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You can choose to store your data  les in another
location.
Important: If running Retail POS on Windows Vista or
Windows 7 you need to ensure that your Retail POS
database fi le is not located in a restricted location.
Restricted locations in Windows Vista and Windows 7
are:
C: (root directory only. i.e: you need to specify a sub- •
directory)
C:\Program Files & its sub-directories •
C:\Windows & its sub-directories. •
QuickBooks 2011/12 company  le default location:
If running Windows XP operating system: •
\Documents and Settings\All Users\Shared
Documents\Intuit\QuickBooks\Company Files
If running Windows Vista or Windows 7 operating •
systems:
\Users\Public\Public Documents\Intuit\QuickBooks\
Company Files
Retail Point of Sale 2011/12 database  le default
location:
For all Windows operating systems: •
C:\Reckon\Retail Point of Sale Professional 2011-12
Administrator\QBPOS.PDB, (where C: is your default
or preferred drive letter).
or
C:\Reckon\Retail Point of Sale Lite 2011-12
Administrator\QBPOS.PDB, (where C: is your default
or preferred drive letter).
Running Administrator for the  rst time
Open Retail Point of Sale Administrator 2011/12 by 1.
clicking on the new Retail Point of Sale Administrator
desktop shortcut.