Restore Quicken 4 file to Quicken H & B 2007?

Posted by Peter Bogiatzidis on October 17, 2009, 10:50 am

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Hello,

Does anyone here know if it's possible to restore a Quicken 4 backup file to
Quicken Home & Business 2007?

The PC where Quicken 4 currently resides is on its way out and I have
Quicken Home & Business 2007, which I have held off installing because I
don't really need all of its bells and whistles. I mostly use Quicken to
print checks.

I used to try to upgrade every few years, but as the saying goes, "If it
ain't broke, don't fix it". It seems that with every upgrade things that you
knew how to do get buried under some of the so-called new features. I
suppose that they have to justify the new release somehow.

A while back, there was an upgrade path on Intuit's website. However, when I
looked there recently, it appears that they have revamped their website and
I could no longer find it.

BTW, on a similar note, I've noticed that I can restore a Quicken 4 file
over a network, but am only allowed to back up the file to either the hard
drive or a floppy. Does anyone know which version allowed you to back up the
file to a network drive? Quicken 5, perhaps?

Thanks in advance to those who post a reply to the group.

Peter.

Posted by John Pollard on October 18, 2009, 9:54 am

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Peter Bogiatzidis wrote:

> Does anyone here know if it's possible to restore a Quicken 4 backup

> file to Quicken Home & Business 2007?

> The PC where Quicken 4 currently resides is on its way out and I have

> Quicken Home & Business 2007, which I have held off installing

> because I don't really need all of its bells and whistles. I mostly

> use Quicken to print checks.

> I used to try to upgrade every few years, but as the saying goes, "If

> it ain't broke, don't fix it". It seems that with every upgrade

> things that you knew how to do get buried under some of the so-called

> new features. I suppose that they have to justify the new release

> somehow.

> A while back, there was an upgrade path on Intuit's website. However,

> when I looked there recently, it appears that they have revamped

> their website and I could no longer find it.

Perhaps this is what you were looking for:

http://quicken.intuit.com/support/articles/getting-started/upgrading-and-conversion/3838.html

I think you will need at least one free intermediate ("trial") version of
Quicken to make your conversion.

I also think you can get free tech support for such conversions (as long
as the end product is still supported, which Q2007 should be until April
next year.

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John Pollard