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Tijuana Strauhal

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Aug 3, 2024, 3:32:13 PM8/3/24

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So I've been running quicken 2000 off of a cd since 2000 (windows). I use it essentially as a check register and a means to manually reconcile my accounts. Since new fangled computers don't seem to have any to play a cd and my laptop is dying I was thinking about a quicken upgrade. I tried the new stuff but I'm not necessarily looking for quicken to do all the work for me. Is there any way to do what I want with any of the new products. I realize I'm probably going to get dragged into the 21st century but I'm fighting it!

I would suggest upgrading to the free version of Quicken 2013. You would need to go to Quicken 2004 first and then 2013. You can find the instructions and download links. here. I would suggest buying a new computer first (make sure it's not in Windows 11 S Mode) and installing/upgrading to Quicken 20004 and then 2013.

FYI - All Quicken versions prior to QW2010 store your data in a series of files all sharing the same filename but with different extensions like - .IDX, .QEL, .QPH & .QDF, and all 4 of those files were rolled into a single-file .QDF in starting in 2010.

Thank you forreaching out on the community and telling us about your issue. When it comes to moving from an older version to a newer one there are steps that you need to take to move your file to a more recent version of quicken. The article down below goes through the process of moving to a newer version of Quicken. You'll have to convert a couple of times over depending on which version you're looking to use.

quicken.com/support/how-and-when-use-intermediate-version-convert-older-versions-quicken

As it goes for a web based option Quicken is still primarily a local disk based program. We do have another program called Simplifi that is web/cloud based that does behave similarly to Quicken. It doesn't have all the tools that Quicken has so depending what you're looking for it may not be the product for you. It also does not let you bring your Quicken data over as well so you'd be starting fresh with a new file. If you would like to look at Simplifi I'll leave you a link down below.

The main data file ends in .QDF. All Quicken versions prior to QW2010 store your data in a series of files all sharing the same filename but with different extensions like - .QDF .IDX, .QEL, .QPH and all 4 of those files were rolled into a single-file .QDF starting in 2010.

"Not sure why you can't print to "Microsoft Print to PDF", but quicken stores its available printer information in the file "WPR.DAT" which should be in the Quicken directory/folder. To update the list of available printers backup your Quicken directory then rename WPR.DAT to something else such as "WPR.OLD" then rerun Quicken. The file WPR.DAT should be regenerated and all available system printers should become available to the program.Hope this helps."

Quicken 2000 takes the drudgery out of managing your personal finances by offering new features that make the job faster and easier, such as an improved interface, a Quicken Insights window for summarized information, and the ability to download historical security prices. Quicken also provides reports and graphs that keep you informed of your financial situation.

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Hi. I have an old Windows XP / Windows 7 32 bit system that runs an old version of Quicken 2000. I would like to replace the Windows system with a Linux system named Porteus and run Quicken on it. I have tried several Wine modules but I can't get Quicken to run.

I installed Quicken '99 Basic for my wife, but that was about 10 years ago and it was a BEAR to get working. WINE is obviously looking for some libraries; specifically IPROF32.dll, MFC42.DLL and COMUTIL.dll.

Question is, can you install these files with Winetricks? Or must they be copied over from a Windows installation? And secondly, not sure where to copy those files TO...although I'd guess the same directory as QWUTIL7.dll, which is calling for those libs. And even if you successfully locate & install the missing libs into the correct directory, don't be surprised if you bump into another error later in the Quicken execute sequence. You may solve it with the indicated libraries (let's hope), but don't be surprised if you don't.

Honestly, I'd advise you to consider other financial software. Is there ANY WAY you'd consider that? The more you insist that you have to use proprietary Quicken, the more I would suggest THAT is the reason you should consider switching. Here are some alternatives that may suit your needs:

IMO, Gnucash, Homebank & Moneydance are the most Quicken-like. Added bonus, most home financial software imports the proprietary Quicken file format, although you may lose SOME details of the files, such as vendor address or phone number...or you may not lose anything.

If you simply MUST continue using Quicken, I would advise installing it in a Windows VM running on a Linux desktop distro. This is what I do, and it's pretty seamless and painless. I MUST run Quickbooks for my business. My accountant insists on QB, or find another accountant...and it seems all accountants have this requirement. And no one has EVER gotten QB to run in Wine, and Intuit will not allow QB files to be converted to Quicken files for easy export/import into something else. You can import Quicken into QB, but it's a 1-way trip. But I digress...

This will give you the latest & greatest Wine. If that doesn't solve your issue, I'd try to track down the missing dll libraries...google is your friend here. If that doesn't work, consider Quicken in a Virtual Windows Machine. If that's not an option, consider alternative software. Most people migrating from Linux are looking to escape the clutches of a proprietary OS. If that describes you, it makes no sense to hold so tightly onto such a proprietary software as Quicken, no matter how much you like it. JMO...

My purpose is to keep the old pc running. It doesn't support newer Windows and Windows 7 hasn't been updated in over a yr, maybe 2. Newer versions of Quicken don't support the data files from the old Quicken Basic that I have.

I think winetricks is the ticket for you, FWIW. Sounds like you have the dependent libraries installed, but they aren't "registered" by Wine. Here's another thread about Wine import errors, which is one of the errors you're getting.

How much RAM does your old PC have? If it has at least 4GB, I think a Win7 VM would work for you, as long as you don't allocate more than 1.5GB RAM to the VM, leaving 2.5GB for the host. Obviously, more is better, but if all you did with a Win7 VM is run Quicken, I think it would be tolerable.

And I noted you said that even "Newer versions of Quicken don't support the data files from the old Quicken Basic that I have." Even Quicken is trying to pull you forward with another proprietary Quicken software purchase. This is the very definition of proprietary vendor lock-in...a customer for life, because YOUR data is being held hostage by a proprietary data format. If this doesn't bother you, then I'm not sure anything I say on that subject will be of importance to you.

But in my opinion, Intuit has pickpocketed your wallet (your data), but will hand your wallet back to you, intact, as long as you have the card in your wallet that proves you paid your "protection money" (software registration) for the neighborhood program. At some point, they're not going to hand it back, because you haven't paid the proper fee recently, and the card in your wallet is "expired." You're already being warned in a subtle manner. If you wait too long, you'll have no choice but to pay the ransom to upgrade Quicken, just to get YOUR data back.

Before it becomes a critical matter, and you lose the opportunity to exercise free choice, I strongly encourage you to check out some of the alternative checkbook/financial software available for Linux OSes. While they aren't Quicken, I feel certain you'll find something acceptable for your needs, once you get past the fact it doesn't "look like" Quicken. And they all import proprietary Quicken files (like LibreOffice imports proprietary MS Word or Excel files) into an "open document" standard format; so it doesn't get much easier than that to liberate YOUR data in a permanent fashion.