Quickbooks 2002

March 2, 2010

Geeboh1592872 Wrote:

> I have copied everything bar the system32 files, and that is where i am

> stuck.

> some of them already exist in the windows\system32 folder and will not

> let me replace them.

>

> so very close.

> any ideas?

Dear All,

I got Quickbooks 2002 running ok under Windows 7 (Seven) thanks to the

tips in the posts above. I'm pretty sure the same tricks work also under

Vista.

If I may summarize

1) Before running the installer (maybe \qbooks\setup.exe, as on my CD)

make sure you click Properties and under the Compatibility tab activate

Run in XP SP2 Compatibility Mode, and Run as Admin

2) Run the installer (to be sure, right click and run as admin)

3) Say yes, go ahead to all warnings

After having done this, go to the program folder

probably C:\Program Files\Intuit\QuickBooks Pro

and repeat step 2 for qbw32.exe (the file that launches QB2002)

4) After having done this, the program splash screen came up but the

program still shut down instantly. But Geeboh gave the solution: run

(again, as always, right click the file, Run as Admin) the

post-installation file "reboot.bat" which you'll also find in the

program folder. It forces registration of a number of files which under

XP would have been done automatically but is held up by Vista / Seven

because of lacking security privileges.

That did it, happy $$$ saving!

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asieders

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