Install QuickBooks Desktop on Additional Computer with Existing License

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thread_id: spaces/AAAA05BdS6s/threads/FN3iYrbkQyI · 4 msgs · first 2024-05-13 · participants: Tech ATech B

Tech A 2024-05-13 18:15

Hey guys, Tribeca Dental Studio asked to install Quickbooks on another computer. This is the license that they have at the moment at the computer that they use Quickbooks. If I type that license and product number, will let me install quickbooks at that computer. Do you know if quickbooks license is for multiple computers at the same company?

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**QuickBooks Desktop Pro 2021 Release R17P** product information dialog is displayed. License number **2454-8563-9722-430**, Product number **508-004**, status **ACTIVATED (R17\_23)**, installed **07/13/2022**. File contains **117,126 total transactions**, **242,405 targets**, DB Engine version **17.0.4.2182**, Server IP **192.168.2.169**, Free Memory **4,194,303 K**; versions on file range from **V29.0D R14 (11-02-2021)** through **V29.0D R10 (07/13/2022)**; Primary admin last signed in **11/10/2023**, sign-in status shown as **Signed out**.

Tech A 2024-05-13 18:16

I been checking their website and looks like it is, ti's showing as 1 user license there. But not sure

Tech B 2024-05-13 18:16

QB can be installed on multiple PCs and the lic controls how many simultaneous sessions you can have

Tech A 2024-05-13 18:17

Gotcha, thanks!

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title: "Install QuickBooks Desktop on Additional Computer with Existing License"
category: accounts-and-access
tags: ["license"]
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source_space: "spaces/AAAA05BdS6s"
generated_at: "2026-04-22T06:44:21"
participants: ["Tech A", "Tech B"]
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# Install QuickBooks Desktop on Additional Computer with Existing License

## Problem
A client office requested QuickBooks Desktop installation on an additional computer. The existing installation shows QuickBooks Desktop Pro 2021 with a single-user license, and there was uncertainty about whether the same license could be used to install on multiple computers within the same company.

## Resolution
1. Use the existing license number and product number from the current QuickBooks installation
2. Install QuickBooks Desktop on the additional computer using these same credentials
3. The license controls simultaneous sessions rather than installations - multiple computers can have QuickBooks installed with the same license, but only one user can access it at a time with a single-user license

QuickBooks Desktop allows installation on multiple PCs within the same organization using the same license. The license restriction applies to concurrent usage, not the number of installations.

## References
- Source discussion: `spaces/AAAA05BdS6s/threads/FN3iYrbkQyI`
- Attachments: - ![licence quickbooks .png](../attachments/FN3iYrbkQyI.FN3iYrbkQyI/licence quickbooks .png) — **QuickBooks Desktop Pro 2021 Release R17P** product information dialog is displayed. License number **2454-8563-9722-430**, Product number **508-004**, status **ACTIVATED (R17\_23)**, installed **07/13/2022**. File contains **117,126 total transactions**, **242,405 targets**, DB Engine version **17.0.4.2182**, Server IP **192.168.2.169**, Free Memory **4,194,303 K**; versions on file range from **V29.0D R14 (11-02-2021)** through **V29.0D R10 (07/13/2022)**; Primary admin last signed in **11/10/2023**, sign-in status shown as **Signed out**.

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