
> Intuit's phone support told me I have to get 2007 or 2006 if I could
> find a new one in a store.
> Would I really have to buy brand new software just to be compatible
> with XP when XP first came out in 2001?
> I did search for this answer but haven't found it...
> Thanks,
> John

Dunno. But, if you have an acquaintance with XP, you can (temporarily)
install QB on his machine for a test...



Posted by Arno Martens on August 8, 2007, 7:21 pm
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On Wed, 08 Aug 2007 14:21:47 -0000, Local Hero

>I am about to change to XP from 2000 and have been using an older
>version of Qbooks Pro. The disc says 5.0 Release R7 on it and I
>wrote on the disc that I registered it 7/1/00.
>I only use the most basic functions in QBooks and I really don't need
>to upgrade to a newer ver unless this one simply won't work with XP.
>Intuit's phone support told me I have to get 2007 or 2006 if I could
>find a new one in a store.
>Would I really have to buy brand new software just to be compatible
>with XP when XP first came out in 2001?
>I did search for this answer but haven't found it...
>Thanks,
>John

You could always run it in compatibility mode (W2K in your case) if
there are hick ups after installation.

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/helpandsupport/learnmore/appcompat.mspx

I hope you saved the update70r7.exe (* see below) file because you need
the latest release you had applied otherwise a straight installation
from the bought CD may not open you QBB file.

(* I am using QB2000 and the latest update was 80r10.exe .
I presumed that yours would be called 70r7.exe .)

Save an additional copy of your QBB file and just try it.
--
Good luck,
Arno

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