Products and Services that run on Microsoft Windows Vista

QuickBooks products and services that run on Microsoft Windows Vista

Most QuickBooks products and services work with Vista with no modifications required. However, some require specific settings to function correctly with Vista, and some do not work with Vista. The following tables list the products and services in each category.

Products and services that work as expected with Vista

QuickBooks product that work with Vista QuickBooks services that work with Vista
QuickBooks Simple Start 2007 and later Standard, Enhanced, and Assisted Payroll, used with 2007 and later versions of Pro and Premier, or with Enterprise Solutions 7.0 and later
QuickBooks Pro 2007 and later Complete Web Entry Payroll
QuickBooks Premier 2007 and later, all editions QuickBooks Merchant Services for PCs, Web Stores, and Terminals*
QuickBooks Enterprise Solutions 7.0 and later, all editions QuickBooks Billing Solutions, used with the 2007 and later versions of QuickBooks Simple Start, Pro and Premier, or Enterprise Solutions 7.0 and later
Fixed Asset Manager, used with QuickBooks Premier Accountant Edition 2007 and later, or Enterprise Solutions 7.0 and later QuickBooks Credit Card Processing Kit 3.0 and later
QuickBooks Financial Statement Designer, used with QuickBooks Premier Accountant Edition 2007 and later, or Enterprise Solutions 7.0 and later QuickBooks Time Tracker, used with the 2007 and later versions of QuickBooks Pro and Premier 2007, or Enterprise Solutions 7.0 and later
QuickBooks Online Edition QuickBooks Online Banking, used with the 2007 and later versions of QuickBooks Simple Start, Pro and Premier, or Enterprise Solutions 7.0 and later
QuickBooks Point of Sale 6.0 and later Software and Hardware. Point of Sale-approved hardware works with Vista, but might require Using QuickBooks Point of Sale with Vista. QuickBooks Online Backup Service enrolled October 2006 and after
QuickBooks Invoice Manager 2.0 and later QuickBooks Online Backup Service used with the 2007 and later versions of QuickBooks Simple Start, Pro and Premier, or Enterprise Solutions 7.0 and later
QuickBooks Training CDs QuickBooks Bill Pay Service, used with the 2007 and later versions of QuickBooks Simple Start, Pro and Premier, or Enterprise 7.0
QuickBooks Shipping Manager, used with the 2007 or later versions of QuickBooks Pro and Premier, or Enterprise 7.0

* If you want to use Merchant Services on Vista with Simple Start, Pro, Premier, or Enterprise Solutions, you must use the 2007 and later versions of those products. If you want to use Merchant Services with Point of Sale, you must use Point of Sale 6.0 and later. You can use this product alone on Vista without any problems.

Products and services that work with Vista only in Windows Administrator and Windows XP-Compatibility mode

QuickBooks products that require specific settings QuickBooks services that requie specific settings
QuickBooks Simple Start 2006 and earlier versions QuickBooks Merchant Services for PCs, Web Stores, and Terminals.**
QuickBooks Basic 2005 and earlier versions QuickBooks Billing Solutions, used with the 2006, 2005, or 2004 versions of QuickBooks Simple Start, Pro, and Premier or with Enterprise 6.0, 5.0, or 4.0.***
QuickBooks Pro 2006 and earlier versions. Some features may not work correctly. Some features might not work correctly. QuickBooks Credit Card Processing Kit 2.0 or 1.0
QuickBooks Premier 2006 and earlier versions, all editions. Some features might not work correctly. QuickBooks Time Tracker, used with QuickBooks Pro 2006, Premier 2006, or Enterprise 6.0
QuickBooks Enterprise Solutions 6.0 and earlier versions, all editions. Some features may not work correctly. QuickBooks Online Banking, used with the 2006, 2005, or 2004 versions of QuickBooks Simple Start, Pro, and Premier or with Enterprise 6.0, 5.0, or 4.0
QuickBooks Point of Sale 3.0 QuickBooks Online Backup Service enrolled before October 2006 (powered by Connected)
QuickBooks Point of Sale 4.0-5.0. Only certain configurations will run. Read details on Point of Sale and Vista compatibility. QuickBooks Bill Pay Service, used with the 2006, 2005, or 2004 versions of QuickBooks Simple Start, Pro, and Premier or with Enterprise 6.0, 5.0, or 4.0
QuickBooks Fixed Asset Manager, used with Premier Accountant Edition 2006, and Enterprise Solutions 6.0, or earlier versions  
QuickBooks Financial Statement Designer, used with Premier Accountant Edition 2006, Enterprise Solutions 6.0, or earlier versions  
QuickBooks Customer Manager 2.0 and 1.0  
QuickBooks Client Manager 2.0 and 1.0  
QuickBooks Invoice Manager 1.0  

** If you use this service with the 2006, 2005, or 2004 versions of QuickBooks Simple Start, Pro, and Premier or with Enterprise 6.0, 5.0, or 4.0. You can use this product alone on Windows Vista without any problems.

*** You might experience problems creating a PDF in the 2005 version of QuickBooks.

Products and services that do not work with Vista

QuickBooks products that do not work with Vista QuickBooks services that do not work with Vista
QuickBooks Easy Estimate QuickBooks Standard, Enhanced, and Assisted Payroll, used with the 2006, 2005, or 2004 versions of QuickBooks Pro and Premier or with Enterprise 6.0, 5.0, or 4.0
  Payroll Premier Payroll PC
  Complete Payroll with PC Entry
  Premier Payroll with PC Access
  QuickPayroll
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