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Need to Downgrade Quicken!! Cloy 04-19-2006
Posted by Cloy on April 19, 2006, 1:51 pm
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 My mom used Quicken 2000 for Mac and before that probably a circa 1998
version for Windows.

I recently upgraded her to Quicken 2006 Basic... and she doesn't like
it.

I see what she means -- for a person who just wants to balance a
checkbook and doesn't use online banking, all of the bells and whistles
are a pain in the butt. (Does she really need to "rate" the
neighborhood kid who mows her yard?)

What version do I need to go back to (on the Windows side) to get a
version without all the bullshit, especially on the start page? Is
there a page that shows the different versions and allows me to look at
the opening screen/interface?

Thanks! -Cloy


Posted by Fred Smith on April 19, 2006, 6:51 pm
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 Going back will be difficult because there's no previous version of Quicken
which can read Q06 files.

I'd suggest you play around with the Preferences. It's not too hard to set
things up 'the old way'. In particular, you can tell Quicken to start up with a
particular register rather than the home page.

--
Regards,
Fred


> My mom used Quicken 2000 for Mac and before that probably a circa 1998
> version for Windows.
>
> I recently upgraded her to Quicken 2006 Basic... and she doesn't like
> it.
>
> I see what she means -- for a person who just wants to balance a
> checkbook and doesn't use online banking, all of the bells and whistles
> are a pain in the butt. (Does she really need to "rate" the
> neighborhood kid who mows her yard?)
>
> What version do I need to go back to (on the Windows side) to get a
> version without all the bullshit, especially on the start page? Is
> there a page that shows the different versions and allows me to look at
> the opening screen/interface?
>
> Thanks! -Cloy
>



Posted by Cloy on April 20, 2006, 5:15 pm
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Thanks for your response, Fred.

I have tried changing the settings, but there is a ton of irrelevent,
distracting stuff that just can't be turned off -- like the
aforementioned ratings section for "vendors." The sections for online
banking and investments are another example. (If I'm missing something,
and these items can be deactivated, please let me know.)

At this point, we haven't used used the 2006 version long enough to
have a lot of data entered, so going back to the old version won't be
tough. (That reminds me another dumb-ass feature that Intuit has added
-- the ability to export a .QIF backup file, but no ability to import
it.)

Thanks again for your response.

-Cloy


Posted by Fred Smith on April 20, 2006, 9:27 pm
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I don't have any of the problems you are having, however, I have Canadian
Quicken, so yours may be different.

I suggest you post another message, to the effect of "How do I turn off ...".
Ensure you specify the version of Quicken you are using. You'll get a response
from your neck of the woods.

--
Regards,
Fred


> Thanks for your response, Fred.
>
> I have tried changing the settings, but there is a ton of irrelevent,
> distracting stuff that just can't be turned off -- like the
> aforementioned ratings section for "vendors." The sections for online
> banking and investments are another example. (If I'm missing something,
> and these items can be deactivated, please let me know.)
>
> At this point, we haven't used used the 2006 version long enough to
> have a lot of data entered, so going back to the old version won't be
> tough. (That reminds me another dumb-ass feature that Intuit has added
> -- the ability to export a .QIF backup file, but no ability to import
> it.)
>
> Thanks again for your response.
>
> -Cloy
>



Posted by DietRite on April 21, 2006, 11:53 pm
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Actually, I think it's fairly simple to import a QIF file. Simply start a
new CASH account and import the QIF file there. Then highlight all entries
and copy them and paste into the checking account or wherever you want them.
Seems to work pretty reaily, unless I'm mistaken (always possible).


> Thanks for your response, Fred.
>
> I have tried changing the settings, but there is a ton of irrelevent,
> distracting stuff that just can't be turned off -- like the
> aforementioned ratings section for "vendors." The sections for online
> banking and investments are another example. (If I'm missing something,
> and these items can be deactivated, please let me know.)
>
> At this point, we haven't used used the 2006 version long enough to
> have a lot of data entered, so going back to the old version won't be
> tough. (That reminds me another dumb-ass feature that Intuit has added
> -- the ability to export a .QIF backup file, but no ability to import
> it.)
>
> Thanks again for your response.
>
> -Cloy
>



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