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Processor Requirements

Forum|Forum|5 years ago
August 18, 2020
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Does the processor requirement refer to base or boost speed, ie will it work on a computer that has a base speed of 2.1 and a boost speed of 3.7?

QuickBooks Desktop

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Candice14

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Good Afternoon, @jfisher90025.

Congrats on making your first post here in the Community.

The minim requirement is an intel duo or higher. Intel Core 2 is the processor family encompassing a range of Intel's consumer 64-bit x86-64 single-, dual-, and quad-core microprocessors based on the Core micro-architecture. It's not much of the speed, just the type of processor that you're using/have.

If you ave any other questions or concerns, just let me know. Have a great day!

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JJCC

We want to run QB Desktop 2020 for a single user only on a laptop. The company setups are not complex and our reporting requirements also simple. We are currently running QBPro 2003 (not a typo - 2003) and the occasional wait for a report or search is NOT a problem.

To use the car analogy, We do not need lots of acceleration and horsepower, just slow and steady.

My question is very specific: can I install and run the new QB on a new Lenovo laptop with an i3 dual-core intel processor running at 1.2 GHz. I realise this is 1/2 the recommended minimum clock speed and if the result will be slower operation this is not a problem. What I need to know is whether the program will install and run?

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JJCC

@JJCC

Some members of out team have been running multiple QB year version (i.e 2017-2020) on a 0.8 Ghz machine without any significant issue but generating reports. It just need longer time to generate the reports.

@JJCC wrote:
We are currently running QBPro 2003 (not a typo - 2003) and the occasional wait for a report or search is NOT a problem.

Your QB version is too old. You may purchase a 3rd party conversion service.

Fiat Lux,

about the question of migrating data from the 2003 files to 2020 Desktop, here is the process as it was described in a very long "Chat" with QB support:

(extract from the chat)

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You: Will the data migration from 2003 to 2012 and then 2012 to 2020 require that I send the data to you either electronically or physically or is this something we will do by QB helping me over the phone?
QB: Something you will do on your end with our assistance over the phone if you wanted to .
You: How do I get and install a QB2012 to act as the intermediate version in the translation?

QB: We can show you that after we purchase 2020 version.
You: OK so I have to get the new laptop, get the backup file onto it, contact you to purchase and create a licence for Desktop QB2020, Download it, Install it, contact support and get them to assist by providing a download of QB2012, get them to help me import the data to QB2012 then export it to QB2020. Did I get this all correct?
QB: You nailed it ! and by the way after we install 2020 version you can do either chat or call to continue for help because we got you covered by that time.

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It sounds like a bit of work but that is fair given that we are upgrading after 17 years !!!!!

JJCC

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