Anyone using Quicken 2000 with Vista?

I can't answer your question about Quicken 2000, and I didn't know that Intuit had withdrawn from the UK market. But what happens if you use a current US version of Quicken? You'll occasionally see a dollar sign that should be a pound sign, but that doesn't seem like a serious problem. Is there any other reason that a US version wouldn't work for you?

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Interesting point. I hadn't thought about doing it that way. It's certainly an option if Q2000 won't work with Vista I suppose. Thanks. JP

You wouldn't have to worry about the currency; US versions can use most currencies as their "home" currency. All displays and reports are in the "home" currency. The UK Pound Sterling and the Euro are both available currencies.

If you needed to do regular conversions from one currency to another, that might be problematic in the US version as there are no automatic downloads for currency exchange rates.

You would not be able to download from any non-US financial institutions with the US version.

But your biggest problem would probably be converting from the UK to the US version; which you would probably have to do using QIF file export/import. That process is a bit more complicated in newer US Quicken versions than it used to be ... but it is generally doable.

You're welcome. Glad to help. I was waiting for someone to pop in, citing another difference between the US and UK versions that I wasn't aware of, and that makes my suggestion untenable, but since nobody has (yet), it might work for you.

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You could buy the Canadian version which does support exchange rate downloads - but would have all the other limitations you mention for an out-of-country user.

Hi Chaps, Thanks for your advice. Sorry for the late response, but as my old XP laptop finally gave up the ghost, I've been offline and now forced into buying a Vista laptop. Anyway, to answer my own question and also for anyone else in the same boat as me, Yes, Quicken DOES work without problems on Vista Home Premium. Thanks again, John.

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I guess by now you have probably made a decision, so I would be interested to know how you are getting on.

I am still using Quicken 2001, and I am now running it on VISTA. With all the VISTA legacy compatability settings I can run things reasonably well with one important exception, and that is it will not print out!

Fortunately I do not need to do this very often and at present I can nip next door and use my wife's XP machine - but that won't last forever.

So I am anxious to find a resolution - either a way to fix the printing or an upgrade path. Unfortunately Intuit make it impossible for a UK resident to buy from UK or Canada as they force you to put in a local address, which won't match with your credit card details.

John

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Why not try buying on eBay?

I think you should also check with your printer manufacturer to see if they have a better printer driver for you to use.