QuickBooks Point of Sale System Requirements

Recommended Configurations

  • At least 1 GB of RAM (2 GB if running Windows Vista) for a single workstation installation 1
  • 1 GB of disk space (additional space required for data files) 2
  • Optimized for 1024 x 768 screen resolution.
  • Operating Systems:
    • Microsoft Windows XP (SP3 or later strongly recommended), 32-bit, all editions 3
    • Windows Server 2003
    • Windows Vista, all editions (SP2 or later strongly recommended)
    • Windows Server 2008
    • Windows 7
  • Data import/export and Microsoft Office integration requires:
    • Microsoft® Excel 2000, 2002, 2003, or 2007
    • Microsoft® Word 2000, 2002, 2003, or 2007

Multi-User Recommendations

  • Multi-core processor and 2 GB of RAM are recommended for better performance on the POS server workstation.
  • In a multi-user configuration, each workstation concurrently running Point of Sale must have a separately purchased user license, and every copy of Point of Sale must be the same version and level.

Intuit QuickBooks Financial Software Integration

  • QuickBooks Pro or Premier Editions 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010
  • QuickBooks Enterprise Solutions Version 7.0, 8.0, 9.0 and 10.0

Intuit QuickBooks Point of Sale Merchant Service

  • Optional fee-based service, additional terms & conditions apply.
  • Requires a merchant account through Intuit Payment Solutions, LLC. Application approval and fees apply. Details available at www.payments.intuit.com/posms
  • Credit card reader and printer required for credit and debit transactions. PIN pad required for debit transactions.
  • Internet connection required.

Intuit QuickBooks Point of Sale Gift Card Service

  • Optional fee-based service, additional terms & conditions apply.
  • Requires a gift card account through QuickBooks Point of Sale Gift Card Service, provided by Intuit Payment Solutions, LLC. Application approval and fees apply. Details available at www.payments.intuit.com/posgcs
  • Internet connection or modem required.
  • Service is independent of Intuit QuickBooks Point of Sale Merchant Service.
  • Optional credit card reader and receipt printer sold separately or available with the Intuit QuickBooks Point of Sale Software/Hardware bundle.

Security Software

  • Point of Sale 9.0 has been tested with the following software:
    • McAfee Internet Security Suite
    • Symantec Norton® Internet Security Suite
    • Zone Labs' Zone Alarm Pro 5
    • Trend Micro
  • Note: Some configurations may require that you adjust settings in firewall and antivirus products to ensure the best possible performance with Point of Sale.
Important disclaimers, disclosures and System Requirement Notes
1 Disk space requirements do not include company data files. If your company data file is very large or includes item pictures, you may need more disk space
2 In order to run several applications simultaneously, your system should have a multi-core processor and at least 2 GB of RAM.
3 Point of Sale will run on both 32-bit and 64-bit processors running Windows. However, not all hardware devices will install and operate on 64-bit operating systems. We recommend that you contact the device manufacturers for more information about installing their hardware devices on 64-bit operating systems.