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Q2006 basic: keeping trying to uninstall itself Bernie Cosell 08-26-2007
Posted by Bernie Cosell on August 26, 2007, 2:32 pm
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 It is a real pain that intuit didn't make Q2006 XP-aware and
XP-well-behaved. Ever since I installed Q2006 I've had the problem
[unfixable AFAICT] that if I double-click on a QDF file quicken will NOT
start, but instead I get a "preparing to install" dialogue box. If I just
start Quicken directly, it all works fine and I can open whatever QDF files
I want and quicken handles them just fine.

NOW: Usually if I'm quick about clicking 'cancel' no harm is done, but if
I'm not, the $@$@#$% thing tries to uninstall quicken [or something like
that]. Of course it can't [since I'm running out of a limited acct], but
it does screw up the install [I have no idea what it *does* manage to mess
up!] so that the next time I try to run quicken directly I get the "Quicken
is sick" pop, assuring me that my data files are OK but the program files
are messed up. SO: I dig out the Q2006 CD and reinstall and tell it to
"repair" the installation.

That usually works OK, but the other day I wasn't fast enough and got my
Quicken install messed up again... and I did the "repair" thing and quicken
seemed to all be OK.. *EXCEPT*... when it goes to backup the quicken files
as it is exiting, I get the @$@%#$%@#$% "preparing to install" dialogue.

Does anyone know what's broken with Quicken's way of dealing with XP that
causes these "preparing to install" dialogues? Is there a workaround or
some way to fix it? Just remembering not to click on a QDF was something I
could ignore.. but quicken trying to trash itself EVERY time I exit is
going to be a real hassle.....

IS Q2007 or Q2008 XP-aware [that is, if I just bit the bullet and bought a
newer version, would that make all of these problems go away???] I notice
that there's no Quicken "basic" any more -- would the "starter" be pretty
much the same thing? Hmm... I guess not: in the 'comparison' chart, the
starter edition has "I do not need to import existing Quicken Data", and I
sure do [over a decade of it!]... So I guess they've forced me to upgrade
to "Deluxe".. oh well..

/Bernie

--
Bernie Cosell Fantasy Farm Fibers
bernie@fantasyfarm.com Pearisburg, VA
--> Too many people, too few sheep <--

Posted by sharx35 on August 27, 2007, 12:49 am
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> It is a real pain that intuit didn't make Q2006 XP-aware and
> XP-well-behaved. Ever since I installed Q2006 I've had the problem
> [unfixable AFAICT] that if I double-click on a QDF file quicken will NOT
> start, but instead I get a "preparing to install" dialogue box. If I just
> start Quicken directly, it all works fine and I can open whatever QDF
> files
> I want and quicken handles them just fine.
>
> NOW: Usually if I'm quick about clicking 'cancel' no harm is done, but if
> I'm not, the $@$@#$% thing tries to uninstall quicken [or something like
> that]. Of course it can't [since I'm running out of a limited acct], but
> it does screw up the install [I have no idea what it *does* manage to mess
> up!] so that the next time I try to run quicken directly I get the
> "Quicken
> is sick" pop, assuring me that my data files are OK but the program files
> are messed up. SO: I dig out the Q2006 CD and reinstall and tell it to
> "repair" the installation.
>
> That usually works OK, but the other day I wasn't fast enough and got my
> Quicken install messed up again... and I did the "repair" thing and
> quicken
> seemed to all be OK.. *EXCEPT*... when it goes to backup the quicken files
> as it is exiting, I get the @$@%#$%@#$% "preparing to install" dialogue.
>
> Does anyone know what's broken with Quicken's way of dealing with XP that
> causes these "preparing to install" dialogues? Is there a workaround or
> some way to fix it? Just remembering not to click on a QDF was something
> I
> could ignore.. but quicken trying to trash itself EVERY time I exit is
> going to be a real hassle.....
>
> IS Q2007 or Q2008 XP-aware [that is, if I just bit the bullet and bought a
> newer version, would that make all of these problems go away???] I notice
> that there's no Quicken "basic" any more -- would the "starter" be pretty
> much the same thing? Hmm... I guess not: in the 'comparison' chart, the
> starter edition has "I do not need to import existing Quicken Data", and I
> sure do [over a decade of it!]... So I guess they've forced me to upgrade
> to "Deluxe".. oh well..
>
> /Bernie
>
> --
> Bernie Cosell Fantasy Farm Fibers
> bernie@fantasyfarm.com Pearisburg, VA
> --> Too many people, too few sheep <--


Well, my Quicken 2002 has always worked fine in XP Home.




Posted by Bernie Cosell on August 27, 2007, 10:23 am
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}
} > It is a real pain that intuit didn't make Q2006 XP-aware and
} > XP-well-behaved. Ever since I installed Q2006 I've had the problem
} > [unfixable AFAICT] that if I double-click on a QDF file quicken will NOT
} > start, but instead I get a "preparing to install" dialogue box.
}
} Well, my Quicken 2002 has always worked fine in XP Home.

If you're running XP/Home, you're probably running Quicken out of an
administrator account. It works just fine as admin [basically, the
Windows-98 mindset]; the don't seem to have gotten the XP stuff right,
though, because it is a bear to run it from a limited acct...

/Bernie
--
Bernie Cosell Fantasy Farm Fibers
bernie@fantasyfarm.com Pearisburg, VA
--> Too many people, too few sheep <--

Posted by sharx35 on August 27, 2007, 10:35 am
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>
> }
> } > It is a real pain that intuit didn't make Q2006 XP-aware and
> } > XP-well-behaved. Ever since I installed Q2006 I've had the problem
> } > [unfixable AFAICT] that if I double-click on a QDF file quicken will
> NOT
> } > start, but instead I get a "preparing to install" dialogue box.
> }
> } Well, my Quicken 2002 has always worked fine in XP Home.
>
> If you're running XP/Home, you're probably running Quicken out of an
> administrator account. It works just fine as admin [basically, the
> Windows-98 mindset]; the don't seem to have gotten the XP stuff right,
> though, because it is a bear to run it from a limited acct...
>
> /Bernie

Bernie, yeah, now I understand. Guess that's why Intuit goes on and on
about running Quicken in an Admininstrator account. Sorry, I can't solve
this one.


> --
> Bernie Cosell Fantasy Farm Fibers
> bernie@fantasyfarm.com Pearisburg, VA
> --> Too many people, too few sheep <--



Posted by L on August 28, 2007, 10:24 am
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> It is a real pain that intuit didn't make Q2006 XP-aware and
> XP-well-behaved. Ever since I installed Q2006 I've had the problem
> [unfixable AFAICT] that if I double-click on a QDF file quicken will NOT
> start, but instead I get a "preparing to install" dialogue box. If I just
> start Quicken directly, it all works fine and I can open whatever QDF
> files
> I want and quicken handles them just fine.
>
> NOW: Usually if I'm quick about clicking 'cancel' no harm is done, but if
> I'm not, the $@$@#$% thing tries to uninstall quicken [or something like
> that]. Of course it can't [since I'm running out of a limited acct], but
> it does screw up the install [I have no idea what it *does* manage to mess
> up!] so that the next time I try to run quicken directly I get the
> "Quicken
> is sick" pop, assuring me that my data files are OK but the program files
> are messed up. SO: I dig out the Q2006 CD and reinstall and tell it to
> "repair" the installation.
>
> That usually works OK, but the other day I wasn't fast enough and got my
> Quicken install messed up again... and I did the "repair" thing and
> quicken
> seemed to all be OK.. *EXCEPT*... when it goes to backup the quicken files
> as it is exiting, I get the @$@%#$%@#$% "preparing to install" dialogue.
>
> Does anyone know what's broken with Quicken's way of dealing with XP that
> causes these "preparing to install" dialogues? Is there a workaround or
> some way to fix it? Just remembering not to click on a QDF was something
> I
> could ignore.. but quicken trying to trash itself EVERY time I exit is
> going to be a real hassle.....
>
> IS Q2007 or Q2008 XP-aware [that is, if I just bit the bullet and bought a
> newer version, would that make all of these problems go away???] I notice
> that there's no Quicken "basic" any more -- would the "starter" be pretty
> much the same thing? Hmm... I guess not: in the 'comparison' chart, the
> starter edition has "I do not need to import existing Quicken Data", and I
> sure do [over a decade of it!]... So I guess they've forced me to upgrade
> to "Deluxe".. oh well..
>

A Google search turned up a few message board comments regarding the
'preparing to install' dialogue. Try looking here
http://www.quickencommunity.com/webx?14@@.efd5268/1

For the OP in that thread "Assigning temporary Admin privileges to my normal
user account and then doing a clean install worked"



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