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How to disable Quicken 2016 from asking me to update to 2018?

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lkeen...@gmail.com

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Dec 9, 2017, 10:21:04 PM12/9/17
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How to disable Quicken 2016 from asking me to update to 2018? The program ignores the little checkbox indicating I don't want to be reminded again! I'm running Quicken Deluxe 2016 on Windows 7 Pro.

Paul Mix

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Dec 10, 2017, 3:12:57 PM12/10/17
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On Saturday, December 9, 2017 at 8:21:04 PM UTC-7, lkeen...@gmail.com wrote:
> How to disable Quicken 2016 from asking me to update to 2018? The program ignores the little checkbox indicating I don't want to be reminded again! I'm running Quicken Deluxe 2016 on Windows 7 Pro.

Unclick the box in the lower left corner that says to remind me in the future.

BookReader

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Dec 10, 2017, 3:35:37 PM12/10/17
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Try this (from a prior post)...

From: Robert Wilson
replying to kenneth63, Robert Wilson wrote:
I found a fix for the upgrade nag using Quicken 2013 Premier. Find
the
app/roaming folder on your machine. On my Windows 10 machine, the
path is
c:\Users\Username\Appdata\Roaming. From this Roaming folder, go to
the
\intuit\quicken\config folder. You should see a file named QUSER.INI.
Double
click on it to open it. To make sure that quicken is using this
QUSER.INI
file, notice the number after the ExecNum= (in my file, it's the 2nd
line).
Exit out of the QUSER.INI file. Restart Quicken. Quit Quicken. Open
the
QUSER.INI file. the number after ExecNum= should have increased by 1.
If this
is the case, change the number to 0 and save the file. Exit QUSER.INI
and
right click the file. Select Properties. Under the attributes
section,
select read only. This prevents Quicken from changing the number
after
ExecNum=. I found that if the number is less than 4, the nag screen
doesn't
appear. Note: Before doing this, make sure that the most recent
files list
is the way you want it. Quicken won't be able to change this list.
This is
not a problem for me, since I use the same file every time.

nob...@nada.com

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Dec 12, 2017, 12:06:25 AM12/12/17
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On Sun, 10 Dec 2017 12:12:55 -0800 (PST), Paul Mix
<lpau...@gmail.com> wrote:

That doesn't work for me.

Sherlock

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Dec 12, 2017, 2:25:20 AM12/12/17
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It should work until Quicken Inc. posts a new advertisement.

Taxed and Spent

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Dec 12, 2017, 7:33:19 AM12/12/17
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But it doesn't.

Sherlock

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Dec 12, 2017, 2:38:42 PM12/12/17
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But it does.

Taxed and Spent

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Dec 12, 2017, 3:00:21 PM12/12/17
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Lucky you!

Sherlock

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Dec 12, 2017, 3:56:27 PM12/12/17
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I doubt I'm the only one. It's more like "Unlucky you!"

The question is: Are you doing anything "unusual" that might prevent
Quicken from tracking your request to not be reminded?


Taxed and Spent

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Dec 12, 2017, 6:40:41 PM12/12/17
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Not that I can think of. Any ideas?

Marc Auslander

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Dec 12, 2017, 10:08:17 PM12/12/17
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What I do (2017 version) is to click the update link which just opens
the quicken web site and then go back to work. You might try that.

Sherlock

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Dec 12, 2017, 11:53:09 PM12/12/17
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I suspect Quicken Inc is maintaining its "marketing" state apart from
the data file. If you haven't recently, I suggest performing a clean
uninstall, install and update. You may want to review:
https://www.quicken.com/support/using-qcleanui-uninstall-quicken. To
update Quicken, I recommend you download and apply the Mondo Patch:
https://www.quicken.com/support/patching-updates-windows

rwwink

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Dec 13, 2017, 10:21:04 AM12/13/17
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Robert Wilson <06904433c167cd8735...@example.com>
wrote in news:_kpVB.84406$X11....@fx20.am4:

> replying to Taxed and Spent, Robert Wilson wrote:
> I found a fix for the upgrade nag using Quicken 2013 and 2017
> Premier (this should work for all versions of Quicken). Find the
> app/roaming folder on your machine. On my Windows 10 machine, the
> path is c:\Users\Username\Appdata\Roaming. From this Roaming folder,
> go to the \intuit\quicken\config folder. You should see a file named
> QUSER.INI. Double click on it to open it. To make sure that quicken
> is using this QUSER.INI file, notice the number after the ExecNum=
> (in my file, it's the 2nd line). Exit out of the QUSER.INI file.
> Restart Quicken. Quit Quicken. Open the QUSER.INI file. the number
> after ExecNum= should have increased by 1. If this is the case,
> change the number to 0 and save the file. Exit QUSER.INI and right
> click the file. Select Properties. Under the attributes section,
> select read only. This prevents Quicken from changing the number
> after ExecNum=. I found that if the number is less than 4, the nag
> screen doesn't appear. Note: Before doing this, make sure that the
> most recent files list is the way you want it. Quicken won't be able
> to change this list. This is not a problem for me, since I use the
> same file every time. If you want to keep the ability of Quicken
> updating the recently used files list, you can change the number to
> -999 which will give you 1,000 startups of Quicken before the nag
> screen appears.
>

Thanks. Looks like a perfect solution.

scott s.
Robert Wilson posted this a couple of weeks ago. I used it and found
it to work well
R. Wink

Taxed and Spent

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Dec 13, 2017, 10:23:45 AM12/13/17
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yeah, for this I want to do a whole reinstall. LOL.

Taxed and Spent

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Dec 13, 2017, 10:24:15 AM12/13/17
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On 12/12/2017 6:41 PM, Marc Auslander wrote:
> What I do (2017 version) is to click the update link which just opens
> the quicken web site and then go back to work. You might try that.
>

That is what I had been doing, and have posted that another guy.

Sherlock

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Dec 13, 2017, 3:12:58 PM12/13/17
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I guess you just prefer to complain rather than try to do something
about it. LOL.

nob...@nada.com

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Dec 15, 2017, 9:52:05 PM12/15/17
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This seems to work for me.

wabbleknee

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Dec 29, 2017, 4:44:15 PM12/29/17
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wrote in message news:gh293dlnt98qm363q...@4ax.com...
I uncheck mine every time I start up, still the nag is there next time

BigErn

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Mar 15, 2018, 11:34:05 PM3/15/18
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replying to Paul Mix, BigErn wrote:
I've been doing that every day for 4 months without success Paul

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Taxed and Spent

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Mar 16, 2018, 10:11:16 AM3/16/18
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On 3/15/2018 8:34 PM, BigErn wrote:
> replying to Paul Mix, BigErn wrote:
> I've been doing that every day for 4 months without success Paul
>


That is pretty amazing.

CarlK

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Jul 24, 2018, 8:34:02 PM7/24/18
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replying to BookReader, CarlK wrote:
This 100% worked!!!!! Thank you VERY much for helping me get rid of a HUGE
annoyance!

docfiddle

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Aug 14, 2018, 9:34:03 AM8/14/18
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replying to BookReader, docfiddle wrote:
This workaround has been disabled in the latest Q17 release. The nag is now
controlled by a hardcoded file /intuit/quicken/data/qw.rmd and not by
quser.ini. The program changes the counter if it has read access to quser.ini
but that action is now separated from the reminder tag, hardcoded into qw.rmd.
If you delete quser, the program creates a new one. If you enter
execnum=-999 and allow access, the program clicks the counter and moves on.
If you make it read-only, the program ignores the file and you still get the
nag. If you block access to /data and/or qw/rmd, the program gives you
another nag screen telling you to unblock it, and if you rename qw.rmd the
program creates a new one, so you have to choose between 2 evils: the upgrade
nag or the unblock-so-you-get-the-upgrade-nag.

Pissed off

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Aug 17, 2018, 8:34:05 AM8/17/18
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replying to Paul Mix, Pissed off wrote:
Doesn't help just comes up after 1-2 weeks or less

Scott Adams

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Sep 16, 2018, 11:34:03 AM9/16/18
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replying to BookReader, Scott Adams wrote:
Thanks!!!!!

Unhappy Quicken Almost Ex-User

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Sep 21, 2018, 8:34:03 AM9/21/18
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replying to Sherlock, Unhappy Quicken Almost Ex-User wrote:
Good luck getting Quicken to do anything to help their customers. Who are
rapidly disappearing. After 25 years of using Quicken, I'm off to Personal
Capital. Not paying an "annual subscription" so they can nag me non-stop.

Philip Nahrgang

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Jan 2, 2019, 11:34:03 PM1/2/19
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replying to BookReader, Philip Nahrgang wrote:
Thanks

Anonymous

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Feb 4, 2019, 2:34:02 PM2/4/19
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replying to BookReader, Anonymous wrote:
Thank you! I've been bugged by that for years!

Bryan L Waser

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Feb 4, 2019, 2:34:04 PM2/4/19
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replying to BookReader, Bryan L Waser wrote:
THANK YOU!!!!!!!

jaclus

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Jun 8, 2019, 12:34:08 AM6/8/19
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replying to BookReader, jaclus wrote:
Thanks, works for me. Happy to get rid of that nag.

MikeShaw

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Sep 16, 2019, 10:34:03 AM9/16/19
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replying to BookReader, MikeShaw wrote:
> c:\Users\Username\Appdata\Roaming
OMG. Worked perfectly! Thanks so much. Awesome fix. Much appreciated! - Mike

CB57

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Mar 6, 2020, 11:50:58 PM3/6/20
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The real question is: "Do you wish you were a real Motor?"

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CB57

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Mar 6, 2020, 11:50:58 PM3/6/20
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I set it to "3" and the nag still appears when starting Quicken 2015

Stopquiken

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Dec 29, 2020, 12:30:06 AM12/29/20
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No more QUIKEN ADS

Ads

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Jan 12, 2021, 5:00:06 PM1/12/21
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What did you do for a work around ?

Andrew

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Jan 13, 2021, 11:47:11 AM1/13/21
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On 01/12/21 5:00 PM, Ads wrote:
> What did you do for a work around ?
>

To avoid the ads, I update my Q to maintain currency by maintaining a
subscription. That would also fix your "problem". There are lots of
bug fixed and new features...plus I get the satisfaction of supporting
the product development to keep it viable. Why not try that?

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Geez

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Feb 17, 2021, 1:15:05 PM2/17/21
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> Personal Capital
Because "Q" as you call it, isn't worth the subscription price. New features, who cares? Just provide the basic program and stop begging for money. As for your satisfaction, why not find a question asking about how to waste money annually.

Andrew

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Feb 22, 2021, 10:30:26 AM2/22/21
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Geez wrote:
>> Personal Capital
> Because "Q" as you call it, isn't worth the subscription price. New
> features, who cares? Just provide the basic program and stop begging for
> money. As for your satisfaction, why not find a question asking about
> how to waste money annually.
>

OK, I guess we differ in the value of Q. I use many of the features
(for example, just did the semi annual asset allocation balancing which
would be a REAL PITA without since it keeps track to the penny of all
the accounts, and maintains current and future allocation model
suggestions).

They do continue to offer updates that interest me enough to support
their efforts. There's probably lots of freeware/shareware that might
fit your bill that don't "beg' for money.

To each their own, no problem with that.

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JGerfers

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May 21, 2021, 1:15:04 AM5/21/21
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Best and easy way is to go to Quicken folder in Program Files and fine Quickenpatch.exe and rename it Quickenpatch.old no more nag.

Sparky19047

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Aug 16, 2021, 12:00:04 AM8/16/21
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> app/roaming
BookReader, this worked for me, can't thank you enough!

m.j. bare

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Oct 27, 2023, 1:30:05 AM10/27/23
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Thank you, appreciate you posting this. Do you have a fix for stopping Quicken 2017 from going online? I am currently setting the computer to "airplane mode" before opening quicken.

John Pollard

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Oct 28, 2023, 2:07:39 PM10/28/23
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On Friday, October 27, 2023 at 12:30:05 AM UTC-5, m.j. bare wrote:

> Do you have a fix for stopping Quicken 2017 from going online?

Can you be more specific?
When/how is Q2017 "going online"?
What have you already tried?

> I am currently setting the computer to "airplane mode" before opening quicken.

What computer are you using? PC? Mac? PHONE??? Operating system?
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