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Remove old files from File Dropdown Q_Lover 01-15-2007
Posted by R. C. White on January 15, 2007, 11:29 am
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Hi, Q_Lover.

> I also searched the drive for quser.ini - but it's nowhere to be found?

Are you SURE? Sometimes the old tricks from MS-DOS still work better than
anything in the GUI. The Command Prompt window in WinXP is not really
MS-DOS, but most of the old commands still work.

Open a Command Prompt window. Then use the Dir command with the /s switch
to also search Subdirectories; you may also want the /a switch to see ALL
files and folders, including System and Hidden files. For example:
dir c:q*.ini /s/a

If there is ANY file that starts with the letter Q and has an .ini extension
anywhere on the C: drive, that command will show it. You may have a long
wait if it's a 300 GB drive with lots of files, but within a few minutes,
you should know if either quser.ini or quicken.ini exist on your HD. If you
have multiple drives, just substitute another letter for C: and do it again.

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 Ultimate x64)

> R. C. White said
>
>> Hi, Q_Lover.
>>
>> If you don't find QUser.ini where Jerry told you, please post back
>> and tell us which Windows version you are using. In Vista, for
>> example, substitute
>> C:UsersAppDataRoamingIntuitQuickenConfigQUser.ini,
>> where is up to you.
>
> Hi RC (and all)
>
> I've loacted a Quicken.ini in both C:Documnets and SettingsAll Users
> Application DataIntuitQuickenConfig and C:Windows. Neither has this
> recent file information.
>
> I'm using Q2005 with XP home.
>
> I also searched the drive for quser.ini - but it's nowhere to be found?
>
> Maybe I'll have to reinstall? ;-) This is very strange.


Posted by Dennis on January 15, 2007, 12:55 pm
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> R. C. White said
>
>> Hi, Q_Lover.
>>
>> If you don't find QUser.ini where Jerry told you, please post back
>> and tell us which Windows version you are using. In Vista, for
>> example, substitute
>> C:UsersAppDataRoamingIntuitQuickenConfigQUser.ini,
>> where is up to you.
>
> Hi RC (and all)
>
> I've loacted a Quicken.ini in both C:Documnets and SettingsAll Users
> Application DataIntuitQuickenConfig and C:Windows. Neither has
> this
> recent file information.
>
> I'm using Q2005 with XP home.
>
> I also searched the drive for quser.ini - but it's nowhere to be
> found?
>
> Maybe I'll have to reinstall? ;-) This is very strange.

Make sure you are looking for a "quser.ini" file and not a
"quicken.ini".

It should be located in C:Documents and Settings{user
name}Application DataIntuitQuickenConfig, where {user name} is your
winxp logon name and NOT "All Users"

--
Dennis


Posted by Jerry Boyle on January 15, 2007, 2:09 pm
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>
> [snip]

> Make sure you are looking for a "quser.ini" file and not a "quicken.ini".
>
> It should be located in C:Documents and Settings{user name}Application
> DataIntuitQuickenConfig, where {user name} is your winxp logon name and
> NOT "All Users"
>
> --
> Dennis

Where it is depends on your Quicken version, your Windows version and, I
think, whether or not you install Quicken under an Administrator account. It
may also depend on what day of the week it is -)

My quser.ini is under "All Users"; another responder's is under <user name>;
yet another user has the info in C:Windowsquicken.ini.

Jerry




Posted by Q_Lover on January 15, 2007, 2:15 pm
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Dennis said

> Make sure you are looking for a "quser.ini" file and not a
> "quicken.ini".
>
> It should be located in C:Documents and Settings{user
> name}Application DataIntuitQuickenConfig, where {user name} is your
> winxp logon name and NOT "All Users"

RC's suggestion of using "DOS" and this post nailed it. The file was indeed
in the {user name} path. I could have swore I looked there numerous times.
Obviously, I did not.

What is wierd... This file refuses to appear in any Explorer search. I'm
unsure why but I'm going to find out.

Thanks again for all the help! This newsgroup is great!

Regards



Posted by DP on January 15, 2007, 2:25 pm
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>
> What is wierd... This file refuses to appear in any Explorer search. I'm
> unsure why but I'm going to find out.
>


Is your Explorer set up to show hidden files?



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