Will WIndows upgrade affect QB Basic Ed 2003?

While I might tackle the matter of a crashed drive, Fixya does not offer software keys or hacks. I believe you are asking how to bypass quickbooks registration code. I have no way of knowing whether the aforementioned technique might affect your laptop adversely or if 2005 QB would run on a more current OS.

Try reinstalling it.

You can downloaded an Updated version on your new Window 7 PC and then back up our previous files and importing them into the new QuickBooks program. For QuickBooks Download follow http://support.quickbooks.intuit.com/support/Static/INF12417.html and read installation help below before. If need help during in any technical solution follow Intuit Tech Support .

save your files to the the later vertion of windows then try

Error 1603 is related to insufficient rights to install QB. Please follow these steps to resolve this issue. Assuming you have Win XP. 32 Bit OS.

1. Remove QB from Start>control panel>Add/remove programs. {IF YOU FIND ANY QB INSTALLED].
2. Rename all intuit folders to Intuit-old. You wil find these folders here:

• C:\Program Files\Intuit
• C:\Program Files\Common Files\Intuit
• C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Intuit
• C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Common Files\Intuit
  

3. Then install QB using QuickBooks.msi . You will find it inside QBooks folder in your QB disc. Right click on the DVD / CD drive and click Open/Explore. Then go to Qbooks folder, find Quickbooks.msi and then run it. Follow the wizard and then install it.

IF STILL ISSUE IS UNRESOLVED, THEN REMOVE AND INSTALL MICROSOFT .NET FRAMEWORK 2.0 SP2. To do it, please follow.

1. Download and install .NET removal tool from:
http://public.blu.livefilestore.com/y1pM-hUF1x_Oqpme4sYbkLY1eFfh7z7FTyANwGAK1PQgJMwhILtFzMj7WXQJtjfH39GalpsBeQRzeQHXRlbO9w1gA/dotnetfx_cleanup_tool.zip?download&psid=1
then save it and unzip it . Then run it. Select Allversions in the box where it will ask to remove .net framework from the computer.
2. Download .NET framework 2.0 SP1 and then install it . you can download it from:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?familyid=5b2c0358-915b-4eb5-9b1d-10e506da9d0f&displaylang=en
click on DOWNLOAD next to NetFx20SP2_x86.exe. download it and install it.
3. Restart your computer and then again install QB.


IF STILL YOU GET ANY ISSUE, REPLY WITH FOLL :
1. WINDOWS VERSION.
2. are you installing QB using a disc or downloading from the Internet?
3. Any Antivirus on the computer?

Assuming you have Windows XP, please follow these steps:

1. update QB . To update QB,launch Quickbooks and then go to Help>Update QuickBooks. In the windows, click UPDATE NOW.
2. Then go to Start>Control Panel>Add/Remove Programs. Then check mark SHOW UPDATES.
Then find Microsoft .NET framework 2.0 SP1 or SP2. Find update KB976576 or KB576976 and remove it.
3. Restart your computer and then launch and close QB.
ISSUE WILL GET FIXED

In any situation, this issue will never ever effect your QB data file.
If issue remains, reply with QB version and Windows Version?

Sounds like your re-installation of QB did not update your registry files properly.

I would suggest:
1) make a backup of your data
2) uninstalling QB
3) delete the QB installation folder entirely
4) re-install QB
5) restore your data

If this doesn't work, I can provide "remote desktop support" to try a more comprehensive approach.

There should be no issue unless the 2003 version has data damage.

I would not open up the company file in 2009. Open your 2003 Quickbooks, make a backup and then restore the back up in 2009. If you do run into problems you might want to upgrade into 2006 and then to 2009. (you will need to find someone who can do this for you if you don't have a 2006 version. I can help you with that if you need it

QuickBooks Pro 2003 can run on Windows Vista. Right-click a shortcut to open Quickbooks (or qbw32.exe directly) and click on Properties. Select the Compatibility tab. Under Compatibility Mode, check the box and select Windows XP (Service Pack 2) from the list. Under privilege level, select "Run this program as an administrator." Select OK and everything will work.