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Posted by gmalis1 on March 27, 2008, 6:41 pm
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> nanox2...@gmail.com wrote:
> > Hi, you seem really helpful and I have a situation I could
> > really use
> > help with!
>
> > I'd like to get some information from Quicken on my old XP
> > computer
> > onto my new MAC.
>
> > I realize Quicken Windows and MAC are different and require a
> > fairly
> > intricate migration under ideal circumstances.
>
> > My circumstances are not ideal, as the XP computer is dead and
> > I'm
> > accessing the hard drive direct via USB from my MAC.
>
> > Also, I never exported or backed anything up while using
> > Quicken in
> > Windows.
>
> > I can view the Quicken folder, but obviously I can't run it.
> > I was
> > hoping there would be an obvious filename, for example my
> > account name
> > or something, but there is not.
>
> > The good news is I used Quicken for EXTREMELY basic
> > operations, to
> > keep track of how much money in, out, for what, and when. =A0In
> > other
> > words, I never left the simple, main page accounting ledger or
> > did any
> > computations or anything (aside from the balance it calculates
> > automatically).
>
> > I think/hope this simple information is somehow viewable -- =A0
> > even in a
> > messy text file I could put it together and that would be
> > great.
>
> > I've tried opening some .dat files with text viewer in MAC but
> > they
> > come up blank.
>
> > Is there any way I can retrieve this information in any
> > format?
>
> Here is a link to a Quicken knowledge base article on converting
> data from Quicken for Windows to Quicken for the Mac.
>
> http://tinyurl.com/ypzumv
>
> If it isn't readily apparent from the kb article: you need to be
> able to "run" Quicken for Windows in order to extract the data
> to convert to the Mac. =A0[And even then, the process is
> cumbersome, flakey, and will not get all your data.]
>
> I believe that there is at least one product for the Mac that
> will allow you to run Windows programs (sorry, my Mac knowledge
> is almost zero, and I don't remember the name of the product).
> If you have the CD containing Quicken for Windows, you could
> install Quicken for Windows to the Mac software that runs
> Windows programs, use Quicken for Windows to do the extract from
> the Windows Quicken data, and import to your Mac file.
>
> --
>
> John Pollard
> First initial underscore Last name at mchsi dot com
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The Mac products that you can use to Dual Boot your Mac between OS X
and Windows are either Parallels or Boot Camp.
Either product requires that you are using:
1 A Mac with an Intel processor
2 A Mac using Leopard OS X for Boot Camp, or any version of OS X for
Parallels
3 A previously unregistered version of Windows (Win 98, Win XP or Win
Vista).
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