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It was actually my wife’s laptop.
This laptop had been having issues for months. The issue that worried us the most is that it couldn’t install new Windows Service Packs. The computer would install smaller updates, but not SPs. None of the troubleshooting advice we found worked. It would download the SP update, but fail [...]
Month: December, 2010
Honey, I Formatted the Hard Drive
Is It OK to Use Older Software? (Audio)
We are all in love with the new. The latest. The most feature-y. But you know what? Sometimes, the older stuff works just fine, whether it is a QuickBooks version or something else…
Hold Off on the R4 Update to QuickBooks 2011
Updated 12/20/10 2:59 pm: There is now a correction for this — see comments below.
There are reported problems associated with the Verify command in QuickBooks if you are running under the R4 update. There are posts in the Intuit Community about this problem in Enterprise and Pro/Premier editions.
Charlie Russell wrote about this and advises against [...]
QuickBooks Registration Process: Better
I blogged before about the hassles many people had in registering a valid installation of QuickBooks 2010, and several people recounted their experiences.
My friend Scott Gregory, CPA, blogged this fall about possible upcoming improvements in the process.
Well, my registration of QuickBooks 2011 went without a hitch. As opposed to being forced to register by phone [...]
A Humble Hero: The QuickBooks TLG file
We seem to be getting more and more calls from people who have somehow lost their current data file and don’t have a very recent backup.
Some folks try retrieving their lost/deleted current file from their hard drive using special IT tools for that purpose. Most of the time, however, what they retrieve doesn’t actually have [...]
Solving List Damage Issues in QuickBooks Files
The Verify/Rebuild functions in QuickBooks are great at identifying and repairing a lot of different kinds of problems in a QuickBooks file.
But one problem they can’t fix is problems in your company’s list tables. Your lists are things like your chart of accounts, customers, vendors, items, sales reps, etc.
If list data gets corrupted in a [...]
Are You Thankful for…QuickBooks?
It’s been one week since Thanksgiving Day, but there’s plenty to still be thankful for. I’m personally still feeling blessed by my family, friends, state of health, and the wonders of the central Colorado mountains. I’m thankful for my customers and readers (you! Thanks!)
But can you be thankful for QuickBooks? Well, sure! I personally use [...]