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Posted by Dannie on October 17, 2006, 2:46 pm
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Considering purchasing Q 2007 to put on new pc. I'm using Q 2002 on old pc.
Can someone explain how I would get the Quicken 2002 data into the new Q
2007 on new pc.
TIA
Dannie
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Posted by R. C. White on October 17, 2006, 9:18 pm
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Hi, Dannie.
First, pick the media you want to use to make the physical transfer: floppy
disk(s), CD/DVD, USB "thumb" drive, network...or even physical moving of the
hard drive.
Second, run Q2002 on the old PC and Backup to the chosen media.
Third, install and run Q2007 on the new computer. Insert transfer disk or
CD, or plug in thumb drive or network cable.
Fourth, in Q2007, click File | Open (or File | Restore) and Browse to the
*.qdf file produced by Q2002. (Restore, if you use multiple floppies;
otherwise, use either Restore or Open.)
When Q2007 tries to load (or Restore) the Q2002 data, it will automatically
create a backup subfolder for it (Q02Files) in your Q2007 Quicken folder and
store copies there; then it will convert them to Q2007 format and store the
new files in your Quicken folder. From then on, it will use the new files
and probably never refer to Q02Files again.
No need to install Q2002 on the new computer, even temporarily. All you
need is the Quicken data "file", which really is a set of related files, all
using the same filename, but different extensions. Depending on how YOU use
Quicken, you might have Dannie.qdf, Dannie.qtx, Dannie.qel, etc. You need
ALL these files. If you use Quicken's File functions, it will handle the
full "fileset" as a single "file". If you use other Windows tools to copy
or otherwise handle those files, be sure to include the whole set, not just
the .qdf file.
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 x86 build 5744 RC2)
> Considering purchasing Q 2007 to put on new pc. I'm using Q 2002 on old
> pc. Can someone explain how I would get the Quicken 2002 data into the new
> Q 2007 on new pc.
> TIA
> Dannie
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Posted by Dannie on October 17, 2006, 10:56 pm
Please log in for more thread options Thank you RC
Dannie
> Hi, Dannie.
>
> First, pick the media you want to use to make the physical transfer:
> floppy disk(s), CD/DVD, USB "thumb" drive, network...or even physical
> moving of the hard drive.
>
> Second, run Q2002 on the old PC and Backup to the chosen media.
>
> Third, install and run Q2007 on the new computer. Insert transfer disk or
> CD, or plug in thumb drive or network cable.
>
> Fourth, in Q2007, click File | Open (or File | Restore) and Browse to the
> *.qdf file produced by Q2002. (Restore, if you use multiple floppies;
> otherwise, use either Restore or Open.)
>
> When Q2007 tries to load (or Restore) the Q2002 data, it will
> automatically create a backup subfolder for it (Q02Files) in your Q2007
> Quicken folder and store copies there; then it will convert them to Q2007
> format and store the new files in your Quicken folder. From then on, it
> will use the new files and probably never refer to Q02Files again.
>
> No need to install Q2002 on the new computer, even temporarily. All you
> need is the Quicken data "file", which really is a set of related files,
> all using the same filename, but different extensions. Depending on how
> YOU use Quicken, you might have Dannie.qdf, Dannie.qtx, Dannie.qel, etc.
> You need ALL these files. If you use Quicken's File functions, it will
> handle the full "fileset" as a single "file". If you use other Windows
> tools to copy or otherwise handle those files, be sure to include the
> whole set, not just the .qdf file.
>
> RC
> --
> R. C. White, CPA
> San Marcos, TX
> (Retired. No longer licensed to practice public accounting.)
> rc@grandecom.net
> Microsoft Windows MVP
> (Currently running Vista x86 build 5744 RC2)
>
>> Considering purchasing Q 2007 to put on new pc. I'm using Q 2002 on old
>> pc. Can someone explain how I would get the Quicken 2002 data into the
>> new Q 2007 on new pc.
>> TIA
>> Dannie
>
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Posted by Han on October 18, 2006, 7:16 am
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> Hi, Dannie.
>
> First, pick the media you want to use to make the physical transfer:
> floppy disk(s), CD/DVD, USB "thumb" drive, network...or even physical
> moving of the hard drive.
>
> Second, run Q2002 on the old PC and Backup to the chosen media.
>
> Third, install and run Q2007 on the new computer. Insert transfer
> disk or CD, or plug in thumb drive or network cable.
>
> Fourth, in Q2007, click File | Open (or File | Restore) and Browse to
> the *.qdf file produced by Q2002. (Restore, if you use multiple
> floppies; otherwise, use either Restore or Open.)
>
> When Q2007 tries to load (or Restore) the Q2002 data, it will
> automatically create a backup subfolder for it (Q02Files) in your
> Q2007 Quicken folder and store copies there; then it will convert them
> to Q2007 format and store the new files in your Quicken folder. From
> then on, it will use the new files and probably never refer to
> Q02Files again.
>
> No need to install Q2002 on the new computer, even temporarily. All
> you need is the Quicken data "file", which really is a set of related
> files, all using the same filename, but different extensions.
> Depending on how YOU use Quicken, you might have Dannie.qdf,
> Dannie.qtx, Dannie.qel, etc. You need ALL these files. If you use
> Quicken's File functions, it will handle the full "fileset" as a
> single "file". If you use other Windows tools to copy or otherwise
> handle those files, be sure to include the whole set, not just the
> .qdf file.
>
> RC
I think you forgot a step. Before making the copies/backups, run a
validate using Q2002 on a COPY of the old file set:
File|File Operations|Validate
Let Quicken correct any errors, and copy/backup that file set also.
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Best regards
Han
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Posted by R. C. White on October 18, 2006, 9:44 am
Please log in for more thread options Hi, Han.
Good point! Thanks for adding that.
You and I remember "the early years" when the Quicken/Windows combination on
unreliable hard drives (and floppies) often resulted in file corruption of
one kind or another. I've spent days tracking down and fixing errors in the
.qdf files. But, thankfully, not in the last several years. At least,
since Win2K. I can't recall the last time I needed to validate a Quicken
file. ;<)
But it's a good step. Much better to take a few minutes to head off a
problem, rather than risk needing hours to fix one later. (Pound of
prevention...)
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 x86 build 5744 RC2)
>
>> Hi, Dannie.
>>
>> First, pick the media you want to use to make the physical transfer:
>> floppy disk(s), CD/DVD, USB "thumb" drive, network...or even physical
>> moving of the hard drive.
>>
>> Second, run Q2002 on the old PC and Backup to the chosen media.
>>
>> Third, install and run Q2007 on the new computer. Insert transfer
>> disk or CD, or plug in thumb drive or network cable.
>>
>> Fourth, in Q2007, click File | Open (or File | Restore) and Browse to
>> the *.qdf file produced by Q2002. (Restore, if you use multiple
>> floppies; otherwise, use either Restore or Open.)
>>
>> When Q2007 tries to load (or Restore) the Q2002 data, it will
>> automatically create a backup subfolder for it (Q02Files) in your
>> Q2007 Quicken folder and store copies there; then it will convert them
>> to Q2007 format and store the new files in your Quicken folder. From
>> then on, it will use the new files and probably never refer to
>> Q02Files again.
>>
>> No need to install Q2002 on the new computer, even temporarily. All
>> you need is the Quicken data "file", which really is a set of related
>> files, all using the same filename, but different extensions.
>> Depending on how YOU use Quicken, you might have Dannie.qdf,
>> Dannie.qtx, Dannie.qel, etc. You need ALL these files. If you use
>> Quicken's File functions, it will handle the full "fileset" as a
>> single "file". If you use other Windows tools to copy or otherwise
>> handle those files, be sure to include the whole set, not just the
>> .qdf file.
>>
>> RC
>
> I think you forgot a step. Before making the copies/backups, run a
> validate using Q2002 on a COPY of the old file set:
> File|File Operations|Validate
> Let Quicken correct any errors, and copy/backup that file set also.
>
> --
> Best regards
> Han
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