This One is Solid.
I am a power Quicken user running XP and have been upgrading every year since Quicken was first released. I have run into problems when I have installed the new release, as I did in 2007. These problems include crashes and difficult installs. This time I waited until February to install the 08 version and it has been excellent. The feature set is broad and it has been totally dependable with no crashes. It's my favorite version of Quicken so far. I will be upgrading to 2009, but will wait until February 09 to do it. I understand that they have to get the new versions out there to keep their cash flowing, but they've trained me to play it safe.
Quicken doesn't care about customers anymore
I too was forced to upgrade to 2008 from quicken 2005 because they were discontinuing support of bank updates, etc.
After 13 years with the software, I have never had a problem with an upgrade until now. There are bugs in the software that have caused my accounts from 2006 to be unreconciled (they were fine before the upgrade). Quicken ignored my first two contacts with support (I have them two months to respond each time). I finally sat for 90 minutes with a "chat consultant" who did not understand how Quicken worked.
I am not sure what I can do now, they won't support their own product and I have to find something else and hope I can get all the data transferred.
The best program on my computer
I've got lots of good programs on my computer, but Quicken 2008 Deluxe is the best of the best.
Several years ago, I was horribly in debt, and didn't see a way out. In fact, I wasn't even sure how in debt I really was! I decided to track everything in Quicken for a while and see if that helped.
Five years later, I've retired almost all my debt, and I never miss a payment anymore. I know what's coming up and when. I know to the penny what resources I have available to me. And tracking my 401(k) has gotten vastly easier, even though I can't track by NAV anymore through my company's plan.
I don't think the savings program is nearly as intuitive as they say, and I find that, with certain accounts, I have to re ... Read More
Resource Hog
I've used Quicken for at least a decade. I was forced to upgrade from Quicken 2005 because Intuit nukes the online banking feature in older versions. It left me little choice as I've become dependent on online banking. There was a rebate on 2008 so it was cheaper than an older version, plus I can expect that this version will nuke itself in three to four years as well and I want the most for my dollar.
I'm running a 3ghz dual core machine with 4gb of ram and a 512mb video card and this program is slow. Every entry is followed by flashing screen as the application updates the calculations. Textured graphics and other wasted "features" fill the screen in some misguided attempt to make Quicken appear to be more than what it is, accounting ... Read More
Turn away if you want to convert from MSMoney
I switch to Quicken after Money was time to renew. I have 13 years worth of data need to convert. I thought it would be as easy as description. Turn out it is an endless nightmare. For months, yes it takes long time to fight with errors (lots of data missing and mismatching) and limitation.
1. Can't change the account type. You can't just convert from bank type to cash account. Once you made mistake, you have either delete the account or live with it.
2. Automatic download is not supported for all the financial companies. A big company like Fidelity 401K.
3. The import and export really suck. You can only export account to qif file, and import qif, web account, and their tax software. Theoretically, if you can ... Read More
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