Help! I lost my password!!!!!

Sounds scarey? You bet it is. Especially if you have an older version of QuickBooks. QuickBooks does have a password retrieval/removal system as follows:

Troubleshooting the Administrator password

• QuickBooks 2009 or QuickBooks Enterprise Solutions 9.0 and QuickBooks 2008 or QuickBooks Enterprise Solutions 8.0:
  
  
  1. When prompted for the password on the QuickBooks Login Screen, click Reset Password.
  2. Answer the security question.
• QuickBooks 2007 and earlier or QuickBooks Enterprise Solutions 7.0 and earlier:
  
  
  1. Be sure you are opening the company file associated with the password.
     1. Click the Cancel button on the login screen.
     2. Select the QuickBooks File menu and select Open Previous Company.
     3. Try to open several files to see if your password works in any of them.

There is also an Automated Password Reset Tool is a free, downloadable tool that lets you reset the administrator password on company files last opened in QuickBooks 2006, 2007, 2008, or 2009 or Enterprise 6.0, 7.0, 8.0 or 9.0.

The Password Reset Tool does not work with QuickBooks for Mac files or with files last opened with QuickBooks 2005 or earlier or QuickBooks Enterprise 5.0 or earlier. You can still access your file but you will have to use QuickBooks Remove your Password Tool and pay the fee to access the file.

And if you are using an older version, time to upgrade.

Lynda

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