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Alex Chaihorsky
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Wed Oct 26, 2005 5:59 am Post subject:
Upgrading Quicken from 98 to ? |
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Guys -
We have been using an old version of Quicken Deluxe 98 for several years to
keep track of our accounts, expenses, credit cards, etc. and since we were
not using any advance features it all worked fine. Now we want to upgrade
and I am reading all these strange warnings about weirdness of QIF files in
2005 and even worse in 2006.
Is this serious for an average user or it only affects advanced users? I
was trying to find a FAQ on this, but could not, so I decided to bother you,
guys.
Much obliged,
Alex
USA
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Z Man
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Wed Oct 26, 2005 8:01 am Post subject:
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"Alex Chaihorsky" <noperson@nowhere.com> wrote in message
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| Quote: | Guys -
We have been using an old version of Quicken Deluxe 98 for several years
to keep track of our accounts, expenses, credit cards, etc. and since we
were not using any advance features it all worked fine. Now we want to
upgrade and I am reading all these strange warnings about weirdness of QIF
files in 2005 and even worse in 2006.
Is this serious for an average user or it only affects advanced users? I
was trying to find a FAQ on this, but could not, so I decided to bother
you, guys.
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People that experience problems are generally a lot more vocal than users
that have no issues. Upgrade to 2006. You should run the current version.
Whatever problems exist will be addressed through service releases
throughout the coming months. I have been running Quicken since Jan 1995 and
have always upgraded when new versions are released. That's a lot of history
and experience and I say go with the current version. |
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Alex Chaihorsky
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Wed Oct 26, 2005 3:26 pm Post subject:
Re: Upgrading Quicken from 98 to ? |
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"Z Man" <z1z@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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"Alex Chaihorsky" <noperson@nowhere.com> wrote in message
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Guys -
We have been using an old version of Quicken Deluxe 98 for several years
to keep track of our accounts, expenses, credit cards, etc. and since we
were not using any advance features it all worked fine. Now we want to
upgrade and I am reading all these strange warnings about weirdness of
QIF files in 2005 and even worse in 2006.
Is this serious for an average user or it only affects advanced users? I
was trying to find a FAQ on this, but could not, so I decided to bother
you, guys.
People that experience problems are generally a lot more vocal than users
that have no issues. Upgrade to 2006. You should run the current version.
Whatever problems exist will be addressed through service releases
throughout the coming months. I have been running Quicken since Jan 1995
and have always upgraded when new versions are released. That's a lot of
history and experience and I say go with the current version.
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Thanks. I am not really concerned about individual problems, but rather with
a situation when my bank advise me not to use newer Quicken in my online
banking situation due to some licensing problems.
I would definitely not pay attention at that "noise" and wait for service
releases unless Quicken itself would not make statements that clearly
indicate that they have no commitment to backwards compatibility. I used
Quicken for ages, (actually I still have the manual from my 1989 version)
but this scares me. I start to feel like a MS Windows customer, at the mercy
of whatever new and aggressive nameless marketing team within Quicken will
come up to to satisfy some Wall Street analysts.
And this is my money we are talking about, banking accounts imports , etc.
Now I have to pay licensing fees through my bank to Quicken to use new
versions? I do not think so.
If I upgrade to Quicken Deluxe 2004, how much new technology will I be
missing from 05 and 06? Are these major upgrades?
Thanks a million.
Alex.
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Margaret Wilson
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Wed Oct 26, 2005 9:34 pm Post subject:
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Hello, Alex!
You wrote on Wed, 26 Oct 2005 10:26:22 GMT:
AC> Thanks. I am not really concerned about individual problems, but rather
AC> with a situation when my bank advise me not to use newer Quicken in my
AC> online banking situation due to some licensing problems.
AC> I would definitely not pay attention at that "noise" and wait for
AC> service releases unless Quicken itself would not make statements that
AC> clearly indicate that they have no commitment to backwards
AC> compatibility. I used Quicken for ages, (actually I still have the
AC> manual from my 1989 version) but this scares me. I start to feel like a
AC> MS Windows customer, at the mercy of whatever new and aggressive
AC> nameless marketing team within Quicken will come up to to satisfy some
AC> Wall Street analysts. And this is my money we are talking about,
AC> banking accounts imports , etc. Now I have to pay licensing fees
AC> through my bank to Quicken to use new versions? I do not think so.
AC> If I upgrade to Quicken Deluxe 2004, how much new technology will I be
AC> missing from 05 and 06? Are these major upgrades?
AC> Thanks a million.
I'm another yearly upgrader, having using Quicken since QDOSv3.0. Although
I don't recall the specifics on Quicken '98, I *can* tell you that an awful
lot of good improvements have been made since then. Q2006 is a significant
improvement, even over v2005 (IMNSHO), even though the user interface didn't
change much this year. (Mostly bug fixes and improvements in reporting,
investment accounts, etc.)
Your bank should not be charging you to use a newer version of Quicken. If
they are not willing to provide you with up-to-date services, move on.
There are plenty of banks and credit unions that will do so free of charge.
If you have never imported/exported a *.QIF file, then you should not be
negatively affected by upgrading. Definitely go with v2006. BUT, before
you do, back up your data file and stash it safely away. Then make a copy
of your data file and validate that. If all goes well, go ahead with the
upgrade. There are a number of Quicken users among my family and friends,
and I find that those who have problems with data corruption tend to be
those who seldom upgrade ... and who have not verified the integrity of
their data set prior to upgrading. Even though Quicken makes a backup for
you when you upgrade to a new version and convert your data to the new
format, it doesn't verify data integrity prior to doing so. AND, Quicken's
setup uninstalls the previous version. So, if you experience problems with
your data after upgrading, you then have to uninstall the new version,
reinstall the old one, and retrieve the prior version's backup in order to
correct the problem. If you make backups & copies beforehand, and verify
that data, you shouldn't experience problems. And in the event that you do,
you'll be able to deal with it without the above-mentioned hassle and risk
of experiencing data loss.
My 2 cents,
Regards, Margaret |
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Alex Chaihorsky
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Fri Oct 28, 2005 3:31 pm Post subject:
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"Margaret Wilson" <twokatmew@nospam.msn.com.invalid> wrote in message
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| Quote: | Hello, Alex!
You wrote on Wed, 26 Oct 2005 10:26:22 GMT:
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Thanks.
Alex. |
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