Resource for older QB updates

Posted by klunk on April 5, 2009, 5:13 pm

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The recent thread "Quickbooks Pro Ver5 for Windows"
got me looking for a more comprehensive listing of
update information and files.

Here is a listing with links to product pages and all the
various available release version installers for QB 5.0
through QB 2009:
http://www.qtools.com/qbupdates.htm

Could come in handy for the folks sticking with the
ancient versions :)

Do note that the page LINKS to pages and files on the
official QB website. So if Intuit changes the URLS, etc.,
then the links could go bad.

Posted by Laura on April 5, 2009, 9:14 pm

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Thanks for the link. Most of the links on that page point to the current
depository of Intuit files:
http://ftp.quicken.com/pub/quickbooks/

This depository includes other tools that you might find useful.

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Laura

> The recent thread "Quickbooks Pro Ver5 for Windows"

> got me looking for a more comprehensive listing of

> update information and files.

> Here is a listing with links to product pages and all the

> various available release version installers for QB 5.0

> through QB 2009:

> http://www.qtools.com/qbupdates.htm

> Could come in handy for the folks sticking with the

> ancient versions :)

> Do note that the page LINKS to pages and files on the

> official QB website. So if Intuit changes the URLS, etc.,

> then the links could go bad.

Posted by dpb on April 6, 2009, 4:21 pm

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Laura wrote:

> Thanks for the link. Most of the links on that page point to the current

> depository of Intuit files:

> http://ftp.quicken.com/pub/quickbooks/

Out of curiosity, is there any way to navigate to older versions via the
home page/support links on the Intuit site? I've certainly had no
success that way even thru search or site map at getting to anything
older than 2005 other than directly thru the backdoor.

The usefulness of the links at the reference site is that they do point
to pages that have information of what's included in the revisions I
couldn't find any way to access from the front door. (They may be
there, but they're surely not easy to find if they are).

I did update my QB Pro2000 to latest and save the download for posterity
but afaict there were no substantive changes to anything actually
functional other than web interface stuff which is of no interest to me.
I wasn't going to update at all except one noted an enhancement in
editing memorized transactions that I thought might be of use but it was
of minimal help at best when I actually looked at it--in fact, I'd have
to go read the release notes to figure out what nit it was that was
modified--it certainly wasn't what I was hoping that could modify the
payment amount for subsequent payments w/o having to re-edit the whole
transaction folderol...

Anyway, while it's good to have the latest (I guess), it basically
simply reinforced my opinion Intuit is grasping at straws for updates
that have real meaning/value and hence the change in features to keep
the revenue stream ongoing...

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Posted by Laura on April 6, 2009, 6:35 pm

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> Laura wrote:

>> Thanks for the link. Most of the links on that page point to the current

>> depository of Intuit files:

>> http://ftp.quicken.com/pub/quickbooks/

> Out of curiosity, is there any way to navigate to older versions via the

> home page/support links on the Intuit site? I've certainly had no success

> that way even thru search or site map at getting to anything older than

> 2005 other than directly thru the backdoor.

Not that I am aware of. I think they want to maintain their sunset policy as
best they can. Knowing that updates for older program versions are available
is pretty much being kept a big secret. About 2-3 times a year I have the
need to search for an older update. I usually find that any link that
pointed to an Intuit web page usually no longer works or is incomplete. Your
web page at least covers more versions than anything I have seen in a while.

> The usefulness of the links at the reference site is that they do point to

> pages that have information of what's included in the revisions I couldn't

> find any way to access from the front door. (They may be there, but

> they're surely not easy to find if they are).

> I did update my QB Pro2000 to latest and save the download for posterity

> but afaict there were no substantive changes to anything actually

> functional other than web interface stuff which is of no interest to me. I

> wasn't going to update at all except one noted an enhancement in editing

> memorized transactions that I thought might be of use but it was of

> minimal help at best when I actually looked at it--in fact, I'd have to go

> read the release notes to figure out what nit it was that was modified--it

> certainly wasn't what I was hoping that could modify the payment amount

> for subsequent payments w/o having to re-edit the whole transaction

> folderol...

> Anyway, while it's good to have the latest (I guess), it basically simply

> reinforced my opinion Intuit is grasping at straws for updates that have

> real meaning/value and hence the change in features to keep the revenue

> stream ongoing...

That is probably true for most software companies so Intuit is not alone in
that department. There have been numerous enhancements since 2000 but if
your version suits you and still works fine then I don't see any harm in not
upgrading. I'm not one of those that have the need to always use the latest
software.

You will have no choice, however, if you ever upgrade your OS to Vista or
Windows 7. Until time stick with what works for you.

Posted by dpb on April 7, 2009, 12:19 am

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Laura wrote:
...

> You will have no choice, however, if you ever upgrade your OS to Vista

> or Windows 7. ...

I wouldn't consider that an "upgrade"... :) Ain't agonna' happen.

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