How do you update a company file?

My work has used QuickBooks in the past and I have a .QBW file that I want to open.

We had misplaced the software to open this document so I sourced a copy of QuickBooks Premier 2011-2012 to try and view this file.

I downloaded this software and went through the following steps:
Open an existing Company File > Open a company file (.QBW) > Selected my file (in .QBW format) > Attempted login

When I tried to login an error came up "This company file needs to be updated. Contact your QuickBooks Administrator".

Does anyone know how to update this file?

Horses Rock

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Posted 2 weeks ago

2 weeks ago

Rav, Community Manager

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Hi IEC, welcome to the Reckon Community,

There's some info in this KB article on how to handle that particular message/situation -
The company file needs to be updated message when opening a client’s company file

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2 weeks ago

Adrian

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Hello

Depending on the age of the data file if it is a version 7 or version 8.

You may need to upgrade through.
2002
2007/08

The above two had major changes to data base structure and must be upgraded.

Then the 2011/12

Adrian

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