Q 2002 & Vista?

Posted by sharx35 on June 26, 2007, 1:38 am

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> wrote:

>> > wrote:

>> >

>> >> Am I hoping for too much? Any chance they are compatible?

>> >

>> > Microsoft says no, but I've read reports from those who say they are

>> > using the combination successfully.

>> >

>> > On the other hand, your version is five years old. You can buy a copy

>> > of Quicken 2007 Basic for only $30 or so. If it were me, I'd just buy

>> > it, rather than worry about any possible lack of compatibility, with

>> > the attendant risk that, even if runs now, it may suddenly scramble

>> > all your financial data one day.

>> What is the science behind that statement, i.e. that it may suddenly

>> scramble all your financial data one day?

> Science? My point is simply that if Microsoft says that Quicken 2000

> is not compatible with Vista, there is *some* risk that problems you

> don't see today may surface on some day in the future. I don't know

> whether those problems will ever occur, or of they do, what the effect

> of those problems might be. But worst case, those problems *might* be

> as bad as scrambling your data.

> *I* think it's worth spending $30 to avoid any such risk. But it's

> your choice.

It's MY choice to regularly back up my data. What a concept--it costs FAR
less than $30, too. Why should I replace my Quicken 2002 when the newer
versions have absolutely NOTHING that I need. I've seen all the problems
here with online banking using Quicken enabled banking. For fools, I say. I
have several investment portfolios, approaching a million dollars in value
and it takes me but several minutes a day to manually enter any data.

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Posted by Ken Blake on June 26, 2007, 11:21 am

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wrote:

> > wrote:

> >

> >>

> >> > wrote:

> >> >

> >> >> Am I hoping for too much? Any chance they are compatible?

> >> >

> >> > Microsoft says no, but I've read reports from those who say they are

> >> > using the combination successfully.

> >> >

> >> > On the other hand, your version is five years old. You can buy a copy

> >> > of Quicken 2007 Basic for only $30 or so. If it were me, I'd just buy

> >> > it, rather than worry about any possible lack of compatibility, with

> >> > the attendant risk that, even if runs now, it may suddenly scramble

> >> > all your financial data one day.

> >>

> >> What is the science behind that statement, i.e. that it may suddenly

> >> scramble all your financial data one day?

> >

> > Science? My point is simply that if Microsoft says that Quicken 2000

> > is not compatible with Vista, there is *some* risk that problems you

> > don't see today may surface on some day in the future. I don't know

> > whether those problems will ever occur, or of they do, what the effect

> > of those problems might be. But worst case, those problems *might* be

> > as bad as scrambling your data.

> >

> > *I* think it's worth spending $30 to avoid any such risk. But it's

> > your choice.

> It's MY choice to regularly back up my data.

Mine too. But I'm a belt *and* suspenders kind of guy--especially when
it comes to my financial data.

> What a concept--it costs FAR

> less than $30, too. Why should I replace my Quicken 2002 when the newer

> versions have absolutely NOTHING that I need. I've seen all the problems

> here with online banking using Quicken enabled banking. For fools, I say. I

> have several investment portfolios, approaching a million dollars in value

> and it takes me but several minutes a day to manually enter any data.

That's fine with me. I made a mild suggestion; feel free to ignore it
and do exactly as you please. I'm not at all interested in getting
into any kind of argument with you over it.

For the record, I've been using Quicken online banking for many years,
and I've never had a single problem with it.

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Ken Blake
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Posted by Bob Wang on June 26, 2007, 12:54 pm

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Strikes me as odd that someone with a purported million dollar portfolio
would be exercised over $30.

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Posted by R. C. White on June 26, 2007, 3:15 pm

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Hi, Bob.

It doesn't strike me as odd at all.

But, then, as a CPA, I worked for decades with people who had money, as well
as those who didn't. Have you read "The Millionaire Next Door"? That book
was quite popular a couple of years ago. The authors had a lot of good
observations and insights into the behavior of people who have money,
especially those who earned it themselves and saved it.

To get a million dollar portfolio, you have to get "exercised over $30".
Many times! You have to start early and do it so consistently and so often
that it becomes an ingrained habit. A mindset. A part of your very
personality. And once you have the million, you can't just turn off the
habits that got you there.

The tragedy that I saw so often was that, once my clients had reached the
point where they no longer had to worry about money, they couldn't stop
worrying about money, so they never, ever really enjoyed what they had
worked all their lives for. :>(

Their kids enjoyed it. ;<)

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)

> Strikes me as odd that someone with a purported million dollar portfolio

> would be exercised over $30.

>>>>

> It's MY choice to regularly back up my data. What a concept--it costs FAR

> less than $30, too. Why should I replace my Quicken 2002 when the newer

> versions have absolutely NOTHING that I need. I've seen all the problems

> here with online banking using Quicken enabled banking. For fools, I say.

> I

> have several investment portfolios, approaching a million dollars in value

> and it takes me but several minutes a day to manually enter any data.

Posted by Bob Wang on June 26, 2007, 4:21 pm

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RC:

Actually, I DO know what you mean.
It's sad that many people who *SHOULD* have no financial worries still
obsess over trivialities.
Spending money is enjoyable, but even more enjoyable, IMHO, is doting ;-)

Bob

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> Strikes me as odd that someone with a purported million dollar portfolio

> would be exercised over $30.

>>>>

> It's MY choice to regularly back up my data. What a concept--it costs FAR

> less than $30, too. Why should I replace my Quicken 2002 when the newer

> versions have absolutely NOTHING that I need. I've seen all the problems

> here with online banking using Quicken enabled banking. For fools, I say.

> I

> have several investment portfolios, approaching a million dollars in value

> and it takes me but several minutes a day to manually enter any data.