I've got a clients machine with QB 4.0 on Windows for Workgroups 3.11 and need to recover the data to upgrade. I can back it up and copy to a floppy, but QB 2003 on XP doesn't like the file. Small steps for me. Just not wanting to lose data. What is plan B do you folks suppose?
-- Herb Stein snipped-for-privacy@herbstein.com
What means "doesn't like"? Does it display an error message? Get a rash?
No. QB 2003 does not put out and error message. It just "defaults" back to the restore page with no error. Is this recoverable?
Herb Stein snipped-for-privacy@herbstein.com
314 952-4601
Try loading the file into a version a lot older than QB 2003. Sounds like your client is a big spender.
Oh, yeah. Big time spender! I'm digging through my pile of CDs now but I'm pretty sure I don't go back that far. I appreciate the reply though.
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-- Herb Stein snipped-for-privacy@herbstein.com
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Export from QB4 and import into QB2006?
QB "Export" applies only to "lists", not transactions. Unless you use a 3rd-party utility, and I doubt there is one available for such an old version.
"HeyBub" wrote ...
If you send me a copy of the file after my 2/28 hurricane extensions I will try to import it into an earlier version, no charge.
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QuickBooks 2003 should pull in the data just fine from QuickBooks 4.0. If it doesn't I'd suspect that the file is damaged in some way. This is what I would do:
-Anon
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