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QuickBooks UK have announced that as from 30th September 2010 they are withdrawing support plans and payroll support for QuickBooks 2006. You can continue to use QuickBooks 2006 after this date, but QuickBooks will not provide support.
We will continue to support QuickBooks 2006, so please contact 0208 1234 262 if you need assistance.
QuickBooks 2008 is having its support removed on 5th April 2011.
Now that QuickBooks 2010 has been released, it is obvious that QuickBooks are desperate to get everyone to upgrade to the latest version. At Adapt Computing we will continue to provide support for the older versions.
Please contact us if you need assistance.
QuickBooks have produced a guide for people upgrading from earlier versions of QuickBooks. So if you are thinking of upgrading to QuickBooks 2010 please read this guide before you upgrade.
QuickBooks 2010 has been released. The product can be purchased on line via the QuickBooks website www.quickbooks.co.uk
Key features in QuickBooks 2010
- Works with Windows 7
- Multicurrency is included
- Improved VAT handling
The software is available for download from the QuickBooks website now, but if you purchase the boxed version with an installation CD this is not expected to ship until 1st June and then you need to allow 5 days for shipping.
Before you upgrade from an earlier version of QuickBooks please read this important information.
If you are interested in buying the boxed product at a discount then please get in touch via our contact page.
As I mentioned previously I have been beta testing QuickBooks 2010. QuickBooks 2010 beta testing is progressing very well. The exact release date has not yet been published but I would expect it to be within the next two or three weeks.
I’d like to give you a sneak preview of some of the features in QuickBooks 2010. First of all, having been absent in QuickBooks 2008, multicurrency returns in QuickBooks 2010. I know that many of you have been looking forward to the return of this feature. Updating of exchange rates is automated.
QuickBooks 2010 will operate on Windows 7.
The handling of VAT has also been given a major overhaul. Using QuickBooks 2010 will enable you to file your VAT online, in accordance with the latest government requirements. For those people who like to see the old manual accounting Sales Day book there is the addition of a Sales Day book report. There is also a more user-friendly method for changing the rate of VAT (and looking at the political news, I think this will be needed soon!). There is also a VAT exception report to help track down any VAT oddities.
I have not been able to test it but it looks like the limit on the maximum number of networked users has been increased. I am looking forward to the official release statement to see if this is true.
The built-in help system has been improved and it now looks like the USA version of QuickBooks. In addition, the procedure for upgrading from previous versions has been improved and it is now possible to email invoices in batches, rather than one at a time.
There is also a feature called Company Snapshot which presents a quick graphic view of the company’s performance.
Summary of main changes in QuickBooks 2010
- Multicurrency is back in QuickBooks 2010
- Works with Windows 7
- VAT filing online
- Sales Day book report
- Easier VAT rate changing procedure
- Possible increase in the number of multiple users
- Tools to help while upgrading from previous versions
- Send email invoices in batches
- Company Snapshot report
I will issue an update when I get word of the QuickBooks 2010 release date.
QuickBooks UK and Windows 7
In this report I will explain the current situation regarding QuickBooks 2006 and 2008 and Windows 7. I will explain the problems and give a solution.
According to the official QuickBooks UK site QuickBooks 2006 and 2008 are not compatible with Windows 7.
Although QuickBooks 2006 and 2008 versions will install successfully on Windows 7, these products are not supported by Intuit to be compatible with Windows 7.
Also QuickBooks UK will not be issuing updates to QuickBooks 2006 0r 2008 to make them compatible.
We do not plan to release any updates to make these products compatible with Windows 7. We are working hard to bring a new version of QuickBooks to the UK market which is compatible with Windows 7.
Read their full comment on the official QuickBooks UK site.
Here is my personal experience of using QuickBooks 2006 and 2008 with Windows 7:-
- Initially the installation of QuickBooks 2006 and 2008 on Windows 7 can appear to work successfully. However error messages start appearing within the following days and weeks.
- A major problem is that Windows 7 includes a program called .Net Framework which is supplied with Windows 7 as a built in component. The program .Net Framework is used by QuickBooks for its large library of coded solutions to common programming problems.
- The problem is Windows 7 comes with version 3.5 of .Net Framework, but when you install QuickBooks on to a Windows 7 PC the installation routine installs version 1.1 of .Net Framework.
- These two versions of .Net seem to cause the conflicts which make QuickBooks work unreliable.
- Other software programs make use of .Net and they can fail to work correctly with both .Net versions installed.
- I have not had any success trying to removing the earlier version of .Net. In fact I ended up re-installing Windows 7 to correct it.
- Also QuickBooks 2006 and 2008 prefer to work with Internet Explorer 6. The newer versions of Internet Explorer (which are supplied with Windows 7) give script errors when running the graphic overviews (like the the Home navigator screen).
Due to the above reasons I have found QuickBooks 2006 and 2008 unworkable on Windows 7. However I have found a solution.
Solution – Windows 7 and QuickBooks 2006 and 2008
For the last 3 months I have successfully been using QuickBooks 2006 and 2008 on Windows 7 using Windows 7′s “Virtual XP Mode”. Virtual XP Mode should not be confused with the XP Compatibility mode which is available in all versions of Windows Vista and Windows 7.
Virtual XP Mode is only available with Windows 7 Professional, Ultimate and Enterprise editions. So this will not work if you have the Windows 7 Home edition. The purpose of Virtual XP mode is to create a window, in which the XP operating system works using the Ram memory of the PC. Check the Microsoft Virtual XP Mode site for details.
In this Virtual XP Mode window your PC creates a version of Windows XP and so none of the QuickBook/Windows 7 compatibilities discussed above cause problems.
Windows 7 in Virtual XP mode running QuickBooks
When you set up the Virtual XP Mode you assign a portion of your Ram memory to the installation of XP. I recommend using 1 Gb of Ram for the XP installation. I have tested this with a PC with 6Gb of Ram running Windows 7 Professional 64 bit operating system. and it works well. Setting up printers to work with Virtual XP Mode can be a bit awkward because you have to select the port number manually.
Windows 7 is supplied in 32 and 64 bit versions. If you are given the option then choose the 64 bit version because this allows you to overcome the Ram memory of 3.5Gb (approximate) that the 32 bit version has. I have not tried Windows 7 (32 bit) with Virtual XP mode but it is supported by Microsoft.
Apart from the printer issue, everything works as it should do. I have not tested this with earlier versions of QuickBooks but I would expect it to work with any QuickBooks version compatible with Windows XP.
I hope that this clarifies the current situation for you.
It is a long story…….but one one the consequences of the Icelandic volcanic ash cloud is that two QuickBooks training days have had to be rearranged. The end result of this is that we currently have Thursday 29th April and Friday 30th April unexpectedly available for booking.
So if you are interested in receiving QuickBooks on-site training on either of these two days please let me know by ringing telephone number 0208 1234 262.
Remember, we cover the whole of the London and M25 area, and the training can take place on your premises.
The UK version of QuickBooks 2010 is now in Beta testing. Beta testing is a process were software is tested by a number of users to see if there are any problems before it is released for sale. The good news is that multi-currency is now back in the software, after it was removed in the QuickBooks 2008 UK version. There is currently no news of the expected QuickBooks 2010 release date.
I mentioned recently that I had 2 days in March available for QuickBooks training. Well just to keep you updated, Tuesday 23rd March has now been booked for a QuickBooks training day so this is no longer available. However Monday 22nd March is still available, so if this fits in with your plans, please give me a call on 0208 1234 262.
Due to cancellations we have two days available in London for QuickBooks training. Monday 22nd March and Tuesday 23rd March are both available. These days are available in the London and M25 area. So if you want to discuss your QuickBooks requirements call 0208 1234 262.