Hank Arnold
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Mon Oct 24, 2005 8:01 am Post subject:
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I'm not sure that System Restore will do what you describe. Cleanest way to
recover is:
1) Backup current data to a separate location other than the default
2) Install the new version
3) Try it
4) Uninstall the new version
5) Install the old version
6) Open the saved version.
Remember, Q also saves a copy of the existing data before it converts it
during the upgrade.
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Regards,
Hank Arnold
"Jerry Boyle" <jerryboyle@att.net> wrote in message
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"Enigman O'Maly" <NoOne@Home.com> wrote in message
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I run Quicken Premiere 2004. Recently, when I went to install it on a
new laptop PC, I discovered the install disk was lost. So I went out
the other day and bought Quicken Premiere 2006.
But before I upgrade, I'd like to know - does the product have a
"fall-back" feature during the install so that you can back out if you
don't like the latest version?
If you're using Windows XP you might consider using Windows System
Restore, i.e. back up your Quicken data and Quicken directory and its
subdirectories then take a System Checkpoint before you install Q06.
If you don't like Q06, uninstall it, do a System Restore then restore your
Quicken data and directory. I don't know for a fact that this will work
correctly but it may be worth a shot.
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Jerry Boyle
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Mon Oct 24, 2005 4:02 pm Post subject:
Re: Predicament |
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"Hank Arnold" <rasilon@aol.com> wrote in message
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| Quote: | I'm not sure that System Restore will do what you describe. Cleanest way
to recover is:
1) Backup current data to a separate location other than the default
2) Install the new version
3) Try it
4) Uninstall the new version
5) Install the old version
6) Open the saved version.
Remember, Q also saves a copy of the existing data before it converts it
during the upgrade.
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Te original poster couldn't do step 5) because he lost his old installation
CD. If he's willing to pay for another copy of Q04 then the above is clearly
the simplest and safest solution. I merely proposed a possible alternative
solution to his "predicament."
I've used System Restore successfully several times to recover from bad
installations (not of Quicken though). But I've never tried to use it to
fall back to a previous installation of an application - I agree that's
risky.
System Restore is supposed to restore the registry settings and system
files. At one point in time "system files" included all application .dll
files in system directories but I'm not positive that's currently true. The
other steps I listed should restore the Q04 data file and other Q04 program
files and settings. The question is Are there any other old files or
settings that don't get restored; hence the caveat in my original post.
It'd be interesting to know if the System Restore scheme works because the
original poster's predicament of losing or misplacing an installation CD is
fairly common as is dissatisfaction with a new release of an application
[not necessarily Quicken!].
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Regards,
Hank Arnold
"Jerry Boyle" <jerryboyle@att.net> wrote in message
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"Enigman O'Maly" <NoOne@Home.com> wrote in message
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I run Quicken Premiere 2004. Recently, when I went to install it on a
new laptop PC, I discovered the install disk was lost. So I went out
the other day and bought Quicken Premiere 2006.
But before I upgrade, I'd like to know - does the product have a
"fall-back" feature during the install so that you can back out if you
don't like the latest version?
If you're using Windows XP you might consider using Windows System
Restore, i.e. back up your Quicken data and Quicken directory and its
subdirectories then take a System Checkpoint before you install Q06.
If you don't like Q06, uninstall it, do a System Restore then restore
your Quicken data and directory. I don't know for a fact that this will
work correctly but it may be worth a shot.
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Margaret Wilson
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Mon Oct 24, 2005 9:45 pm Post subject:
Re: Predicament |
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Hello, Jerry!
You wrote on Mon, 24 Oct 2005 13:14:03 GMT:
JB> I've used System Restore successfully several times to recover from bad
JB> installations (not of Quicken though). But I've never tried to use it
JB> to fall back to a previous installation of an application - I agree
JB> that's risky.
....
JB> It'd be interesting to know if the System Restore scheme works because
JB> the original poster's predicament of losing or misplacing an
JB> installation CD is fairly common as is dissatisfaction with a new
JB> release of an application [not necessarily Quicken!].
When I first started using XP, I used System Restore on a few occasions to
roll back after I tried out some shareware and found I didn't like it. As
we all know, many if not most applications don't clean up after themselves
very well, leaving registry entries, DLLs and sometimes even the original
install directory and at least some files. I found that System Restore uses
a fair amount of resources, and it doesn't always do what I (as a user)
expect. (Further, it doesn't always behave as Microsoft has documented.)
So, instead I turned off System Restore and have been using an old DOS-based
Ghost to make Ghost images regularly ... and always before I install a new,
trial application or service pack, whatever. That way I can simply restore
my Ghost image, and my system is exactly as it was prior to my installing
the unwanted application.
Very recently, I started using Acronis True Image 9.0, which works great and
is much more convenient than booting from a DOS disk to create an image. TI
9.0 costs ~$49.95 from Acronis, but I found it for much less at Newegg.Com
($31.99 for the download, boxed version is available for a bit more).
Re the misplacement of installation media.... I tend to buy most of my
software via download, and I do regular backups to a second machine and an
extra hard drive on my main system, so those files are not likely to become
lost. But now that hard disk space is inexpensive and easy to install
(especially in the case of those external USB2.0 drives), I've started using
Nero to burn an image of installation CDs. These images get backed up, so
if I ever can't find my installation CD, I can always burn a new one. Now
if I had a lot of software on CD, this might become a burden, but I only
have a few applications that come on CD.
I hope this info serves as food for thought, not meant to disprove anyone
else's theories, methods, etc. :-)
Regards, Margaret
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