quickbook 2003 premier not compatible with windows vista premium!!

anyone found the fix for this? TIA

Reply to
jason
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Yes, QuickBooks 2007.

Reply to
Allan Martin

Quickbooks 2007 is the only version that is fully compatible with Vista. None of the prevous versions of Quickbooks will work correctly.

Reply to
MDB

Yes. Don't upgrade to Vista!

Reply to
Golden California Girls

If you don't, you'll be stuck using (at best) a six-year old operating system.

Might as well be using Linux.

Reply to
HeyBub

a) its the devil we know b) we already know our programs work with XP

For any QB support businesses upgrading to Vista means you drop support for clients who can't/won't upgrade yet.

Reply to
scfundogs

If you make your living suporting QB end users then make sure you have a working XP workstation.

With the ability today to run any workstation connected to the internet remotely the consultant can contiue to sit in their favorate chair while working on another workstation running a legacy application and operating system.

Reply to
Allan Martin

Yes, I have the solution. A few days ago, Microsoft released Virtual PC

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VPC, which is free, enables you to run a 'virtual' session within Vista. When you run VPC in full screen mode, what you see looks and operates almost identically to a regular XP installation. VPC setup is the same as doing a full install of Windows XP and takes around the same amount of time. While I have not specifically tested VPC with QuickBooks, it is likely to work quite well. I succeeded in installing tax software that doesn't work with Vista on my computer running a clean installation of Windows Vista Ultimate and Microsoft Office Professional 2007. Hope this helps.

Reply to
Z1Z

Based on what? I hope you are not basing this on past experience with Microsoft's Virtual Server, if so then I would expect QB to run rather slow. In any event upgrading to a version of QB that is certified to run on Vista is the best choice.

I succeeded in installing tax software that doesn't work with Vista on

Reply to
Allan Martin

Maybe, subject to the his needs. For example, (1) QB2003 might be needed for compatibility with client files, or (2) he might be running on a network and be forced to upgrade all his computers with a 5-user QB version. In addition to the costs of the software, additional costs might be incurred for staff retraining, IT for installation, etc. Also, in a multi-user environment, you must run the database server, which might involve additional work or hassle. I would agree IF we are dealing with a single user system in which the single user is willing to absorb the learning curve. Of course, another possibility is to simply purchase an inexpensive computer running XP and use it primarily for QB, although other uses would undoubtedly materialize.

Reply to
Z1Z

No I said ping pong balls not King Kongs Balls.

You said . "While I have not specifically tested VPC with QuickBooks, it is likely to work quite well." What draws you to that conclusion?

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Reply to
Allan Martin

OK,. I will try it, if that's the only way to convince you :)

And, sorry, I thought you said King Kong, my mistake!

Reply to
Z1Z

He meant these.

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HeyBub

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