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Posted by R. C. White on October 7, 2008, 9:57 pm
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Hi, Capt.
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> R. C. White submitted this idea :
>> Silly me! I forgot about...
>>
>> On Quicken's File menu, the bottom item (before Exit) should be a list of
>> files most recently used. One of those (probably #2) should be your
>> file. Just click on that.
>>
>> RC
>>
>>> Hi, Capt.
>>>
>>> Quicken looks - by default - to the LAST .qdf file that was used. And
>>> since the last one loaded was on your brother's flash drive, Quicken is
>>> trying to find that file again. To choose a different file, there are
>>> at least two ways:
>>>
>>> 1. In Quicken, click File | Open and use the Explorer-like window
>>> that opens to navigate to the folder on your hard drive.
>>>
>>> 2. In Windows Explorer (outside Quicken), navigate to the folder that
>>> holds your .qdf file and click (or double-click) on that file. Quicken
>>> will start, with that file loaded.
>>>
>>> In other words, divert Quicken's attention from F: (or whatever the
>>> flash drive's letter is) to C: - or wherever YOUR data file is.
>>>
>>> Quicken's File menu has another option, Find Quicken Files... You can
>>> use this if you don't remember exactly where on your hard drive your
>>> data file is located.
>>>
>>> If you still can't find it, post back.
>>>
>>> RC
>>>
>>>> My brother wanted to look at his account which was on a flash drive. I
>>>> haven't been able to load my data since unless I also use a flash
>>>> drive. Thank goodness I had it backed up there.
>>>> I've tried several times to get Quicken to load the data from my hard
>>>> drive without success.
>>>> What exactly do I have to do so that Quicken doesn't think my data is
>>>> on the flash drive.
>>>> Thanks.
>
> I waited too long for your last suggestion. All the recent files are
> listed on the G (flash) drive.
Wow! How many different files did your brother use? I've forgotten the
default, but I think at least 4 MRU (Most Recently Used) Quicken files are
listed on that Files menu. And it doesn't matter how many times the same
file is opened; it gets listed just once. I've been using Q2009 daily for
about 3 weeks now, but it is listed only once. So your brother must have
opened several different Quicken files. (How much do you trust your
brother? I don't mean his honesty, but his computer ability, including his
knowledge of Windows and Quicken.)
But that shouldn't really matter. Just use the earlier suggestion: File |
Open, and browse to YOUR QDF file.
> There was another suggestion to delete the Quser.Ini and QW.CFG files from
> the Documents and settings. I've tried your suggestions and that one too.
I don't think this is necessary - or helpful - and it might keep the other
suggestions from working.
> It appears I have a (maybe) more serious problem. When I click on the data
> (QDF) file on my C drive from explorer Quicken tries to open and then
> crashes.
Sounds bad. You may have to re-install Quicken. But that should not be
fatal, or even too traumatic.
> There is also a HFC file that hasn't been mentioned.
What is an HFC file?
> My final thought was to do a backup from the flash drive to the Quicken
> directory and then try a restore from that. Before I try that I have to
> ask: Do you think that will fix things? Or, do you have any other
> suggestions.
At this stage, you need two things:
1. YOUR QDF file, either a very recent backup or, better, the current
file that was up-to-date before your brother used your Quicken. You
apparently know where to find this, so just make sure that you preserve it
and can find it again.
2. A working Quicken program. You MIGHT be able to repair your original,
but at this stage, you probably should just re-install it from the CD. This
should not disturb any of your data, but you will need to redo some of your
settings and tweaks and re-register if you want to download quotes and
transactions. You haven't told us yet which version of Quicken or which
operating system you are using. Recent Quicken versions can be simply
reinstalled again to the same folder as before; earlier versions required us
to uninstall the old before installing the new, or to install into a
different folder. If you need help on this score, please post back.
Once Quicken has been re-installed, I don't let the install wizard start
Quicken for me. I just uncheck the "start Quicken" box and click Done.
Then I click on my QDF file and it starts Quicken with my file loaded. From
then on, it remembers MY file when I click on the desktop Quicken icon -
until I use something like File | Open to load a different QDF file.
> Thanks for your help and suggestions. You would think after 30 years of
> using Quicken I would be able to fix this, but so far no luck.
Wow! I've only been using Quicken since 1990, not yet 20 years. ;^}
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 Quicken 2009 Deluxe in Vista Ultimate x64 SP1)
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