QB 2004 compatibillity

I would recommend upgrading to QB 2008. You're right the sequel database introduced in 2006 is an improvement over prior years. Plus, you won't have support for 2004 since it is over 3 years old.

Michelle L. Long, CPA, MBA Author of: Successful QuickBooks Consulting: The Complete Guide to Starting and Growing a QuickBooks Consulting Business

Cheers Support isn't an issue. I used QB6 until April 2006 when I started using the copy of 2004 I bought 18 months earlier. :¬)

If the upgrade is straight forward from 2004 then that's the way I'll go I guess.

Is 2008 a tried and tested version or is it still receiving regular bug-fixes?

Cheers Pete

The only bug that I'm aware of with 2008 is that when you email invoices sometimes it causes Outlook to 'not respond.' Otherwise, I've been using 2008 since November without any problems or issues.

Before you upgrade, you should verify and rebuld your data file and make a back up copy. You'll really like some of the new features that have been added--especially the customer & vendor centers!

Michelle L. Long, CPA, MBA Author of: Successful QuickBooks Consulting: The Complete Guide to Starting and Growing a QuickBooks Consulting Business

I got an update Tuesday to XP, eight years after its initial release.

SP3 will be out shortly.

Yep. And SP1 for Vista has been released to manufacturing.

I'm about to pee in my pants.

We do e-mail invoices and sales receipts but don't use lookout. I trust there are no reported issues with Thunderbird?

One other thing... From the comparison chart it says you can only create a "sales order" from the most expensive version Can the "pro" version not create a sales order that can then be converted into a sales invoice?

We use sales orders for creating quotes and "pro-forma" invoices which do not appear as taxable sales. I certainly wouldn't want to pay for a

Thanks. Pete

This has not changed since version 2004. QB Professional 2004 did not have a Sales Order Feature.

This has not changed since version 2004. QB Professional 2008 has a quote feature (Estimates).

The abi

Just noticed that you are from the UK. My response was for the US product. I have no knowledge of UK SKUs.

A "Quotes" option would I guess be the same as my 2004 "sales order"

I'll have to take a look.

In the US versions Quotes are a different animal than a Sales Orders. Amounts entered on quotes do not factor into quantities available for sale when the user inquires about them. Just a guess the same is most likly true for the UK versions.