QuickBooks Pro 2002 | 
 enlarge | From: Intuit
Category: Software
List Price: $279.95
Buy Used: $89.13
You Save: $190.82 (68%)
Used (8) from $89.13
Rating:  26 reviews
Sales Rank: 4889
Format: Cd-rom
Platforms: Windows 98, Windows 2000, Windows Me, Windows 95
Media: CD-ROM
Operating System: Windows ME
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.1
Dimensions (in): 9.7 x 8 x 2.3
UPC: 028287005853
EAN: 0028287005853
ASIN: B00005S8HS
Release Date: December 23, 2001
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Condition: Includes software, codes, inserts, all in original box
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| Editorial Reviews:
Amazon.com Review
For most small business owners, keeping up with the accounting is the worst part of the job. A small investment of effort--installing QuickBooks Pro 2002 or a similar accounting package--will almost always save time and hassle in the long run. QuickBooks is best for those with fairly simple needs--while it's comparatively inexpensive and easy to install, its breadth of features and technical support don't quite stack up against Peachtree or MYOB. That said, there are still plenty of businesses that can make good use of QuickBooks; consultants and others with little or no inventory, for example. The 2002 version doesn't bring a brand-new paradigm, but does offer some new and helpful features: improved form customization, better report functions, and customer tracking, to name a few. Easy integration with Microsoft Office, Act!, and other key software packages makes QuickBooks attractive to many users; data transfer is especially straightforward. Invoicing, cutting checks, projecting next year's revenue, and just keeping the books in order is much easier with a computer doing the drudge work. QuickBooks Pro 2002 is the best bet for budget-minded sole proprietors and microbusiness owners. --Rob Lightner
Amazon.com Product Description
QuickBooks Pro 2002 includes everything in QuickBooks Basic, plus advanced tools for managing your business finances. It's fast and easy to set up, learn, and use, and starts saving you time right away. Enjoy the convenience of organizing all your financial information in one place with no accounting knowledge necessary. Easy transactions help you get paid and pay others. With just one click of a mouse, you can create reports to see how your business is performing. This includes estimating, time tracking, integration with other business software applications, and many new features. QuickBooks Pro 2002 also includes many improvements to the options for small businesses, such as improved customer tracking, a find function, and customized forms. Keep accurate accounts-receivable data by applying credits to specific invoices or applying one payment to multiple jobs. Create estimates and convert them to bids, or create multiple and duplicate estimates easily. Track time throughout a job, and print job-cost summaries when the work is done. Save more time by letting up to five users access the same QuickBooks file at the same time. Share information with Outlook, Word, Act!, and Excel. Integrate key data with other software applications for your type of business.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 21 more reviews...
 Powerfull Program, Slight Learning Curve. April 13, 2007
A. Stitch In Time (Bemidji, MN USA)
I bought this software, never having used business account software before. I wanted to use it for inventory control and invoicing my customers. I found it quite easy to set up my list of inventory, customers and vendors, and did not have any problems with it. Intuit makes great programs but they also try to get you to upgrade frequently. I finally was forced to upgrade so that I could use it with Quickbooks POS software.
I found that it was easy to keep track of all my bills, pay them on time, see how my company was doing with the host of reports, and customize it to fit my style. I see that others have hated this software, but for me as a guy who struggles with balancing his checkbook, this software was a great asset for me.
 I purchased A Product From Inuit Software and Scanning December 30, 2003
Sandro Benitez (Canada)
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
I purchased the software at Stapples (Hamilton Ontario) the software with the cashbox and scanning software for barcodes came to $4,000.00 now I did not know that the suport was for 30 days and that after that I would have to pay over $130.00 per moth (yes I did get a credit for $800.00 not in cheque) but for technical support and after those $800.00 are over my staff told me that we have to pay for it (I was amazed) that a product that cost over $4,000.00 does not even have more extended technical support, correct me if I am wrong but when you purchase a computer and some computers are dirt cheap lets say $1,500.00 you would get technical support for a year or sometimes more. I am not impressed at all with there so called "customer service" I am in the process of opening more stores and I will go look at other providers for software and scanning bar code mechanism.
 Probably very powerful but needs some simplifying April 14, 2003
M. Berger (Orlando, FL USA)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
This may be the best small business accounting software available, but it could still use some streamlining. I started a small corporation on a limited investment. I am not an accountant, so I didn't expect to ace the software on the first day. That said, this version of QuickBooks probably only has about 18 features that I have any use for out of hundreds of available features. The screen is not laid out in a way that is self-explanatory, so finding those features is not automatic. Even those who have used Quicken (Intuit's home finance software) in the past are unlikely to find the interface self-evident. Efficiency is also a concern. QuickBooks opens too many internal "windows" without closing the source window, thus the software eats up memory very quickly. It would be as if every last time you click on a hyperlink while surfing the internet, a new browser window opens automatically. Not good.How much does QB intimidate? Well, it is April 14th, and I've been putting off doing my taxes because I don't want to have to find and decipher all of QuickBooks' tax related features, side notes, suggestions, and other fringe information. All of this said, it is fairly powerful software, and I am probably remiss for purchasing one of the more advanced versions of QuickBooks for such a small business. If you have tens of thousands of dollars in extra cash and can afford to automate your accounting processes (such as payroll) through QB's add-on-for-an-additional-investment options, this is probably the software to buy. It is established, it is advanced in its abilities, and it is the industry standard. However, if you're small potatoes, (even if it's hard to admit it), then you might want to consider something a little less involved, like a "dumbed down" version of QuickBooks or maybe MYOB.
 Horible Support, Even Worse product February 6, 2003
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Do not buy this software unless you have deep pockets and don't mind spending lots of money on support. I don't want to sound paranoid but this software has bugs built into it to force you to call support. (did I mention the software come with 0 support) not 60 days not 30 days not even 1 day of support is included with the purchase.
And all the great services that the product tells you about cost additional with monthly fees.
If you like fustration you'll love this December 18, 2002
DAVE (Melbourne , Australia)
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
Quickbooks 2002 is a halfway decent accounting program for small business. Unfortunetly Intuits ridiculus company policy of releasing buggy software and then charging you for them to fix it is most fustrating. Then there are the yearly upgrades that you have to pay for. No , you don't HAVE to pay for a new version each year... it's just that your old version stops working if you have to reinstall it. It will then ask to for a special activation key that you can only get if you ring them up and then fill in a 10 page document( and get it signed by a j.p!!!).
When you vent your fustration and anger, the ever so helpful phone support person will suggest that it would just be easier to upgrade to the latest version for a large sum of money. Yeah, thanks...
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