Quicken for UK query

"Mo" wrote in news:hqudjs$brd$ snipped-for-privacy@speranza.aioe.org:

Why would your Quicken not work under Win7? There is no reason to assume that, unless the last update you have now can't be downloaded anymore AND it changed the data format. Also, under Win7 you likely have to save the data files somewhere else than you were used to under your current OS, because Win7 is particular about that as a security measure. If Q2000 (UK version?) doesn't work as it should, you would try a compatibility mode under Win7.

If you want to get a newer version of Quicken, be advised that usually Intuit comes out with the next year's version in late August. That would be when to buy the latest version of Q, or the best time to buy last year's version at a reduced price. Ebay may be a good source of the latest or prior versions of Quicken. Get it sent to you on CD, I'd advise, or download and burn the CD!!!! The "DeLuxe" version (US flavor) would be what you would want. There should not be a problem expressing everything in UK pounds. I'm in the US, and have a Dutch account as well, which I maintain in ?, next to everything else in US$. One caveat: in the US version there is no automatic downloading of current exchange rates, but I don't need that. Occasional checking and changing the ?/$ rate is fine for me. I currently use Q2010, DL, US.

Thanks for that Han. I understood that my Quicken 2000 would not install into Win 7 so perhaps I am mitaken. I have never downloaded any Quicken updates and as it's no longer supported in the UK I am not sure where I stand.

Probably the best course is to wait until I have the new computer and see what happens. Thanks again. Mo

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"Mo" wrote in news:hquq5u$enk$ snipped-for-privacy@adenine.netfront.net:

Don't throw out the old 'puter until you are comfortable with the way the new one works. Even then, you could use the old one to back up to ("Backups are your friends")

Hi Mo - I'm in the UK and a long term Quicken user.

I had 2000 running fine in XP, but just couldn't get it to work in 64 bit Vista (can't recall what the problems were, but I got it running in a virtual installation of XP. Then got 2008 Home and Business, and that worked fine in Vista, although I gave up trying to convert my old data files

Having now moved to 64 bit Win 7, guess what - 2000 works fine, but I just use 2008 H&B now.

If you respond to this I probably won't see it for a while - away for the next week.

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Thanks for that Wasted - very encouraging news. My cousin who has Quicken -

1998 I think it is, can't run it on W7. He has asked a friend in the States to buy him Quicken 2010 but I fear he may run into other problems. Can't think why Quicken withdrew from the UK market.

It's great to find another helpful Quicken user in the UK. Hope you enjoyed where ever it was you went! Regards Mo

Hi Mo - not sure if you're still following this thread, but I don't think your cousin should have much trouble with using 2010 on Win 7 if he is OK with starting all new data files - but he will have to set up use of the £ etc. It may be worth looking at eBay to see if 2008/2009 are available.

The problem will be if he wants to convert old files, especially UK ones.

Wasted

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Once again thanks Wasted. I have passed on your comments to my cousin and I think I shall search Ebay as suggested for Quicken 2008/9. Best wishes Mo