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Posted by Chester on September 15, 2007, 3:25 am
Please log in for more thread options Time for more RAM, or a look at your configuration. Regardless, it's great
you have a version you're happy with.
> The PC I am running it on is about a year old, dual core Athlon.
> Still runs XP.
> Maybe it is because it "only" has a Gig of RAM.
>
> I ran an experiment comparing the 06 amd 08 verions (still running 06 on
> another PC).
> Ran both with the Task Manager running.
> Quicken 08 starts up using 50 Megs of memory.
> When I click thru the accounts it grows rapidly.
> I have about 50 accounts - when I clicked thru all of them it hit over 600
> Megs.
>
> Did the same with 06 version.
> Starts up using 28 Megs.
> I opened EVERY one of my 50 accounts - only used 46 Megs of RAM.
>
> Apparently the new version must suck in EVERY transaction when clicking on
> the account.
> I have probably 20 years of transactions.
>
> I think I will stick with Quicken 06.
>
>
>> You must have an older system and/or OS. Intuit, as with many other
>> software vendors, assumes users are getting newer systems with tons of
>> RAM, hard drive space, processor speed (or speeds with dual/quad core
>> chips), video cards, etc... Quicken 2008 zips right along on my system,
>> a newer one about 3 months old. Maybe it's time to update your hardware?
>>
>>> I am upgrading from Quicken 2006 and also don't see the need.
>>> I tried Quicken 2007 last year and prefered my old 2006 version.
>>> Tried the new 2008 and it seems to have slowed down significantly.
>>> I am just concerned since they only allow you to use a version that is a
>>> couple of years old (and get all the online features).
>>> Return it.
>>>
>>>>I have upgraded to quicken 2008 and I am absolutely disappointed. I have
>>>> not seen a single feature that was worth the upgrade. This was the most
>>>> pointless quicken upgrade in recent years. I was wondering if this
>>>> sentiment is shared by others?
>>>
>
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