![]() Once downloaded your are ready to install.Tell what product and version you need. ![]() Have your product and license number handy.Save the file somewhere you can find it (like your Windows desktop). If you haven’t already, download your version of QuickBooks Desktop.Make sure your computer meets the system requirements.Note: If you need to install or move QuickBooks Desktop to another computer, we'll show you how you can do it with the migrator tool. If this is your first time, set up a multi-user network and install QuickBooks Database Server Manager before you continue. Once you download QuickBooks Desktop, follow these steps to install it. If you replace your previous version with QuickBooks 2012 Premier (installing to the same folder that held your previous version), the first time you launch QuickBooks the software opens the company file that was open when you last closed QuickBooks in the previous version.Thank you for sharing the details of your concern, I am here to guide you through the step-by-step process of installing QuickBooks Desktop. Creating a discrete location for your 2012 data file prevents QuickBooks from storing files from multiple versions in the same folder.Ĭopy your existing company files to the new company file folder don't open a company file from its current location (linked to the previous version of QuickBooks) in QuickBooks 2012.Īlternatively, you can make a backup of your company file and save it in the new folder you created for your QuickBooks 2012 data files then you can restore the backup file to get started with QuickBooks 2012. When everything is working properly you can remove the older version in the Add/Remove Programs applet of Control Panel.Ĭreate another folder for storing your 2012 company files, e.g. This leaves your current version of QuickBooks in place, in case you encounter any problems working with your company file in the new version. Instead, install the new version in addition to (not in place of) the old version by changing the installation folder to C:\QB2012 during the install process. By default, when you upgrade, QuickBooks assumes you want to replace the previous version. If you're upgrading to QuickBooks 2012 from an earlier version, it's not a good idea to install an upgrade over an existing version of the software. These suggestions make it easier to use, repair, and maintain the software. In this section I offer some tips for installing QuickBooks the way IT professionals would. You can find detailed instructions for installing QuickBooks 2012 in the Downloads section of Those instructions are easier to follow (and more complete) than the installation instructions that come with the software. If you're new to QuickBooks you'll find that the Help Files are quite good at explaining the basic functions for the software. Like most of the discussions in this book, the contents of this chapter assume you're not new to QuickBooks, and you know the basics (a book covering every basic task in QuickBooks and also covering every Premier feature would be well over a thousand pages). In this chapter, I'll go over some of the tips and shortcuts for setting up QuickBooks and your company file. ISBN: 978-1-93 Contents Chapter 1 Getting Started, Chapter 2 Lists and Classes, Chapter 3 Premier Sales Features, Chapter 4 Premier-Only Accounting Functions, Chapter 5 Reporting and Planning Tools, Chapter 6 Inventory Tips, Chapter 7 Tips for Payroll and 1099 Vendors, Chapter 8 Sales and Use Tax, Chapter 9 Accountant Edition, Chapter 10 Contractor Edition, Chapter 11 Manufacturing and Wholesale Edition, Chapter 12 Nonprofit Edition, Chapter 13 Professional Services Edition, Chapter 14 Retail Edition, Appendix A Importing Lists from Excel, Appendix B Using IIF Files, CHAPTER 1 Running QuickBooks 2012 Premier Editions By Kathy Ivens, Tom Barich CPA911 Publishing, LLC Copyright © 2011 CPA911 Publishing, LLC All rights reserved.
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