QuickBooks 2011 - Computer Requirements & Office Compatibility

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We all think that when we purchase a new computer and/or version of Microsoft Office - that all of our software; including QuickBooks 2011 will run perfectly........this is NOT always the case.

Each version of QuickBooks (Pro 2011, Premier 2011 and Enterprise 11.0) has different compatibility requirements for use with Microsoft Office. Not all versions of QuickBooks are compatible with Office 2010. Read these requirements carefully!

QuickBooks Pro & Premier 2011 (excluding Premier Accountant Edition)

Computer Requirements:

2.0 GHz processor, 2.4 GHz recommended
1 GB RAM for a single user, 2 GB RAM recommended for multiple users
2.5 GB available disk space (additional space required for data files)
250 MB disk space for Microsoft.NET 3.5 Runtime (provided on the QuickBooks CD)
1024 x 768 screen (monitor) resolution - 16-bit or higher color
4x CD-ROM drive
All online features/services (including access to payroll updates) require internet access

Integration with other software:

Integrates with Microsoft Word & Excel 2002, 2003, 2007, or 2010
Integrates with Microsoft Outlook 2002, 2003, and 2007 - requires QuickBooks Contact Sync available for free from Intuit websites
Compatible with QuickBooks Point of Sale version 7.0 or later
For integration with other third party software - contact the software developer.

Runs on the following versions of Windows:

Microsoft Windows XP (Service Pack 2 or later), Vista (with User Account Control turned on), Windows 7 (with UAC turned on)
Windows Server 2003, 2008, Small Business Server 2008

QuickBooks Premier Accountant Edition 2011

Computer Requirements:

2.0 GHz processor, 2.4 GHz recommended
1 GB RAM for a single user, 2 GB RAM recommended for multiple users
2.5 GB available disk space (additional space required for data files)
250 MB disk space for Microsoft.NET 3.5 Runtime (provided on the QuickBooks CD)
1024 x 768 screen (monitor) resolution - 16-bit or higher color
4x CD-ROM drive
All online features/services (including access to payroll updates) require internet access

Integration with other software:

Integrates with Microsoft Word & Excel 2002, 2003, 2007
Integrates with Microsoft Outlook 2002, 2003, and 2007 - requires QuickBooks Contact Sync available from Intuit websites free of charge
Compatible with QuickBooks Point of Sale version 7.0 or later
For integration with other third party software - contact the software developer.

Runs on the following versions of Windows:

Microsoft Windows XP (Service Pack 2 or later), Vista (with User Account Control turned on), Windows 7 (with UAC turned on)
Windows Server 2003, 2008, Small Business Server 2008

QuickBooks Enterprise Solutions

Computer Requirements:

2.0 GHz processor, 2.4 GHz recommended - Client or Workstation
2.0 GHz processor (1.2 GHz for Linux), 2.4 GHz recommended (2.0 GHz for Linux) - Server
1 GB RAM for a single user, 2 GB RAM recommended for multiple users - Client or Workstation
1 GB RAM, 2GB RAM recommended - Server
2.5 GB available disk space (additional space required for data files) - Client and Server
250 MB disk space for Microsoft.NET 3.5 Runtime (provided on the QuickBooks CD)
1024 x 768 screen (monitor) resolution - 16-bit or higher color
4x CD-ROM drive
All online features/services (including access to payroll updates) require internet access

Integration with other software:

Integrates with Microsoft Word & Excel 2002, 2003, 2007
Integrates with Microsoft Outlook 2002, 2003, and 2007 - requires QuickBooks Contact Sync available from Intuit websites free of charge
Compatible with QuickBooks Point of Sale version 7.0 or later
For integration with other third party software - contact the software developer.

Runs on the following versions of Windows and Linux:

Microsoft Windows XP (Service Pack 2 or later), Vista (with User Account Control turned on), Windows 7 (with UAC turned on)
Windows Server 2003, 2008, Small Business Server 2008
OpenSuse 11.2, Fedora 12, Red Hat Enterprise 5.4, CentOS 5

NOTE: Contact Sync available at http://support.quickbooks.intuit.com/support/tools/contact_sync/

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Office 2010 Compatibility Pack

Microsoft Office 2010 has been a great release from Microsoft in the year 2010. It is the successor to Microsoft Office 2007, and contains a bunch of new features. The Office Suite 2010 sports a highly refined user interface, with good colors and a great working environment. The Office Suite 2010 also comes with a good troubleshooting program, which offers extended file compatibility and a much more sophisticated experience for its users. The feature have also available for Windows XP Service Pack 3(32bit), Windows Vista Service Pack 1 and Windows 7. For the first time in the history of Microsoft, a 64 bit version of Microsoft Office has been made available to users with the introduction of the Office 2010. The Office 2010 also marks the debut of free online versions of famous Office applications such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint and OneNote, which are supported by all the popular browsers, such as Google Chrome, Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox.

The Office 2010 Compatibility Pack is an extra add on that can be installed in Office 2010 to provide support and make several old file formats functional. Formats such as.docx and.doc can be used with the help of the Office 2010 Compatibility Pack. This Pack does not only extend to file formats for Microsoft Word, which many people believe. However, with the Office 2010 Compatibility, you can also access several file formats using Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Powerpoint and Microsoft Frontpage. The Microsoft Office 2010 Compatibility Pack is an extremely important for avid Microsoft users and should be installed. It can be downloaded easily off the internet as it is a very popular option for users who use Office Suite 2010 to work on a variety of file formats. This allows for files of smaller sizes to be saved on your hard disk, providing you with lots of free disk space on your computer. This is because all file formats used by Microsoft Office 2010 have now been changed to XML, as you can see when you save a file in Microsoft Word, it now has an 'x' after it i.e..docx etc. In order to provide compatibility for these smaller, more efficient file formats.

Microsoft themselves have the Office Suite 2010 Compatibility Pack available for download on their official website. You can easily search for it online, to see about download details and related content. While installing, you don't need to even select your prime location as the Microsoft Office 2010 Compatibility Pack itself searches for your Office Suite 2010 Installation and registers itself with the product automatically. It is a great add on for Microsoft Office 2010.

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