Installation steps for QuickBooks Enterprise Solutions 7.0, QuickBooks Pro 2007, and QuickBooks Premier 2007

This page steps you through the Guided Install option for QuickBooks Enterprise Solutions 7.0, and QuickBooks Pro and Premier 2007 editions.

Need more information than you see here? Check out these other resources:

• QuickBooks Enterprise Solutions Online Resource Center
• QuickBooks Network/Multi-User Setup Web page

1. Start the Installation Wizard:
   • From a CD: Insert the QuickBooks CD into the CD-ROM drive.
     Tip: If the installation does not start automatically:
     1. Right-click the Windows Start button and select Explore.
     2. Browse to your CD-ROM drive in the left pane of the window and click it to view the contents of the CD.
     3. Double-click the Setup (or Setup.exe) file in the right pane of the window to begin the installation.
   • From a Download: Double-click the downloaded installation file (.exe file extension).

2. Click Guided Install when the Welcome screen appears.
   

3. Choose single user or multi-user installation:
   Choose One Computer if you will not use QuickBooks to share data with other users at the same time on a network. . Skip to Step 5.
   Choose More Than One Computer if you will use QuickBooks to share data with other users at the same time on a network. . Continue with Step 4.
   

4. (Multi-user installation only) Select the type of multi-user installation you want to use for this computer:
   Choose Install QuickBooks with the Company File Server if this computer will both run QuickBooks and store a company data file to share with other users on the network.
   Choose Install QuickBooks Only if this computer will only run QuickBooks (the company data file will be stored on another computer).
   Choose Install QuickBooks Company File Server Only if this computer will only be used to store and share company data files.
   

5. Click Next if this computer is connected to the Internet and able to download an update. . If it is not, click No and then click Next.
   

6. Close any other open programs on the computer and click Next.
   

7. Read the terms of the Software License Agreement. . If you agree, select I accept the terms in the license agreement and click Next.
   

8. Enter the License Number and Product Number and click Next.
   (Note: This screen will not appear if you selected Install QuickBooks Company File Server Only in Step 4.)
   

9. Select an installation folder and decide if you want to upgrade an earlier version of QuickBooks:
   Click the Change button only if you want to choose a different installation folder from the one shown.
   Click Select an existing version to replace (upgrade)only if you want this version of QuickBooks to replace an earlier one. . (Don't pick this option if you want to add this version of QuickBooks along with the other versions you already have). . Note: This option does not appear if you selected Install QuickBooks Company File Server Only in Step 4.
   

10. (Optional) If QuickBooks is already installed on this computer, you can copy some common settings to the new version so you won't have to create those settings all over again:
    

11. That's it! Click Install to continue, or click Back if you need to go back and review any of the prior screens.