Ho to get wife back on Quicken?

Sep 02, 2008 2 Replies

Several months ago, my wife's computer (XP) had a major meltdown. Budget dictated buying a new Compaq with Vista @#$%@#$%!



Finally got her networked with the other 2 XP machines here at home, and am now trying to get her access to our Quicken (H&B 2007) which is on my machine (XP SP3), which is shared on our home network - 3 machines.



What's the best, most cost effective way to get her access to the Quicken on my machine like she used to do with XP? Do I have to buy another copy? Do I have to upgrade "mine" to Q 2008?



I generally do the bank updates, and she used to do the categorizing etc. Vault access seems to have "gone away" with all the random questions and challenges due to increased security, now it's my job to got to the bank site(s), download updates, but she can't get to the data to do her part - frustrating for both of us!



Thanks! Please help me get back to not sleeping on the couch!



Grover wrote in news: snipped-for-privacy@4ax.com:

You can install 1 copy of Quicken (I think that should apply also to H&B) on 2 or 3 computers, as per the license, but you'll have to check. You will need to install on her machine so she can use the communal database. Just be very careful not to try to access the same files at the same time, or you'll need the backup. Now, whether QHB2007 works on Vista, I don't know, but I had the demo Q2007 working on Vista home basic before upgrading to Q2008. If you go and buy new software, you can go 2 ways, Ebay for Q2008, or straight to Q2009, so as to get another year out of the software. My opinion counts for me, but you have to decide what it's worth to you.

Totally off-topic, but I admit to a double-take when I saw the "HO to get wife back..." Subject line. ;-) Bob

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