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Information for accountants whose clients upgrade to Windows Vista

Overview

If your clients upgrade to the Microsoft Windows Vista operating system, please inform them that they should also upgrade to Quickbooks products and services that work with Windows Vista. Windows Vista is not a supported operating system for QuickBooks 2006 and prior versions; Intuit will not be able to provide live support for issues you may encounter using these versions on Windows Vista. . Individual user experiences may vary.

If your clients decide to run QuickBooks 2006 or a prior version on a Windows Vista computer, they must be set up as a Windows Administrator and run QuickBooks in Microsoft Windows XP Compatibility Mode to reduce the possibility of program issues. Even if your clients are properly configured, some product features, such as QuickBooks Payroll, QuickBooks Timer, and Shipping Manager, may not work.

Your clients can also run QuickBooks 2007 on computers that are running Microsoft Windows 2000 and Windows XP. . QuickBooks 2008 can be run on Windows XP.

For additional information about using QuickBooks with Windows Vista, please visit the QuickBooks Windows Vista Resource Center.

 

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11/23/2009 11:07:24 AM