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Posted by R. C. White on January 19, 2007, 10:50 am
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Hi, Glenn.
> So it definitely seems like a program issue, not data.
It sounds to me like a hardware problem. Have you run a memory test
recently? I've never had a Dell or any laptop, but I understand that it's
not easy to open one up and check the cables and connections. That's what I
would do if I got such an error on my desktop computer. Among other checks,
I would systematically remove and swap RAM modules to see if a different
combination of sticks and slots made the problem go away.
Where are your backup files? On another HD? A USB flash drive? The
problem MIGHT be in that connection.
> there was a message indicating that Quicken was updating software.
There was an update to Release R3 earlier this month (January '07), but that
was for Quicken 2007. I've not heard of any recent updates to Q2004. If
you have Windows Update (or Microsoft Update) set to update automatically,
you might have seen a message from that, but it would have been from
Microsoft and would not have mentioned Quicken.
While it certainly doesn't fix all problems, a reinstallation of Quicken
might correct this one. Have you tried that?
RC
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R. C. White, CPA
San Marcos, TX
(Retired. No longer licensed to practice public accounting.)
rc@grandecom.net
Microsoft Windows MVP
(Currently running Vista Ultimate x64)
>I am running Quicken 2004 on a Dell 1150 laptop, Windows XP Pro, SP2,
> 640 megs of ram.
>
> I religiously backup all files on a regular basis. Yesterday, I
> received an error message from Quicken for the first time, saying "An
> error occurred during the last task. Please restart Quicken". Then, a
> memory error stating "The instruction at"0x03383e19" referenced memory
> at "0x01a2b1a0". The memory could not be "read". Click on OK to
> terminate the program".
>
> The same backup error occurs when I open another year's data file. Also, I
> have been able to copy the data files from this year and open them on
> another computer. So it definitely seems like a program issue, not data.
>
> I have rebooted multiple times. I have tried the backup in "Safe Mode". No
> change. Same errors each time.
>
> Several days ago I noticed that during "update" of online accounts, there
> was a message indicating that Quicken was updating software. Has anyone
> else had this problem? Any thoughts as to how to correct this problem?
>
> Thanks for any suggestions or ideas.
>
> Glenn
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