When Setting Up POS for the First Time, How Do I Record the Cost of My Existing Inventory?

When setting up inventory in POS for the first time, POS will automatically enter an adjustment memo to update your inventory value when you enter a value in the Average Unit Cost or the On-Hand Quantity fields when adding a new item.  Before doing so, a message will pop up asking you to Continue or [...]

How Do I Compare QuickBooks Point of Sale Pro To Earlier Versions?

Intuit provides a table to compare the versions of Point of Sale (POS) Pro from 6.0 to 8.0.

What Are the System Requirements To Operate QuickBooks?

System requirements for QuickBooks products vary by version. The minimum system requirements can be found in various Intuit knowledgebase articles based on the product version: QuickBooks 2010 and Enterprise Solutions 10.0 QuickBooks 2009 and Enterprise Solutions 9.0 QuickBooks 2008 and Enterprise Solutions 8.0 System requirements include: operating systems supported processor, RAM, display, and free disk [...]

How Do I Compare QuickBooks Point of Sale Basic 9.0 To Earlier Versions?

Intuit provides a table to compare the versions of Point of Sale (POS) Basic from 6.0 to 9.0.

How Do I Reinstall a 2007 QuickBooks Product If My Original CD or Download Has Become Damaged?

If you need to reinstall any of the 2007 series of products (QuickBooks 2008, Enterprise Solutions 8.0, and Point of Sale 7.0) but your original CD or download has become damaged, you’ll need to re-download your QuickBooks product.  Download links appear below. To complete the installation using the software you download from these links, you’ll [...]

How Do I Reinstall a 2008 Quickbooks Product If My Original CD or Download Has Become Damaged?

If you need to reinstall any of the 2008 series of products (QuickBooks 2008, Enterprise Solutions 8.0, and Point of Sale 7.0) but your original CD or download has become damaged, you’ll need to re-download your QuickBooks product.  Download links appear below. To complete the installation using the software you download from these links, you’ll [...]

How Do I Reinstall a 2010 QuickBooks Product If My Original CD or Download Has Become Damaged?

If you need to reinstall any of the 2010 series of products (QuickBooks 2010, Enterprise Solutions 10.0, Point of Sale 9.0, or Cash Register Plus 2010) but your original CD or download has become damaged, you’ll need to re-download your QuickBooks product. Download links appear below. To complete the installation using the software you download [...]

How Do I Reinstall a 2009 QuickBooks Product If My Original CD or Download Has Become Damaged?

If you need to reinstall any of the 2009 series of products (QuickBooks 2009, Enterprise Solutions 9.0, Point of Sale 8.0, or Cash Register Plus) but your original CD or download has become damaged, you’ll need to re-download your QuickBooks product.  Download links appear below.  To complete the installation using the software you download from [...]

What Are the Latest Release Notes For QuickBooks POS?

Intuit summarizes the changes to the releases for QuickBooks Point of Sale (POS) in these articles: For POS 6.0: Release 7 Release 6 Release 5 Release 4 Release 3 Note that updates to a program are referred to as releases, which are usually available at no cost.  Replacing QuickBooks 2007 with QuickBooks 2009, is an [...]

How Should I Use a Receiving Voucher In POS?

A receiving voucher in POS is used to update the Average Unit Cost, Order Cost, and On-Hand Quantity of items received that are not on a purchase order.  How receiving vouchers should be used depends in large part on how POS integrates with your GL accounting software (typically, QuickBooks Pro, Premier, or Enterprise Solutions). POS [...]

What Versions of QuickBooks Financial Software Are Compatible With POS?

Point of Sale Basic 9.0 and Point of Sale Pro 9.0 are compatible with the following versions of QuickBooks financial software: QuickBooks Pro and Premier 2007 to 2010 QuickBooks Enterprise Solutions 7.0 to 10.0 Point of Sale Basic 8.0 and Point of Sale Pro 8.0 are compatible with these versions of QuickBooks: QuickBooks Pro and [...]

What Versions of Point of Sale (POS) Are Compatible With Microsoft Windows Vista?

The following versions of QuickBooks Point of Sale (POS) are compatible with Microsoft Windows Vista: QuickBooks POS Basic 6.0 and 9.0 QuickBooks POS Pro 6.0 and 9.0 Users of older versions of QuickBooks POS need to upgrade to the latest version in order to install and use QuickBooks on Vista in a supported environment. While [...]