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Peachtree and Peachtree Quantum 2009
Minimum System Requirements
1.8 GHz Intel Pentium 4 (or equivalent)
1 Gig MB of RAM
Windows XP SP2 or Windows Vista®
1 GB of disk space for installation
Internet Explorer 6.0 required (provided on CD. Requires an additional 70 MB); Internet Explorer 7.0 supported
Microsoft .NET Framework CLR 2.0 (provided on CD. Requires an additional 150 MB)
At least high color (16 bit) SVGA video; Supports 800x600 resolution with small fonts required; Optimized for 1024 x 768
2x CD-ROM
All online features/services require Internet access with at least a 56 Kbps modem
Integration / Compatibility Requirements
Excel, Outlook and Word integration requires Microsoft Excel, Outlook and Word 2000, 2002, 2003 or 2007.
Outlook Sync supported in Exchange 5.5 SP4, 2000 SP2, and 2003
Printers supported by Microsoft Windows XP / Vista
In-product demos require Macromedia Flash Player
Additional 25MB available hard disk space is required to install Guided Tour
Adobe Reader 8.1 required and provided on CD. (Requires an additional 128 MB available hard disk space to install)
Crystal Reports® 2008 for Peachtree
Peachtree Quantum 2009 must be installed
Additional 300 MB of available disk space is required
Microsoft Windows Home Edition and Windows Server 2000 not supported
Multi-User
Multi-user mode is optimized for Windows 2000 Server, Windows Server 2003 or Windows Server 2008 client-server networks, and Windows XP/Vista peer-to-peer networks.
A maximum of 30 licensed named users are allowed. A named user account is granted a license when selected in the user maintenance screen.
1 GB of disk space for installation of components on the server.
Terminal Services
Windows 2000, 2003 or 2008 Server along with Remote Desktop Connection or Remote Desktop Web Connection client is required to run in a Windows Terminal Services environment. No more than 30 named users.
Terminal Server requires additional memory when more than one user is running under Windows Terminal Services. An additional 21 MB RAM is recommended for each additional user.
Other
Customer registration and acceptance of Sage Software License Agreement for Peachtree Accounting Software Products.
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Customer registration and acceptance of the license agreement for Timeslips software
Windows Vista® Business or Ultimate; Windows® XP SP2; Windows 2000 SP1 or SP2
PC compatible with 500 MHz Intel Pentium® Processor, AMD, or compatible processor; 1 GHz or higher processor recommended
512 MB RAM; 1 GB or higher recommended
300 MB free hard disk space for installation (excluding your database); 75 MB additional for database
Adobe® Reader® to review PDF files (Adobe Reader v8 is included on the Timeslips Installation CD-ROM.); additional 25 MB of hard disk space required for Adobe Reader installation
CD-ROM drive, 4x or higher recommended
SVGA or better resolution supporting 800x600 and 256-colors; 1024x768 or higher recommended
PC-compatible keyboard, mouse, and printer
Network connectivity requires a network adapter appropriate to your type of network; highest quality network hardware is recommended
14.4 KBps modem if using the dialing features within Timeslips; 56 KBps modem recommended
Sending bills and statements by e-mail requires MAPI-compliant e-mail program such as Microsoft Outlook®; not compatible with Outlook Express and AOL® e-mail
Receiving slips by e-mail requires Microsoft Outlook 2007, 2003, 2002, or 2000 on the computer that receives the slips
Outlook integration requires Microsoft Outlook 2007, 2003, 2002, or 2000
Print to Excel® feature requires Microsoft Excel 2007, 2003, 2002, or 2000
Internet connection required for using Timeslips Web features; high-speed Internet connections recommended
Sound card and speakers recommended for enhanced interaction
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All minimum system requirements are based on a single-user environment (one computer accessing a local database). In a shared environment, ACT! by Sage is designed to work with up to 10 users; ACT! by Sage Premium Solutions are intended for more than 10 users. Recommended server system requirements are for environments of more than one user. Customer Registration and Activation are required to use ACT!. Your system must meet the minimum requirements to be eligible for Technical Support.
ACT! by Sage 2009 (11.0) Minimum System Requirements
Client Requirements
Windows® XP SP21
(32-bit only)
Windows Server 2003 SP2
(32-bit and 64-bit)
Windows Vista2
(32-bit and 64-bit)
Windows Server 20083
(32-bit and 64-bit)
- Home
- Professional
- Media Center 2004
- Media Center 2005
- Web Edition
- Standard Edition
- Enterprise Edition
- Small Business Server
- Home Basic
- Home Premium
- Business
- Enterprise
- Ultimate
- Web Edition
- Standard Edition
- Enterprise Edition
- 600 MHz Pentium® III processor (or equivalent)
- 512 MB system memory (1 GB recommended)
- 1.8 GHz Pentium IV processor (or equivalent)
- 1 GB system memory
- 1 GB available hard disk space
- CD-ROM drive
- SVGA (800x600) or higher resolution monitor
Database Server Requirements: Microsoft® SQL Server® 2005 Express SP2
Windows XP SP2
(32-bit only)
Windows Server 2003 SP2
(32-bit and 64-bit)
Windows Vista
(32-bit and 64-bit)
Windows Server 2008
(32-bit and 64-bit)
- Home
- Professional
- Media Center 2004
- Media Center 2005
- Web Edition
- Standard Edition
- Enterprise Edition
- Small Business Server
- Home Basic
- Home Premium
- Business
- Enterprise
- Ultimate
- Web Edition
- Standard Edition
- Enterprise Edition
ACT! Link for Palm OS® Requirements
Windows XP SP2
(32-bit only)
Windows Server 2003 SP2
(32-bit and 64-bit)
Windows Vista
(32-bit only4)
Windows Server 2008
(32-bit and 64-bit)
- Home
- Professional
- Media Center 2004
- Media Center 2005
- Home Basic
- Home Premium
- Business
- Enterprise
- Ultimate
Device Requirements
- Palm OS 3.5-5.4
- 33 MHz device processor
- 8 MB system memory; 500 KB free plus 1 KB for each contact
- Palm HotSync® Manager 3.5-4.1.0 (4.1.0 recommended for Windows XP, included with Palm Desktop 4.1.4e) and 7.0.2 (included with Palm Desktop 6.2)5
ACT! Link for Pocket PC Requirements
Windows XP SP26
(32-bit only)
Windows Server 2003 SP2
(32-bit and 64-bit)
Windows Vista7
(32-bit and 64-bit)
Windows Server 2008
(32-bit and 64-bit)
- Home
- Professional
- Media Center 2004
- Media Center 2005
- Home Basic
- Home Premium
- Business
- Enterprise
- Ultimate
Device Requirements
- Pocket PC 2000, 2002 and Phone Edition (Windows CE 3.0)
- Windows Mobile® 2003 (Windows CE 4.0 and 4.20.0)
- Windows Mobile 2005, 5.0 and 6.0
- 133 MHz device processor
- 16 MB system memory; 500 KB free plus 1 KB for each contact
- Microsoft ActiveSync® 3.5-4.5 (4.5 recommended for Windows XP)
- Microsoft Windows Mobile Device Center 6.1
Works With
- Microsoft Outlook® 2002, 2003, and 2007 (SP3 recommended for Outlook 2002 and 2003)
- Microsoft Outlook Express 6.0 SP28
- Lotus Notes® 6.5, 7.0.2, and 8.0
- Eudora® 5.2
- Internet Mail SMTP/POP3
- Microsoft Office 2002, 2003, and 2007 (SP3 recommended for Office 2002 and 2003)
- Microsoft Internet Explorer® 6.0 and 7.09
- Adobe Reader® 6.0, 7.0, and 8.0
- Peachtree by Sage 2007, 2008, and 2009
- Simply Accounting by Sage 2008 and 2009
- QuickBooks® Pro, Premier 2006, 2007, and 2008 (requires additional Accounting Link product)
- VMWare® Workstation 5.0, 5.5, and 6.0; VMWare Server 1.0.1
1. Windows XP Professional limits the number of concurrent network connections to 10 (Home Edition limits concurrent connections to 5).
2. Windows Vista limits the number of concurrent network connections to 10 (Home Basic and Home Premium Editions limit concurrent connections to 5).
3. “Core Server Installation” of Server 2008 is not supported.
4. Palm, Inc. does not support 64-bit or Server versions of Windows.
5. Palm HotSync Manager 7.0.2 is recommended for Vista.
6. Microsoft ActiveSync 4.5 is recommended for Windows XP platforms.
7. Microsoft Windows Mobile Device Center 6.1 is required for Vista platforms.
8. Outlook Express is available on Windows XP and Server 2003.
9. On 64-bit versions of Windows, Internet Explorer (32-bit) is recommended.
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ACT! by Sage Premium 2009 (11.0) Minimum System Requirements
Client Requirements
Windows® XP SP210
(32-bit only)
Windows Server 2003 SP2
(32-bit and 64-bit)
Windows Vista11
(32-bit and 64-bit)
Windows Server 200812
(32-bit and 64-bit)
- Home
- Professional
- Media Center 2004
- Media Center 2005
- Web Edition
- Standard Edition
- Enterprise Edition
- Small Business Server
- Home Basic
- Home Premium
- Business
- Enterprise
- Ultimate
- Web Edition
- Standard Edition
- Enterprise Edition
- 600 MHz Pentium® III processor (or equivalent)
- 512 MB system memory (1 GB recommended)
- 1.8 GHz Pentium IV processor (or equivalent)
- 1
GB system memory
- 1 GB available hard disk space
- CD-ROM drive
- SVGA (800x600) or higher resolution monitor
Database Server Requirements: Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Express SP2
Windows XP SP2
(32-bit only)
Windows Server 2003 SP2
(32-bit and 64-bit)
Windows Vista
(32-bit and 64-bit)
Windows Server 2008
(32-bit and 64-bit)
- Home
- Professional
- Media Center 2004
- Media Center 2005
- Web Edition
- Standard Edition
- Enterprise Edition
- Small Business Server
- Home Basic
- Home Premium
- Business
- Enterprise
- Ultimate
- Web Edition
- Standard Edition
- Enterprise Edition
Database Server Requirements: Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Standard SP2 (32-bit)13
Windows XP SP2
(32-bit only)
Windows Server 2003 SP2
(32-bit and 64-bit)
Windows Vista
(32-bit and 64-bit)
Windows Server 2008
(32-bit and 64-bit)
- Home
- Professional
- Media Center 2004
- Media Center 2005
- Standard Edition
- Enterprise Edition
- Small Business Server
- Home Basic
- Home Premium
- Business
- Enterprise
- Ultimate
- Web Edition
- Standard Edition
- Ent
erprise Edition
Database Server Requirements: Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Standard SP2 (64-bit)14
Windows XP SP2
Windows Server 2003 SP2
(64-bit only)
Windows Vista
(64-bit only)
Windows Server 2008
(64-bit only)
- Standard Edition
- Enterprise Edition
- Home Basic
- Home Premium
- Business
- Enterprise
- Ultimate
- Web Edition
- Standard Edition
- Enterprise Edition
- Requires manual installation of SQL Server 2005 and Service Pack 2
- Requires manual set up of the ACT! database instance
Network Sync Service Requirements
Windows XP SP2
(32-bit only)
Windows Server 2003 SP2
(32-bit and 64-bit)
Windows Vista
(32-bit and 64-bit)
Windows Server 2008
(32-bit and 64-bit)
- Home
- Professional
- Media Center 2004
- Media Center 2005
- Web Edition
- Standard Edition
- Enterprise Edition
- Small Business Server
- Home Basic
- Home Premium
- Business
- Enterprise
- Ultimate
- Web Edition
- Standard Edition
- Enterprise Edition
Internet Sync Service Requirements
Windows XP SP2
(32-bit only)
Windows Server 2003 SP2
(32-bit and 64-bit)
Windows Vista
(32-bit and 64-bit)
Windows Server 2008
(32-bit and 64-bit)
- Professional
- Web Edition
- Standard Edition
- Enterprise Edition
- Small Business Server
- Business
- Enterprise
- Ultimate
- Web Edition
- Standard Edition
- Enterprise Edition
- IIS 5.1
- ASP.NET
- IIS 6.015
- ASP.NET16
- IIS 7.017
- ASP.NET
ACT! Link for Palm OS Requirements
Windows XP SP2
(32-bit only)
Windows Server 2003 SP2
(32-bit and 64-bit)
Windows Vista
(32-bit only18)
Windows Server 2008
(32-bit and 64-bit)
- Home
- Professional
- Media Center 2004
- Media Center 2005
- Home Basic
- Home Premium
- Business
- Enterprise
- Ultimate
Device Requirements
- Palm OS 3.5-5.4
- 33 MHz device processor
- 8 MB system memory; 500 KB free plus 1 KB for each contact
- Palm HotSync Manager 3.5-4.1.0 (4.1.0 recommended for Windows XP, included with Palm Desktop 4.1.4e) and 7.0.2 (included with Palm Desktop 6.2)19
ACT! Link for Pocket PC Requirements
Windows XP SP220
(32-bit only)
Windows Server 2003 SP2
(32-bit and 64-bit)
Windows Vista21
(32-bit and 64-bit)
Windows Server 2008
(32-bit and 64-bit)
- Home
- Professional
- Media Center 2004
- Media Center 2005
- Home Basic
- Home Premium
- Business
- Enterprise
- Ultimate
Device Requirements
- Pocket PC 2000, 2002 and Phone Edition (Windows CE 3.0)
- Windows Mobile 2003 (Windows CE 4.0 and 4.20.0)
- Windows Mobile 2005, 5.0 and 6.0
- 133 MHz device processor
- 16 MB system memory; 500 KB free plus 1 KB for each contact
- Microsoft ActiveSync 3.5-4.5 (4.5 recommended for Windows XP)
- Microsoft Windows Mobile Device Center 6.1
Works With
- Microsoft Outlook 2002, 2003, and 2007 (SP3 recommended for Outlook 2002 and 2003)
- Microsoft Outlook Express 6.0 SP222
- Lotus Notes 6.5, 7.0.2, and 8.0
- Eudora 5.2
- Internet Mail SMTP/POP3
- Microsoft Office 2002, 2003, and 2007 (SP3 recommended for Office 2002 and 2003)
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 and 7.023
- Adobe Reader 6.0, 7.0, and 8.0
- Peachtree by Sage 2007, 2008, and 2009
- Simply Accounting by Sage 2008 and 2009
- QuickBooks Pro, Premier 2006, 2007, and 2008 (requires additional Accounting Link product)
- VMWare Workstation 5.0, 5.5, and 6.0; VMWare Server 1.0.1
Scalability Recommendations24
Users
Processor
Memory
ACT! Version
SQL Server 2005
1-10
1.8 GHz Pentium IV
(or equivalent)
1 GB
- ACT! Premium 2009 (11.0) (EX Edition)
- ACT! Premium 2009 (11.0) (ST Edition)
Express Edition
11-30
2.0 GHz Pentium IV
1 GB
- ACT! Premium 2009 (11.0) (EX Edition)
- ACT! Premium 2009 (11.0) (ST Edition)
Express Edition
31-50
3.2 GHz Pentium IV
2 GB
- ACT! Premium 2009 (11.0) (ST Edition)
Standard Edition
10.Windows XP Professional limits the number of concurrent network connections to 10 (Home Edition limits concurrent connections to 5).
11. Windows Vista limits the number of concurrent network connections to 10 (Home Basic and Home Premium Editions limit concurrent connections to 5).
12. “Core Server Installation” of Server 2008 is not supported.
13. 32-bit Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Standard Edition is included with the ST Editions of ACT! Premium 2009 (11.0) and ACT! Premium for Web 2009 (11.0).
14. 64-bit Microsoft SQL Server 2005 is available for purchase separately from Microsoft.
15. 64-bit Windows must have IIS configured for 32-bit emulation.
16. 64-bit Server 2003 must have ASP.NET configured to 32-bit mode.
17. 64-bit Windows must have IIS configured for 32-bit emulation.
18. Palm, Inc. does not support 64-bit or Server versions of Windows.
19. Palm HotSync Manager 7.0.2 is recommended for Vista.
20. Microsoft ActiveSync 4.5 is recommended for Windows XP platforms.,br> 21. Microsoft Windows Mobile Device Center 6.1 is required for Vista platforms.
22. Outlook Express is available on Windows XP and Server 2003.
23. On 64-bit versions of Windows, Internet Explorer (32-bit) is recommended.
24. Recommendations are based on in-house performance and scalability tests wherein, using simulated user loads, product performance was within 20% or 2 seconds (whichever was longer) of single-user product performance. Databases used in the tests averaged 1000 contacts per user. Individual customer performance may vary based on actual database size, hardware variations, network traffic, and product usage.
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ACT! by Sage Premium for Web 2009 (11.0) Minimum System Requirements
Note: The web server and the database server can be the same machine depending on the number of users. Please see the ACT! Premium for Web Administrator’s Guide for more information.
Web Server
Windows XP SP2
(32-bit only)
Windows Server 2003 SP2
(32-bit and 64-bit)
Windows Vista
(32-bit and 64-bit)
Windows Server 2008
(32-bit and 64-bit)
- Professional
- Web Edition
- Standard Edition
- Enterprise Edition
- Small Business Server
- Business
- Enterprise
- Ultimate
- Web Edition
- Standard Edition
- Enterprise Edition
- IIS 5.1
- ASP.NET
- IIS 6.025
- ASP.NET26
- IIS 7.027
- ASP.NET
- 1.8 GHz Pentium IV processor (or equivalent)
- 1 GB system memory
- 600 MHz Pentium III processor (or equivalent)
- 512 MB system memory (1 GB recommended)
- Network Interface Card
- 1 GB available hard disk space
- CD-ROM drive
- SVGA (800x600) or higher resolution monitor
- Internet Explorer 6.0 and 7.0
Database Server Requirements: Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Express SP2
Windows® XP SP2
(32-bit only)
Windows Server 2003 SP2
(32-bit and 64-bit)
Windows Vista
(32-bit and 64-bit)
Windows Server 200828
(32-bit and 64-bit)
- Home
- Professional
- Media Center 2004
- Media Center 2005
- Web Edition
- Standard Edition
- Enterprise Edition
- Small Business Server
- Home Basic
- Home Premium
- Business
- Enterprise
- Ultimate
- Web Edition
- Standard Edition
- Enterprise Edition
Database Server Requirements: Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Standard SP2 (32-bit)29
Windows XP SP2
(32-bit only)
Windows Server 2003 SP2
(32-bit and 64-bit)
Windows Vista
(32-bit and 64-bit)
Windows Server 2008
(32-bit and 64-bit)
- Home
- Professional
- Media Center 2004
- Media Center 2005
- Standard Edition
- Enterprise Edition
- Small Business Server
- Home Basic
- Home Premium
- Business
- Enterprise
- Ultimate
- Web Edition
- Standard Edition
- Enterprise Edition
Database Server Requirements: Microsoft SQL Server 2005 SP2 (64-bit)30
Windows XP SP2
Windows Server 2003 SP2
(64-bit only)
Windows Vista
(64-bit only)
Windows Server 2008
(64-bit only)
- Standard Edition
- Enterprise Edition
- Home Basic
- Home Premium
- Business
- Enterprise
- Ultimate
- Web Edition
- Standard Edition
- Enterprise Edition
- Requires manual installation of SQL Server 2005 and Service Pack 2
- Requires manual set up of the ACT! database instance
Network Sync Service Requirements
Windows XP SP231
(32-bit only)
Windows Server 2003 SP2
(32-bit and 64-bit)
Windows Vista32
(32-bit and 64-bit)
Windows Server 2008
(32-bit and 64-bit)
- Home
- Professional
- Media Center 2004
- Media Center 2005
- Web Edition
- Standard Edition
- Enterprise Edition
- Small Business Server
- Home Basic
- Home Premium
- Business
- Enterprise
- Ultimate
- Web Edition
- Standard Edition
- Enterprise Edition
Internet Sync Service Requirements
Windows XP SP2
(32-bit only)
Windows Server 2003 SP2
(32-bit and 64-bit)
Windows Vista
(32-bit and 64-bit)
Windows Server 2008
(32-bit and 64-bit)
- Professional
- Web Edition
- Standard Edition
- Enterprise Edition
- Small Business Server
- Business
- Enterprise
- Ultimate
- Web Edition
- Standard Edition
- Enterprise Edition
- IIS 5.1
- ASP.NET
- IIS 6.033
- ASP.NET34
- IIS 7.035
- ASP.NET
Web Browser
Internet Explorer 6.0
Internet Explorer 7.036 Macintosh® Safari™ 3.0
Windows XP SP237
- Home
- Professional
- Media Center 2004
- Media Center 2005
Server 2003 SP238
- Web Edition
- Standard Edition
- Enterprise Edition
- Small Business Server
Windows Vista39
- Home Basic
- Home Premium
- Business
- Enterprise
- Ultimate
Server 200840
- Web Edition
- Standard Edition
- Enterprise Edition
Mac OS X
- 10.4
- 10.5
Outlook Integration
- Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0
- Microsoft Outlook 2002, 2003 and 200741
Scalability Recommendations42
Users
Servers
Processor
Memory
ACT! Version
SQL Server 2005
1-10
1
1.8 GHz Pentium IV
(or equivalent)
1 GB
- ACT! Premium for Web 2009 (11.0) (EX Edition)
- ACT! Premium for Web 2009 (11.0) (ST Edition)
Express Edition
11-30
1
2.8 GHz Pentium IV
1 GB
- ACT! Premium for Web 2009 (11.0) (EX Edition)
- ACT! Premium for Web 2009 (11.0) (ST Edition)
Express Edition
31-50
1
3.2 GHz Pentium IV
2 GB
- ACT! Premium for Web 2009 (11.0) (ST Edition)
Standard Edition
25. 64-bit Windows must have IIS configured for 32-bit emulation.
26. 64-bit Server 2003 must have ASP.NET configured to 32-bit mode.
27. 64-bit Windows must have IIS configured for 32-bit emulation.
28. “Core Server Installation” of Server 2008 is not supported.
29. 32-bit Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Standard Edition is included with the ST Editions of ACT! Premium 2009 (11.0) and ACT! Premium for Web 2009 (11.0)..
30. 64-bit Microsoft SQL Server 2005 is available for purchase separately from Microsoft.
31. Windows XP Professional limits the number of concurrent network connections to 10 (Home Edition limits concurrent connections to 5).
32. Windows Vista limits the number of concurrent network connections to 10 (Home Basic and Home Premium Editions limit concurrent connections to 5).
33. 64-bit Windows must have IIS configured for 32-bit emulation.
34. 64-bit Server 2003 must have ASP.NET configured to 32-bit mode.
35. 64-bit Windows must have IIS configured for 32-bit emulation.
36. On 64-bit versions of Windows, Internet Explorer (32-bit) is recommended.
37. 32-bit Windows XP is supported.
38. 32-bit and 64-bit Windows Server 2003 versions are supported.
39. 32-bit and 64-bit Windows Vista versions are supported.
40. 32-bit and 64-bit Windows Server 2008 versions are supported.
41. SP3 recommended for both Outlook 2002 and 2003.
42. Recommendations are based on in-house performance and scalability tests wherein, using simulated user loads, product performance was within 20% or 2 seconds (whichever was longer) of single-user product performance. Databases used in the tests averaged 1000 contacts per user. Individual customer performance may vary based on actual database size, hardware variations, network traffic, and product usage. |
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System Requirements
Recommended System Configuration
QuickBooks Pro/Premier on XP
At least 1.8GHz processor, 2.0GHz recommended
At least 256MB (512MB recommended) of RAM for a single user
At least 512MB of RAM for multiple, concurrent users
1 GB of disk space (additional space required for data files)
QuickBooks Pro/Premier on Vista
At least 2.0GHz processor
At least 512MB of RAM (1GB recommended)
1 GB of disk space (additional space required for data files)
Disk Space Requirements for Additional Software
50MB for Microsoft .NET 2.0 Runtime, provided on the QuickBooks CD
Google Desktop Search (in-product search) space requirements are determined by the size of the company file and the nature of usage. It is not unusual for indices to be as large as 1GB
Additional Hardware and Software
Operating Systems supported:
Windows XP (SP2 or later strongly recommended), all editions
Windows 2003 Server
Windows Vista (w/UAC on), all editions
Windows Longhorn Server (database only, not client)
4x CD-ROM drive
Optimized for 1024x768 screen resolution or higher, supports 800x600 using "Small fonts" setting in your Windows control panel display settings
Database Server Requirements
Microsoft® Windows XP (SP2 or later strongly recommended), Windows 2003 Server, Windows Vista (w/ UAC on), or Windows Server 2008 operating systems.
Linux is supported for Enterprise Solutions only (SUSE 10.2, fedora 6)
File Server Requirements
Novell Netware server or Linux/Samba file servers can be used with advanced configuration; performance will be impacted on networks running less than 100Mbps
Integration/Compatibility Requirements
QuickBooks is capable of integrating with hundreds of third-party applications (see http://www.marketplace.intuit.com for the most up-to-date list) in addition to the following standard integrations provided with QuickBooks, additional RAM will enhance the use of these features:
Preparing letters requires Microsoft® Word 2000, 2002, 2003 or 2007
Exporting reports requires Microsoft® Excel 2000, 2002, 2003 or 2007
Contact Synchronization with Microsoft® Outlook requires Outlook 2000, 2002, 2003 or 2007
Synchronization with Outlook requires QuickBooks Contact Sync for Outlook (downloadable for free here: http://www.quickbooks.com/contact_sync)
Compatible with QuickBooks Customer Manager V2.0 and later, and QuickBooks Client Manager v2.0 and later
Compatible with QuickBooks Point of Sale v4.0 and later
Business Planner functionality requires Adobe Acrobat Reader 5.0 and later
Payroll and other online features and services require Internet access with at least a 56Kbps connection speed (DSL or cable modem recommended)
Download Requirements
You must have all three of the following to download QuickBooks:
A high-speed Internet connection (DSL, cable modem, or higher)
Internet Explorer 6.0 or higher
2.5 GB free disk space
After installing QuickBooks, you can delete the installations program from your computer to free up disk space. The QuickBooks Pro and Premier installers give you the option to auto-delete those files. Choose that option to free up disk space immediately.
Important: Customers with dial-up connections cannot download QuickBooks, due to the large file size.
Download File Sizes and Download Times
File sizes and typical download times for cable and DSL modems are listed below. Actual download times will vary depending upon modem speed, Internet traffic, time of day, and other factors. Product Download File Size Estimated Download Time (cable modem) Estimated Download Time (DSL)
QuickBooks Simple Start 290 MB 30 min 60 min
QuickBooks Pro, or Premier 290 MB 30 min 60 min
For more details on downloading QuickBooks, see our download faqs |
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