upgrading to quicken 2006 deluxe

What is validating? What does it do?

Do a backup with Quicken's tools Reboot so you are starting clean. If you have Windows XP, create a new systems restore point. Close all active programs in your systems tray. (Virus protection, etc.) Install - following Quicken's instructions including registration. Don't think you are smarter than Quicken! (they know best) I have had no problems. Jim M.

I tried to upgrade to 2006 deluxe. The installation said it would remove

2005.The installation went a certain point and I received error code 1603. I checked the error code and was advised to find the Quicken 2006.msi file, on the disk and double click. I did and had the same results as the automatic installation. My computer could not find the qw.exe file. I checked my go back program and that was blank. I finally had to reinstall 2005 and update it. I now am back to where I started except for Go Back not operating. Burton

RTFM.

Your supposed to let Quicken uninstall the old version! Jim M.

Allowing qkn to uninstall older version does not always work; this happened to me w/2004-05 version there was a partial uninstall. I had done a copy of data set & validated it prior to trying to install q05. The fix for me was to:

1. Reinstall q 04
2. Uninstall 04
3. Reboot
4. Clean the registry
5. Reboot
6. Install q05. Always be sure that av software is disabled prior to installation of intuit products.

There is a program in the Tools folder on your Q2006 CD called "qcleanui". Backup first, "run" qcleanui.exe from the CD, select "Clean all versions". Then try the install of Q2006.

It did remove 2005. After the error message I tried to find qw.exe and it was gone.

I don't understand. What removed Q2005? At what point did this occur ... in the context of posts in this thread?

If you are assuming that removing qw.exe is all there is to an uninstall, that is a mistake. My interpretation was that you might have had an incomplete uninstall (these can leave other Quicken files on your pc and Quicken entries in your Windows registry). I thought that using the special new uninstall utility might perform a complete uninstall of Q2005 - and any remnants of any other Quicken version that might be floating around - thereby allowing the install of Q2006 to complete successfully.

If you successfully ran the new uninstall utility and it either did not uninstall all of Q2005 or did not permit Q2006 to install successfully ... that is not clear from your reply.

after validating using Quicken 2005 (and after making several backups prior to this) I had no issues with validation nor with installation of Q 2006 deluxe. The 2005 version was uninstalled by Quicken and everything else went perfectly. I had made a few reports of my portfolio that I printed beforehand just to compare to the Q2006 file to be sure nothing was lost - and they agreed to a penny. I wish it went as well for others.

Alan

I'll even make it easy by cutting/pasting it myself:

Verify the integrity of a file

Important We recommend that you perform this procedure only if you're experiencing problems with your Quicken data and not as a regular practice. If Quicken finds problems with the file, it may rebuild it.

1.. Open the file you want to validate. When you start Quicken, it opens the last file you used (located in the Quicken folder by default). To work with a different file, choose File menu > Open. If you need help determining where a data file is, Quicken can help you find a file. 2.. Choose File menu > File Operations > Validate. 3.. Select the file you want to validate, or enter the name of the file in the File name field. 4.. Click OK.

-- ------------------------------------------------------------- Regards -

- Andrew

I *NEVER* disable my AV software, ever!! It slows down the install somewhat, but a small price to pay, IMNSHO...........

Not sure why the OP thought you needed to do this; I also don't know why people think they need (or should) 'verify' their file prior to installing a new version. I don't think I've ever seen Intuit in writing recommend doing that; in fact, they say the opposite NOT to Verify files unless something is not right. Me thinks that cure is worse than the desease.

Other than backing up your original data files (which the install / opening the new version does anyway), I am not sure I understand why anyone has problems. Perhaps it is wise to shut down as many programs as you can that are running in any Windows install (but since you can't even do that very well nowadays with so much crap running in the background, even that might not be needed), but short of that and the backup, just let 'er rip. I can't remember if I've had any problems installing a new release of Q in the many years (since V3 DOS days, perhaps in early 90s, can't remember now) simply by following Intuit's directions.

I'm not sure why people run AV software in the first place?!? I never have. Been on the net 24/7 since '98. I have never gotten a virus - I repeat never - ever! IMHO AV software causes way more problems than viruses have.

And have been for probably the last 10 years!;

It's never been needed for me. IMHO this also is just an excuse that tech support reps use.

Agreed.

While we're all thrilled that your system have never been infected, it's rather irresponsible to suggest that everyone turn off their AV software.

There might actually be someone, out there, listening to you.

Notan

On Sun 20 Nov 2005 10:51:44a, Andrew DeFaria wrote in news:4380a9a1$0$54785 $ snipped-for-privacy@news.sonic.net:

I haven't had any problems here either, although I do run Ad Aware periodically and have Avast installed and have turned it on periodically to sort of "check it out".

I use NAT on my Linksys to access the web from our PCs. Do you keep things fairly restricted for websites (and email) with the exception of sites you have designated as "trusted"? (I have).

The vast majority of computer users are *not* computer savvy.

They turn their system on, use it for whatever, then turn it off.

Again, to suggest that they don't need an AV program is irresponsible.

Most computer users need as much protection as is available.

Notan

On Sun 20 Nov 2005 05:07:12p, Notan wrote in news: snipped-for-privacy@ddress.com:

:) No one is suggesting food items or anything else here, Notan

Oh I run Ad Aware on occasion too. But that checks spyware - not viruses. And by an large (well at least for the last few years) Ad Aware hasn't really caught any spy ware stuff either.

I'm an avid user of Firefox and Thunderbird (as well as Sunbird). In fact I've removed (well renamed) iexplore.exe and only use it to get Windows Updates.

I too use NAT on my Linksys. A few ports are NATted to my PC directly and a few to my Linux box (which runs my domain - defaria.com, quikiwiki.com and a friend's web site as well as does my email, ftp, ssh, etc.)

I don't restrict any web sites but I do use the Adblock extension in Firefox extensively. It's so wonderful to go to a web site, see a bunch of silly ads, right click on one of the ad images and select block them. Having a little knowledge of web site design and operation and a knowledge of regexs I simply insert the proper regex and poof! 10 or 20 ad images disappear never to be seen again.

As I run my own mail server, know Perl/PHP and SQL I've developed my own spam filters that eliminate spam totally - and I still get ~1000 emails per day (most spam, and all filtered).

I similarly run an answering machine on my PC which protects me from those telemarketers too. I believe fully in being fully approachable (for example, I never munge my email address) however I reserve the right to shut you down - and do so frequently.