My folks are running a very old version of MYOB (Premier v11). With the upcoming end of life for Windows 10 (October 2025), will this version of MYOB run on Windows 11 if the laptop is upgraded?
Thanks in advance.
Hi Lyshco
Apparently, it will work but there may be a few installation workarounds and you need to try to install MS Office (32 Bit) rather than MS Office (64 Bit) as the links with Office won't work correctly if you have the 64 Bit installed. Again, there are workarounds if you can't install the 32 Bit. Make sure MYOB is installed after Office and if you have any problems, come back to the Forum as there are lots of Users who have more knowledge than I do and are happy to help.
Cheers
Liz
Thanks for the reply Liz.
I've been doing a bit more research on behalf of my folks. Given they seemingly have a perpetual license, can they upgrade to a newer version and not have to use a subscription based model? If so, what version can they upgrade to?
Hi Lyshco
I don't work for MYOB but from my understanding of previous posts, they can upgrade but then they will have problems because it is VERY different and MYOB now automatically updates versions so they would not be able to confirm their file once they have upgraded past the initial upgrade and then will be stuck with a subscription which is very expensive.
Cheers
Liz
How did you go with this. I have the same issue with myob v11 and a new surface pro win 11 comuter with ARM processor. I can't seem to get it to set up. Any ideas?
Hi there, I haven't upgraded my folks computers yet (they will need new ones) so haven't had a chance to try this. Honestly I need to get in contact with someone from MYOB to get a concrete answer if this will indeed work.
Hi RJD856
I haven't tried it myself but other users on here have advised that old versions will work on Windows 11 except for links to Office if the 32 Bit version of Office can't be installed. What is actually happening? Is it the installation or opening after the installation? If you describe a bit more about it someone may be able to help. MYOB don't support old versions so other Forum users will probably be your best bet. As a last resort, try FGH Tables (third party provider many have successfully used).
Cheers
Liz
Hi Liz,
Thanks for the quick response :) I cant get the install to start, I get the message that the software requires windows versions 95 to 2000 after the first install message, can I bypass the setup file?
Hi RJD856
I'm not an experienced IT person so I'll suggest a couple of things for you to try and if that doesn't work, start a new thread on here to get attention from the Forum users who are good with Legacy versions.
Try changing the Compatibilty Properties on the Setup.exe file for the Installer (right mouse click - Properties - Compatibility) and Run the program in and older version of Windows.
Then try right clicking on the Setup.exe and choose Run as Administrator - you may need to check your overall Administrator status but I'm not au fait with this bit as I am the only user and Administrator from the beginning.
As a last resort, I have found that copying the whole program folder for MYOB from your old computer to the new one and then finding the MYOBP.exe file and sending to Desktop to open the file seems to work. The links with Office won't but there are workarounds for this.
Good luck.
Liz
Hi Liz,
Just for the record, you are awesome. The last resort idea worked (copying program folder) and it all looks good to me. I don't need the office link but would be interested in trying to set it up anyway if you have any idea about workarounds
Hi RJD856
The workarounds are generally for the reports - you can Send to Tab-delimited Text file or Comma Separated Text file (.txt) which you can then open from Excel and save into the format you want to work with e.g. xlxs. For Sales Invoices, from within the invoice, you can do a Send to Disk and save the invoice as a .pdf and attach it to an email. You can also use Print and change the Printer to Microsoft Print to PDF and save this and then email.
Cheers
Liz
Hi Liz, just out of interest, what is office used for in this instance? I don't believe my folks need it (they haven't even got it installed).
