QuickBooks Pro 2005

When I tried to upgrade from 2004 to 2005 I ran into a problem because I didnt have Flash 7.0 installed. Actually I had a later version of Flash (9.04) but of course Quickbooks couldnt handle that. Heres the fix: go to the Adobe site and download the uninstall program from them. Uninstall your flash player and then Quickbooks will then proceed. Good luck. Joe

This is probably one of the best examples of the worst kind of company! They got where they are because they gave small business an accounting program, and in return, small businesses gave their loyalty and their dollars, and now Intuit abuses those same customers by forcing upgrades they dont need and often cant afford in light of the skyrocking cost increases. The real kicker is, if you dont upgrade, they TAKE AWAY PROGRAM FUNCTIONALITY from the version youve already bought and paid for(tax tables, email capabilities, to name two). I despise this company and their product, and after 14 yrs., weve bent over enough and were DONE! They expect our 5 person company to upgrade to the next version, which would require an upgrade of our operating systems in order to be compatible, PLUS the cost of another payroll subscription , costing us hundreds and hundreds of dollars we cant afford and dont need to spend! Ive already found a shareware program that will restore the function that allows for emailing invoices to customers (STOLEN by Intuit when we didnt upgrade) and am currently searching for some way to import a tax table (also STOLEN by Intuit when we didnt upgrade). If I can find that, we can keep the version were using for years as it suits our needs just fine. We should have the right to make that decision and not have it result in the crippling of a program weve already bought. Intuit makes Microsoft look like warm, fuzzy teddy bears, and I think its time we all get together and raise a big enough fuss that their business practices will finally come under the same kind of scrutiny Microsoft has been subject to for years. I dare say wed see some changes.....at the very least, an end to the theft of our property!!

Like many Intuit Products, this is full of bugs. High priced Customer support plans promise 10 minute max wait time. The wait time is never under 2 hours. The support personnel are off shore and ill equipped to deal with many questions. You can request a call back from an American Tech which is supposed to occur within 4 hours but too often never takes place.

I have been using QB for 7 years and every year or so they force you to upgrade (buy a new copy) becuase they stop supporting online banking. I have recently purchased Microsoft Small Business 2006 which I am going to migrate my cursed QB files to it and I will finaly have some decent software. Problems with QB It will not install sometimes - depending on the Windows installation it the install will crash. The Updates will crash periodically. It does not allow you to export reports to excel unless you have a Pro edition (Thanks) Also the interface online integration is circa 1990s I have recently upgraded to MS Money 2006 which rocks!!! GOOD RIDDENCE QUICK BOOKS !!!!!1

My accountant said I should use quickbooks for my business. It turned out to be a very bad choice because the software does the manual tasks of paying bills etc. but gives you little useful information. I have a service business in a very competitive market and I could not get critical information that I needed to run my business. I had to go to the accountant and his staff to get the business information required to stay competitive. In the final analysis, I quess this is why the accountant recommended the product.

I just purchased this product to upgrade my Quickbooks Pro 2003. Unfortunately, this will be my last purchase of an Intuit product after having been a loyal customer for 12 years. Why? Because Im being forced to upgrade by Intuit or lose my ability to run the payroll feature (which I already have to pay a $200/year subscription fee to use). I have enjoyed using both Quickbooks and Quicken, but forcing me to upgrade at gunpoint is not something that sits well with me. Sorry Intuit, but time for us to go our separate ways. BTW: thanks Amazon for offering the upgrade $50 cheaper than direct for Intuit...one more nail in the coffin for Intuit and one more reason to remain a very happy Amazon stockholder.

Works satisfactory

I recently got Quick Books 2005. The previous version I had was 2002. They have made so many chages in the program to make things easier. I love the newer version. I am not even an accountant, but the software makes it easy. :)

In my life I have used a variety of scientific and other software. I have never come across something as cumbersome and difficult as Quickbooks. The help menu is completely useless and the technical support is an absolute joke. I actually got some poor woman in India whose idea of help was to say UM for 3 minutes. So far I have figured out what I can on my own, the only thing they seem to be good at is putting you in a position where you have to spend more money.

I have no idea how this program works, because it will not load on Windows 7. Further research shows it may work on Windows 7 Pro, but that is not what I have. My previous version of Quickbook was great, and exactly what I need.