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Posted by Disciple on August 4, 2006, 12:37 am
Please log in for more thread options On Thu, 03 Aug 2006 20:49:26 -0400, Margaret Wilson wrote:
> Disciple wrote:
[...] for full text see post above
>
> This sounds like a variation of a problem I had when I upgraded last
> night. I had problems with my Fidelity NetBenefits account, but all the
> rest of my accounts were fine. (I posted about this in a previous thread.)
I saw your post about the Fidelity problem, similar effect but lucky for
you only one account was affected.
> One other problem I had is printing.... I got an error that the Quicken
> PDF printer was not installed, and that I should run a particular batch
> file to correct the situation. Then it wanted to communicate re the
> error to Intuit and gave me some reference number. Running the batch
> file, of course, made no difference. (I tried it multiple times, too.)
> I never used the Quicken PDF printer in 2006, but I know it was there,
> as I use PaperPort and have their "printers" installed, so I saw the Q
> PDF driver there. So apparently Quicken uses the PDF writer to generate
> print previews and print to a physical printer, too. Anyway, I'd been
> eager to see the enhancements to the printing module, but I gave up and
> went to bed. Today I rebooted the machine and opened a command prompt
> before running the batch file so I could see any output (of course there
> was none). But magically, this time the Q PDF printer magically
> appeared, and I have been able to print reports since then. So for some
> reason, the Q PDF printer got removed during the upgrade process, and a
> reboot and running of that batch file took care of the problem. I was
> impressed by the error message, in that it told me what to do and where
> to find the batch file, instead of giving me an unintelligible error
> message and having me contact support. :-)
With 2006 the Q PDF printer only worked once, after that nothing I tried
could bring it to life again. I ended up installing CutePDF and using that,
and an added bonus CutePDF is available to any Windows program. Glad to
hear you got the 2007 version to work. I will have to give it a try and see
what happens now.
> The loans module has not been touched as usual, but it seems during the
> brief time I've had to play with QP2007, that Intuit has made quite a
> few usability enhancements and fixed a few bugs, too. The updated
> interface means I lose a few lines in the register, but then it's easier
> on the eyes, too. So far, I have to say that I like the new Quicken,
> and my upgraded data files are just a smidge larger than those of v2006.
I agree about it being easier on the eyes, especially my middle aged ones.
They need all the help they can get. :)
> I'm not sure there's a rebate this year, though. I see that Intuit is
> currently offering $10 off list price (for a limited time, they say),
> and Amazon has offered a pretty good deal along with the Intuit rebate
> in the past. This year, however, Amazon says there's no rebate, and
> their price (box only) was ~$7 less than Intuit's. So by the time you
> add shipping and the delay to get the actual software, I decided I'd
> spring for the Intuit download. We'll see if Staples comes out with
> their usual $20 gift card deal. I'd planned to wait, but I just had to
> have the new Quicken right away.
>
> On another note, I've been a Quicken user since 1990 and have upgraded
> every year. Yet some years ago, I stopped receiving emails and snail
> mail re the new versions. I guess it's no big deal, since I never go
> for their offers anyway. The download is nice, I wish they'd give us an
> extra price break, considering they don't have to ship a boxed product.
Ah the near instant gratification of the download delivery method. ;) Nice
isn't it. According to the e-mail they gave us a $20 discount *and* about
$99 in free gift software, Q WillMaker Plus ($79.99) and Encyclopedia
Britannica ($29.99). I have not looked at WillMaker Plus, and I have not dl
Encyclopedia Britannica yet as it was IIRC 300+ MB.
Take care.
--
Disciple - Team Z
And now abide faith, hope, love, these three; but the greatest of these is
love. 1 Cor. 13:13
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