• Properties:

• System Process: No
• Background Process: Yes
• Application Process:Yes
• Common Path:
  C:\ Program Files\ Common Files\ Intuit\ QuickBooks\ QBUpdate
• Uses Network:Yes
• Uses Internet:Yes

Description:

The file qbupdate.exe is designed to handle the downloading of updates and payroll management for the QuickBooks 2003 and newer versions of the program. The file will prompt the user with a message indicating appropriate updates available for the QuickBooks 2003 application.

The qbupdate.exe file is Intuits QuickBooks Update Agent. The main purpose of the file is to do a background process on whether QuickBooks 2003 and the newer versions of the program are updated. The file qbupdate.exe does the updating process by contacting the Intuit server whenever there is an Internet connection. The qbupdate.exe process also prompts the user a question asking whether to allow the download of updates whenever QuickBooks 2003 is activated.

To activate the function of the file qbupdate.exe, the user needs to open the QuickBooks 2003 application. In the File menu, choose Update QuickBooks. After choosing the mentioned selection, choose Option and set the Automatic Update to ON. The user only needs to save this setting to ensure that the executable qbupdate.exe will perform its task whenever possible.

The file qbupdate.exe also has a Task name called QBUPDATE. To make sure that the file activates during startup, the user only needs to confirm that the task QBUPDATE in enabled in the System Configuration Utility. To do this, choose Run from the Start Menu. A window will display. The user is required to type msconfig. On the Startup tab of the System Configuration Utility window, make sure that the QBUPDATE is checked.

Recommendations:

This is a safe process. There is no necessity to remove this process from your system or change it in any way.