Install Error Message 1603

Hi, Bill.

During the long Vista beta, I had to reinstall Quicken Basic (first 2005, later 2006 and finally 2007) nearly two dozen times, always to the same location, E:\QuickenW. At first, I had numerous such re-install problems; I don't recall the error codes exactly, but 1603 sounds familiar. Finally, I found the secret - but maybe it never was a secret at all. ;^}

To keep Q from thinking that an earlier version is in the way, simply delete (or rename) qw.exe. Then start the install from scratch. When you get to the end, instead of accepting the offer to "Run Quicken now", bail out of the install at this point. Then navigate in Windows Explorer to the folder where your QDATA.QDF file is and click on that file to start your new Quicken with that data file loaded.

You will have a few minor transitional fixes to make, including updating to the latest Release (currently R4 for Q2007). You'll want to check your settings in Edit | Preferences. And you'll need to Register - AGAIN! If you remember your Intuit username and password, this is painless. Or look through the MANY messages here for how to bypass the registration nag.

RC