Please can you help me - I have an old programmes called Quicken 98 and my new windows 7 laptop won't let me load it on - how can I get this programme on my machine?

Anonymous
2010-01-14T21:21:45+00:00

Please can you help me - I have Quicken 98 and it won't load on my new Windows 7 laptop - I realise its a very old programme - but it is brilliant and I use it every day - I have the data stored on an external drive - I really need help with this please

ps My cassells dictionery disc won't load either - why do's this happen when the systems change - it really isn't fair

thank with kind regards

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Anonymous
2010-01-15T16:19:14+00:00

Today, 64-bit processors have become the standard for systems ranging from the most scalable servers to desktop PCs. The way to take full advantage of these systems is with 64-bit editions of Microsoft Windows products.

The 64-bit systems offer direct access to more virtual and physical memory than 32-bit systems and process more data per clock cycle, enabling more scalable, higher performing computing solutions. There are two 64-bit Windows platforms: x64-based and Itanium-based.

x64 solutions are the direct descendants of x86 32-bit products, and are the natural choice for most server application deployments—small or large. Itanium-based systems offer alternative system designs and a processor architecture best suited to extremely large database and custom application solutions.

64 bit is a way of manipulating data and if something is currently 16 bit there is no way for you to upgrade them to 64. That is the job of the author of the product. You will have to contact them.

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  1. Anonymous
    2011-08-09T14:39:45+00:00

    Update: I've got Quicken98 working natively under Win7 64-bit:  the autorun installer appears to be 16-bit (or at least has an issue running, and just bombs out) - but as mentioned by Mogojohn, the CD contains both 16-bit and 32-bit installers separately, in folders on the install CD called "Win31" and "Win95" accordingly; so what worked for me was to navigate to the "Win95" directory, and run the "setup.exe" found in there. One other thing: Quicken, by default, installs it's application files in "C:\quickenw" - so suggest you choose a "custom install", and change the destination folder from "C:\quickenw" to "C:\progra~2\quickenw" (the "progra~2" being the DOS name for "Program Files (x86)", the correct program files folder for 32-bit applications under 64-bit Win7) - and also uncheck "install IE 3" and "install IE4"......

    Hope that helps.

    P.

    Thank you very much for this solution. I too have been unable to use Quicken98 on Windows 7 and was wondering what to do with 12 years of accounts data ... until now! Brilliant. Using the 32-bit installer did the trick.

    I have the same problem with disappearing taskbar buttons that someone else mentioned, but this is a v minor difficulty (they re-appear after clicking on the bar). As for the problems with backing up - I use an elderly USB stick (USB1, 512MB) which Quicken recognizes without any problems. It won't recognize any of my newer sticks.

    Thanks again.

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  2. Anonymous
    2011-05-03T07:37:10+00:00

    If nothing appears in the 'Quicken' frame, click - 'enlarge' box (top right) or you can spend time clicking around the screen starting about 2/3rds down on left about 1/4 in on the flashing  cursor. works for me!

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  3. Anonymous
    2011-04-29T16:17:34+00:00

    quicken deluxe version 6 didn't! quicken 'year 2000 solution' (based on Q 98 deluxe) Brilliant! enter files.  enter win95. enter setup - click setup.exe. close all progs. and ignore when it says 'not set-up properly' - it lies!

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  4. Anonymous
    2011-02-27T19:26:56+00:00

    The current Quicken version is 2011. It is 13 versions newer than Quicken 98. There isn't necessarily a lot of differences and improvements from one year to the next, but there is a lot that's been improved in 13 versions. And some of the Quicken online features won't work in such an old version.

    Quicken is not an expensive program. I recommend that you bite the bullet and buy the new version. That will solve your immediate problem and give you lots of improvements.

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