User guide

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System Requirements
To install and use Retail Point of Sale 2011/12, you
need at least:
1.0 GHz Intel® Pentium® IV (or equivalent) processor, •
with 512 MB of RAM
For Windows Vista and Windows 7 users: 2.0 GHz •
Intel Pentium IV or equivalent with 2GB of RAM
Microsoft® Windows XP/Vista/7* •
500 MB of disk space for Retail Point of Sale •
installation
QuickBooks® Accounting, Plus, Pro, Premier or •
Enterprise 2011/12 (QB
i
series) pre-installed**
1GB of disk space for QuickBooks QB •
i
series
installation
Microsoft® Internet Explorer 7.0 (can be downloaded •
from
http://www.microsoft.com/ie)
Super VGA or higher resolution: at least 1024x768 •
pixel resolution
50 x CD-ROM •
All online features/services require High speed •
Internet connection
Note: Although Retail Point of Sale operates within
a Windows XP Home/Vista Home Basic/Vista
Home Premium/7 Home Premium single machine
environment, it does not operate within a Windows XP
Home/Vista Home Basic/Vista Home Premium/7 Home
Premium networked environment.
Retail Point of Sale 2011/12 functions with QuickBooks
2011/12 Accounting, Plus, Pro, Premier, or Enterprise
levels. You must install/upgrade QuickBooks fi rst
before installing/upgrading to Retail Point of Sale. The
QuickBooks 2011/12 Installation and Upgrade Guide
document provides details on installing QuickBooks and
upgrading your QuickBooks data fi le.