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Setting Up Quicken on a new computer Jim 09-05-2008
Posted by Jim on September 5, 2008, 9:27 am
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Hi,
I bought a new computer and am trying to install Quicken (2007) on it. I
have my file from the old computer on a thumb drive. I took my thumb drive
Quicken file (2007) and moved it to the new computer, which has Windows
Vista as an operating system. My old computer had Windows XP Professional.
When I open Quicken in the new computer, I get numbers on my accounts but
not the names. Quicken then asks if I want to update the file and I say yes
but then Quicken comes back saying the accounts have no names. Can anyone
please help?
Thanks, Jim



Posted by JohnR on September 5, 2008, 11:32 am
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IF YOU BACKED IT UP PREVIOUSLY, THE QUICKEN BACK UP CONSISTS OF 4 OR 5
FILES. ALL MUST BE COPIED TO THE NEW PUTER.
JOHN
PS SORRY ABOUT THE CAPS.




> Hi,
> I bought a new computer and am trying to install Quicken (2007) on it. I
> have my file from the old computer on a thumb drive. I took my thumb
> drive Quicken file (2007) and moved it to the new computer, which has
> Windows Vista as an operating system. My old computer had Windows XP
> Professional. When I open Quicken in the new computer, I get numbers on my
> accounts but not the names. Quicken then asks if I want to update the
> file and I say yes but then Quicken comes back saying the accounts have no
> names. Can anyone please help?
> Thanks, Jim
>
>



Posted by Jim on September 5, 2008, 12:45 pm
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Hi JohnR,
Thanks for your response. I copied my Quicken file from my old computer.
It included a .idx, an .qdf, an .qel and a .qph files in the "fileset".
so I copied all four files to my new machine. My problems started.
Jim


"JohnR" <onejm.AT.comcast.net> wrote in message
> IF YOU BACKED IT UP PREVIOUSLY, THE QUICKEN BACK UP CONSISTS OF 4 OR 5
> FILES. ALL MUST BE COPIED TO THE NEW PUTER.
> JOHN
> PS SORRY ABOUT THE CAPS.
>
>
>
>
>> Hi,
>> I bought a new computer and am trying to install Quicken (2007) on it. I
>> have my file from the old computer on a thumb drive. I took my thumb
>> drive Quicken file (2007) and moved it to the new computer, which has
>> Windows Vista as an operating system. My old computer had Windows XP
>> Professional. When I open Quicken in the new computer, I get numbers on
>> my accounts but not the names. Quicken then asks if I want to update the
>> file and I say yes but then Quicken comes back saying the accounts have
>> no names. Can anyone please help?
>> Thanks, Jim
>>
>>
>
>



Posted by John Pollard on September 5, 2008, 1:12 pm
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Jim wrote:

> Thanks for your response. I copied my Quicken file from my
> old
> computer. It included a .idx, an .qdf, an .qel and a .qph
> files in
> the "fileset". so I copied all four files to my new machine.
> My
> problems started.

Make a Quicken "Copy" of your data. Validate that Copy. Open
the Validated Copy; see if the problem persists. If the problem
is gone, get rid of the old fileset, and make the Validated Copy
your regular fileset.

--

John Pollard
First initial underscore Last name at mchsi dot com
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Posted by JohnR on September 19, 2008, 8:58 am
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JIM:
There is also a " dat" file necessary.

John


> Hi JohnR,
> Thanks for your response. I copied my Quicken file from my old computer.
> It included a .idx, an .qdf, an .qel and a .qph files in the "fileset".
> so I copied all four files to my new machine. My problems started.
> Jim
>
>
> "JohnR" <onejm.AT.comcast.net> wrote in message
>> IF YOU BACKED IT UP PREVIOUSLY, THE QUICKEN BACK UP CONSISTS OF 4 OR 5
>> FILES. ALL MUST BE COPIED TO THE NEW PUTER.
>> JOHN
>> PS SORRY ABOUT THE CAPS.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>> Hi,
>>> I bought a new computer and am trying to install Quicken (2007) on it.
>>> I have my file from the old computer on a thumb drive. I took my thumb
>>> drive Quicken file (2007) and moved it to the new computer, which has
>>> Windows Vista as an operating system. My old computer had Windows XP
>>> Professional. When I open Quicken in the new computer, I get numbers on
>>> my accounts but not the names. Quicken then asks if I want to update
>>> the file and I say yes but then Quicken comes back saying the accounts
>>> have no names. Can anyone please help?
>>> Thanks, Jim
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>



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