Clean install Intuit QuickBooks Point of Sale

How to do a more thorough uninstall and reinstall of QuickBooks Point of Sale (clean install or clean uninstall) Published 12/07/2011 | By Ruth Perryman inShare2 It is sometimes necessary to uninstall QuickBooks Point of Sale, rename installation files left behind, and then reinstall QuickBooks POS. This may be required when a QuickBooks Point of Sale function is damaged or when simply reinstalling QuickBooks POS does not correct an issue. This process is called a clean install or clean uninstall. Note: Be sure to have your QuickBooks download file or your installation CD and installation license available before uninstalling QuickBooks. Prior to uninstalling the software, Intuit recommends you back up your company data file. Following the steps in this article will not affect your data, but backing up is always wise before removing Point of Sale. QuickBooks Point of Sale 10.0 Save any files you may have open and then exit all programs. Click the Windows Logo button, and then click Control Panel. In the View by dropdown, select Small icons. Click Programs and Features. Right-click QuickBooks Point of Sale 10.0, and select Uninstall. If a User Account Control window is displayed, click Continue and follow through the program removal. After the uninstall process is complete, go to Windows Explorer and rename the following QuickBooks Point of Sale 10.0 folders. If you don’t see some of these folders, select Tools, Folder Options, select the View tab, and select Show hidden files, folders, and drives. C:\Program Files\Intuit\QuickBooks Point of Sale 10.0 C:\Program Files\Common Files\Intuit\QuickBooks Point of Sale 10.0 C:\ProgramData\Intuit\QuickBooks Point of Sale 10.0 C:\ProgramData\Intuit\Entitlement Client\v6.0 C:\Users\QBPOSDBSrvUser C:\Users\Public\Public Documents\Intuit\QuickBooks Point of Sale 10.0 Remove the QBPOSDBSrvUser Windows login: Click the Windows Logo button, and then click Control Panel. Click User Accounts. Click Manage another account and click Continue on the User Account Control window. Select QBPOSDBSrvUser and click Delete the account. Confirm the deletion and then close all open windows. Restart the computer. QuickBooks Point of Sale 9.0 Save any files you may have open and then exit all programs. Click the Windows Logo button, and then click Control Panel. In the View by dropdown, select Small icons. Click Programs and Features. Right-click QuickBooks Point of Sale 9.0, and select Uninstall. If a User Account Control window is displayed, click Continue and follow through the program removal. C:\Program Files\Intuit\QuickBooks Point of Sale 9.0 C:\Program Files\Common Files\Intuit\QuickBooks Point of Sale 9.0 C:\ProgramData\Intuit\QuickBooks Point of Sale 9.0 C:\ProgramData\Intuit\Entitlement Client\v6.0 C:\Users\QBPOSDBSrvUser C:\Users\Public\Public Documents\Intuit\QuickBooks Point of Sale 9.0 Remove the QBPOSDBSrvUserWindows login: Click the Windows Logo button, and then click Control Panel. Click User Accounts. Click Manage another account and click Continue on the User Account Control window. Select QBPOSDBSrvUser and click Delete the account. Confirm the deletion and then close all open windows. Restart the computer. QuickBooks Point of Sale 8.0 Save any files you may have open and then exit all programs. Click the Windows Logo button, and then click Control Panel. In the View by dropdown, select Small icons. Click Programs and Features. Right-click QuickBooks Point of Sale 8.0, and select Uninstall. If a User Account Control window is displayed, click Continue and follow through the program removal. C:\Program Files\Intuit\QuickBooks Point of Sale 8.0 C:\Program Files\Common Files\Intuit\QuickBooks Point of Sale 8.0 C:\ProgramData\Intuit\QuickBooks Point of Sale 8.0 C:\ProgramData\Intuit\Entitlement Client\v6.0 C:\Users\QBPOSDBSrvUser C:\Users\Public\Public Documents\Intuit\QuickBooks Point of Sale 8.0 Remove the QBPOSDBSrvUserWindows login: Click the Windows Logo button, and then click Control Panel. Click User Accounts. Click Manage another account and click Continue on the User Account Control window. Select QBPOSDBSrvUser and click Delete the account. Confirm the deletion and then close all open windows. Restart the computer. source from http://www.theqbspecialists.com/quickbooks-help/2011/12/07/how-to-do-a-more-thorough-uninstall-and-reinstall-of-quickbooks-point-of-sale-clean-install-or-clean-uninstall/