Install QuickBooks Pro to a usb flash drive?

haroldburdine · 03-28-2007, 11:43 AM

I want to install QuickBooks Pro, version 5.0 for Windows to a Lexar 4 GB flash drive so I can can use it both on my computer at work and my computer at home. Will this work? I have not installed it on either yet, and have not set up the company on QuickBooks yet, either.

crazijoe · 03-28-2007, 12:11 PM

Hello and welcome to TSF.

Sorry to say but that's not going to work. Although you are able to install a program onto a separate drive, there are certain things that gets changed and add to the registry that affects the working app. When you move the drive to another computer, the operating system doesn't know what to do with the program.

haroldburdine · 03-28-2007, 03:42 PM

Thanks for replying so fast. It wouldn't even work if QuickBooks was installed on each maching, and then use the flash drive for backup each time you access the program? Then when moving to the other machine, restore the resident program from the backup on the flash drive. What I'm trying to get around here obviously, is having to lug the laptop back and forth.

**TheMatt** · 03-28-2007, 04:21 PM

Hi Harold,

I have never used QuickBooks, but if you can backup all the data about your accounts and such to the flash drive and then import the data on the other computer, then it should work. You will have to check the help files of QuickBooks to see if is an option.

crazijoe · 03-29-2007, 05:15 AM

This is true. In quickbooks you can save the data to a separate drive being a flash drive, external HDD, CDRW drive etc. and open the data on another computer. As long as quickbooks is installed on it.

haroldburdine · 03-29-2007, 08:11 AM

Thanks a bunch...... I'll try it.

**TheMatt** · 03-29-2007, 04:52 PM

Post back how it goes.

haroldburdine · 03-30-2007, 07:35 AM

Will do.

03-28-2007, 11:43 AM	#1 (permalink)
haroldburdine Registered User Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 4 OS: windows xp home sp2	Install QuickBooks Pro to a usb flash drive? I want to install QuickBooks Pro, version 5.0 for Windows to a Lexar 4 GB flash drive so I can can use it both on my computer at work and my computer at home. Will this work? I have not installed it on either yet, and have not set up the company on QuickBooks yet, either.

03-28-2007, 12:11 PM	#2 (permalink)
crazijoe Registered User Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Omaha, The Center of the Universe Posts: 7,632 OS: WinXP, Win2K3 My System	Re: Install QuickBooks Pro to a usb flash drive? Hello and welcome to TSF. Sorry to say but that's not going to work. Although you are able to install a program onto a separate drive, there are certain things that gets changed and add to the registry that affects the working app. When you move the drive to another computer, the operating system doesn't know what to do with the program. __________________ Microsoft MCSA + Messaging, MVP, A+, Network+ http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b3...other/Help.jpg Do you want a real Republican? HDD diagnostic tools / HDD data recovery software

03-28-2007, 03:42 PM	#3 (permalink)
haroldburdine Registered User Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 4 OS: windows xp home sp2	Re: Install QuickBooks Pro to a usb flash drive? Thanks for replying so fast. It wouldn't even work if QuickBooks was installed on each maching, and then use the flash drive for backup each time you access the program? Then when moving to the other machine, restore the resident program from the backup on the flash drive. What I'm trying to get around here obviously, is having to lug the laptop back and forth.

03-28-2007, 04:21 PM	#4 (permalink)
TheMatt TSF Enthusiast Join Date: May 2006 Location: Boston Posts: 13,701 OS: Win 3.1, 98, NT 4.0, XP Debian 4.0, Kubuntu 6.06 My System Blog Entries: 3	Re: Install QuickBooks Pro to a usb flash drive? Hi Harold, I have never used QuickBooks, but if you can backup all the data about your accounts and such to the flash drive and then import the data on the other computer, then it should work. You will have to check the help files of QuickBooks to see if is an option. __________________ - Matt M - KB1OSC - Folding@Home 85015 [url="http://www.techsupportforum.com/hardware-support/"] If TSF has helped you, please consider donating. If I have stopped responding to a thread, feel free to send me a PM with a link to the thread. It is advisable to subscribe to threads so you will receive updates when replies are posted. You can subscribe to threads from the "Thread Tools" Menu. »Memtest86 »Prime95 »UBCD »SpeedFan »NHC Personal »Everest »Sandra »PC Wizard »RivaTuner »ATi Tool Click here for Useful Articles and Guides

03-29-2007, 05:15 AM	#5 (permalink)
crazijoe Registered User Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Omaha, The Center of the Universe Posts: 7,632 OS: WinXP, Win2K3 My System	Re: Install QuickBooks Pro to a usb flash drive? This is true. In quickbooks you can save the data to a separate drive being a flash drive, external HDD, CDRW drive etc. and open the data on another computer. As long as quickbooks is installed on it. __________________ Microsoft MCSA + Messaging, MVP, A+, Network+ http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b3...other/Help.jpg Do you want a real Republican? HDD diagnostic tools / HDD data recovery software

03-29-2007, 08:11 AM	#6 (permalink)
haroldburdine Registered User Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 4 OS: windows xp home sp2	Re: Install QuickBooks Pro to a usb flash drive? Thanks a bunch...... I'll try it.

03-29-2007, 04:52 PM	#7 (permalink)
TheMatt TSF Enthusiast Join Date: May 2006 Location: Boston Posts: 13,701 OS: Win 3.1, 98, NT 4.0, XP Debian 4.0, Kubuntu 6.06 My System Blog Entries: 3	Re: Install QuickBooks Pro to a usb flash drive? Post back how it goes. __________________ - Matt M - KB1OSC - Folding@Home 85015 [url="http://www.techsupportforum.com/hardware-support/"] If TSF has helped you, please consider donating. If I have stopped responding to a thread, feel free to send me a PM with a link to the thread. It is advisable to subscribe to threads so you will receive updates when replies are posted. You can subscribe to threads from the "Thread Tools" Menu. »Memtest86 »Prime95 »UBCD »SpeedFan »NHC Personal »Everest »Sandra »PC Wizard »RivaTuner »ATi Tool Click here for Useful Articles and Guides

03-30-2007, 07:35 AM	#8 (permalink)
haroldburdine Registered User Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 4 OS: windows xp home sp2	Re: Install QuickBooks Pro to a usb flash drive? Will do.