Have you purchased QuickBooks Desktop software and are
looking for a Quick installation guide to set-up the software? Before
proceeding ahead towards the installation steps, make sure that you meet the minimum
system requirements that the QuickBooks Desktop software demands for. Let us
now navigate across the steps which you need to perform to install
QuickBooks desktop on your system.
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Follow the step-by-step instructions below to install QuickBooks
desktop on your PC in a hassle free manner.
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To begin, you must close all operating programs
in the background and also on the screen that are connected to the desktop's
file server.
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Then, for the regional edition, go to the 'QuickBooks Desktop Download' option.
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Then select the ‘Yes to All’ option.
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After that, click the ‘Next’ tab.
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The next step is to choose the checkbox next to
the 'Agree to License Agreement' prompt
and then select the ‘Next’ tab.
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Click the 'Next'
tab after entering in the License and Product numbers.
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On the system,
select the QuickBooks installation type.
o
Express: It allows you to make your own
decisions. You can skip step 10 if you want to manually select the option.
o
Custom & Network Options: Select this option
if you'll be running various versions of QuickBooks Desktop on the same machine
or if you'll be sharing data with other users over a network.
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When utilizing the QuickBooks application,
select any of the following options:
o
Option 1: ‘On
this PC, I'll be using QuickBooks.’
o
Option 2: ‘I'll
install QuickBooks on this machine and save our company file here so it can be
shared across our network.’
o
Option 3: ‘On
this system, I will not be utilizing QuickBooks. This computer will house your
company file, which will be shared through a network.’
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Choose a new installation location or install in
the default directory by selecting the ‘Next’
tab.
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Open QuickBooks by selecting the ‘Install’ tab.
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Finally, all you need to do now is activate
QuickBooks and you're ready to go.
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