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The following article provides information on how to install the various versions of QuickBooks supported by Dell over the various Windows operating systems.

Table of Contents:

1. Installing Intuit's QuickBooks on a Dell PC
2. System Requirements
3. How to locate your License and Product numbers
4. Clean Install Utility
5. Install Guides

1. Installing Intuit's QuickBooks on a Dell PC

QuickBooks is an Accounts program from Intuit. The following guides are going to supply information about what you need to run a particular version and if that version will work on your Operating System (OS).

There will be information on how to ensure you have all the information needed to complete an install once started.

There will be install guides for the last 4 Windows operating systems for the several revisions of QuickBooks we supply with our systems.

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2. System Requirements

QuickBooks Windows requirements:

• System requirements for QuickBooks 2013
• System requirements for QuickBooks 2012
• System requirements for QuickBooks 2011
• System requirements for QuickBooks 2010
• System requirements for QuickBooks 2009
• System requirements for QuickBooks 2008
• System requirements for QuickBooks 2007
• System requirements for QuickBooks 2006

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3. How to locate your License and Product numbers

• How to locate your License and Product ID for Intuit QuickBooks

This deals with:

1. Where the ID's and license are on the media.

2. Links to Intuit's online resources to recover these if missing.

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4. Clean Install Utility

• How to prepare your Dell PC for a clean install or reinstall of QuickBooks

Deals with:

1. Using the Intuit Clean Install Utility.

2. Manually setting the system up for an install.

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5. Install Guides

• How to Install QuickBooks in XP mode on Windows 7 on your Dell PC

Deals with:

1. Setting up XP mode on Windows 7 Professional and Ultimate.

• How to Install QuickBooks 2011 and 2012 on your Dell PC
• How to Install QuickBooks 2013 on your Dell PC

Deals with:

1. Install guides for Version 2010 through to the latest 2013.
   2013 R4 is the recommended version for Windows 8 Installs.

• How to uninstall QuickBooks in current Windows operating systems for your Dell PC

Deals with:

1. Using the Windows removal tools.

2. Manually removing any remnants left over.

Below is the link to Intuit's own Support Home page for QuickBooks. If you can't find what your looking for here, please try their site as the software's creators will always have more in depth support and understanding of their own software.

• Support Home - QuickBooks

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