Well, I thought I had it beat.
I tried Q2004 a while back, and of course it wouldn't import my Q2002 file correctly - it erased my scheduled transaction list - so I gave up.
But last week, I decided to bite the bullet and just start from scratch with a new database. I was not looking forward to keying in all that data, but I knew that Intuit had me over a barrel: I can't very well do without online services, now can I? Nice little trick, Intuit, thanks a lot.
So, I installed Q2004, and just for giggles, I tried again to see if it would import my Q2002 datafile. Lo and behold - it worked! Of course, I had tried for *days* to get it work months ago, but I'm well aware that Quicken is now buggy enough to never behave the same way twice.
So I took the bait, fool that I am, and now, after a week of using Quicken 2004, it erased both my scheduled tranaction list and my electonic payee list. Poof. Gone. I'm royally hosed, and it's my own fault.
I've been using Quicken since Quicken for Windows 2, and used to be it's biggest fan. Now it's just another example of low-quality shovelware.
Please don't respond with advice. Everything there is to do, I first read about years ago on the CompuServe forums, and I've already tried. Also, don't waste your breath telling me how great Quicken is, how it works fine for you, how I must have a corrupt datafile, how there must be something wrong with my PC, or how I should quit my whining and switch to Money. I only posted this message to add one more datapoint to anyone considering purchasing an Intuit product.
I remember back when the first wave of rumors went around that Microsoft might buy Intuit. We were all horrified. But, nowadays? What would be the difference?