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Posted by JIP on June 23, 2008, 3:16 pm
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> JIP wrote:
>> Hi
>>
>> After years of using and being perfectly happy with Quicken 2000
>> deluxe to run both home accounts and my wife's small business
>> accounts, I'm finally being pressured to upgrade because I've
>> acquired a new computer based on 64bit Vista, and
>
>> Quicken just won't install.
>
> Did you run the install as "administrator"? [Not the same as running the
> install as a user with admin priveledges.]
>
>> I have been able to set it up in a Virtual PC installation
>> of XP, but I'd rather have a simpler life.
>
>> But the other problem is that I'm in the UK.
>
> I don't know whether this means that you are using the UK version of
> Quicken, as opposed to living in the UK and using the US version of
> Quicken.
>
> If you are now using the UK version of Quicken, you will probably have a
> bit more of a problem than the answers to your original questions would
> provide: The US versions of Quicken will not convert (upgrade) the data
> from any non-US version of Quicken.
>
> To get your data from a UK version of Quicken into a US version of
> Quicken, you will have to export from the UK version to QIF files, then
> import those QIF files into the US version.
>
> But it's even somewhat (or a lot, depending on who you talk to) more
> complicated than that. For starters, I believe you will have to manually
> establish the accounts in the US version of Quicken before importing their
> transactions from the QIF files.
>
> You will also lose any UK specific capabilities such as VAT tax, etc.
>
> And there are probably a few other problems that I have forgotten (I only
> know what those who have tried the UK-to-US process have posted ... and my
> memory isn't that great). You can search the archives of this newsgroup
> using Google, and you can check the Intuit Quicken Forums.
>
> Luckily, Quicken has a 60 day money back guarantee; so if you can get your
> hands on a US version, you'll have a little time to try it to see if you
> like it.
>
> --
>
> John Pollard
> First initial underscore Last name at mchsi dot com
> Please reply to newsgroup
Hi John
Yes I use the UK version in the UK
And yes I tried installing my old version as administrator, it just won't
have it - a shame, because it does everything I want.
Anyway, I've installed 2008, and it converted my wife's business account in
a snap, although showing $ instead of £. I went through the process of
selecting sterling as the home currency but there seems to be a mixed
result. In the Account Bar, each account still shows the amount in $, but
the balance figure for the different groups (e.g. Personal Cash flow) shows
in £. Is there a way to make each account's balance show as £. I could just
use it anyway, but it irks!
I also tried converting the file for my home accounts, and it wouldn't!!! So
now I'm going to try your idea of exporting a QIF file.
Thanks for your comments
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